Building a Business
5 Qualities VCs Look for in Your Startup Team
Investors are interested in your great idea but more interested in the talent and cohesion of the people charged with making it profitable.
By Tx Zhuo
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Building a Business
What I Learned in Making My Employees Build a Christmas Tree Out of Business Books
I wanted to test whether team-building exercises are really good management and morale tools. Here's what I found.
Building a Business
How Using the Cloud Can Help Make Video Production a Snap
With cloud computing taking over how we do business, video teams should also be utilizing this online network to simplify production.
By Nick Vaka
Thought Leaders
8 Keys to Being Identified as a Leader
No matter where you fall in the hierarchy, these traits will serve you well in helping you climb to the top of the chain of command.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
Just Sticking Around for the Food? Why Company Culture Matters More Than Perks.
One CEO reports on how fostering a family atmosphere spurs productivity and flexibility among members of his team.
By Jerry Jao
Entrepreneurs
Study: If Your Team Has Too Many Superstars, Performance Will Suffer
In collaborative professional sports, too many elite players can detract from a team's overall performance, according to a recent study.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
Why Admitting Your Mistakes Will Make You a Better Leader
I was always aggressive and relentless -- until a series of Zen-like moments helped me move to a different level that changed how I operated.
By Steve Blank
Thought Leaders
6 Key Tips for Leading by Example
Become a powerful workplace influence by effectively modeling top-notch behavior. Don't have all the skills yet? Fill in the gaps.
Building a Business
Strive to Be the ‘Old Faithful’ of Your Company
It doesn't matter how smart you are or how much skill and talent you have if co-workers and business leaders cannot count on you to follow through.
By Skip Weisman
Thought Leaders
What Athletics Can Teach About the Characteristics of Great Leaders
A coach shares his lessons from the basketball court, noting that the failure quotient is more important than IQ.
By Pat Sullivan
Thought Leaders
New Gen Y Leaders Can Carry the X Factor for Success
Millennials who are new to management roles can follow these three tips to achieve better outcomes.
Building a Business
People Prefer Robot Bosses, Study Shows
A recent study from MIT took a look at the efficiency of robot/human team work.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
The 10 Most Common Brand Licensing Mistakes
Licensing is a potentially lucrative path for product development and marketing but also a complex, often fraught, partnership.
Tech
Avoid Loss in Translation. Put Developers and Creative Staffers on the Same Page.
Here's how to avert communication breakdowns when tech folks must build a new app or gadget to the specs of those who don't code.
Building a Business
What You Don’t Know (But Should) About Managing Millennials
Gen Y-ers' appreciation for work-life balance, affinity for team collaboration and passion for helping their colleagues makes them an important asset.
By Jerry Jao
Thought Leaders
Underdogs, at the World Cup and in Business, Just Need One to Win
You never know when success will come, so always put in more energy, effort and motivation.
Thought Leaders
3 Tips for Excelling at Work You Aren’t That Good At
Building a company would be breeze if you were only responsible for what you are really talented doing.
By Mary Kaiser
Building a Business
The Science Behind Why Small Teams Work More Productively
A look inside Jeff Bezos' two pizza rule and what you can learn from it.
By Janet Choi
Thought Leaders
What Entrepreneurs Can Take Away From the Tour de France
Beyond confronting grueling physical challenges, cyclists rely on a strategy and a large amount of teamwork. This is also true of business owners.
By Scott Eisen
Building a Business
Ward Off Interruptions That Kill Team Dynamics
Are companies endangering corporate culture even while investing so much to build it?
Building a Business
5 Tricks To Brainstorm Like It’s Your Job
A whiteboard session can lead to great results but you must take the process seriously.
By Jimi Smoot
Thought Leaders
4 Select Leadership Lessons from the Spurs
Whether it's playing hoops or earning business, these key practices stand out.
Entrepreneurs
The Art of Keeping Your Team Focused on the Same Goal
Just as staging the World Cup requires collaboration across borders, business owners often must mobilize players in multiple locations.