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Business News

Renowned Psychologist Adam Grant Says This 3-Step Leadership Method Will Help Fight Employee Burnout

We spoke to the bestselling author at BetterUp's Uplift conference last week.

Thought Leaders

5 Ways to Move Forward After Shutting Down Your Business

Did you have to make the tough decision to close down your business? Here are 5 ways to help you on the journey of recovery from business failure to your new entrepreneurial adventure.

Leadership

These Are the 6 Personality Traits That Set Women Leaders Apart

I have the honor of working with many thriving women entrepreneurs. Here's what I've noticed about their leadership styles.

Leadership

This Emergency Room Doctor Has Seen It All — And in Moments of Failure, He Shares The 2 Things That Help Him Start Again

Here's how an ER doctor grapples with loss, failure and persistence — and how you can do the same.

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We Live in a Data-Driven World — Here's a Case For Listening to Your Gut Instead

Honing and trusting one's intuition can lead to quicker, more effective decision-making. Here's how to harness the power of listening to your gut to make the best choices.

Leadership

Everyone Talks About Mentors. But What About Sponsors? Here's How They Differ — and Why You Need Both

Sponsorship and mentorship may sound the same, but they have different benefits and should not be carried out in isolation. Within a business, the only truly effective way to implement these processes is to see them as two parts of a cycle that should repeat continually.

Thought Leaders

Many of Your Employees Are Probably Healing From Past Workplace Trauma. Here's How You Can Help Empower Them.

There is no magic way of healing people of their preexisting workplace trauma — but leaders can (and should want to) help.

Marketing

How to Overtake Your Competition With Creative Brand Precision

Here's how challenger brands can stand out through striking design and how they draw a clear line between them and the incumbents.

Leadership

Organized Labor Disputes Are on the Rise. Here's Why Leaders Should Pay Attention

Any broad shift in dynamics between workers and management has implications for the present and future of employment in the United States. A deeper understanding of the forces at work could be valuable for a variety of businesses.

Management

HR Could Be Withholding The Critical Data You Need to Boost Retention and Drive Results. Here's How to Take Control and Gain Access

To get people data into the hands of managers so they can use it to drive business results, companies must break down barriers between HR and the rest of the organization

Leadership

Employees Are Burning Out — and the Culprit Isn't What You Think

There's a type of stress that has a huge impact on employees' health, work performance and personal lives. Here's what it is and what you can do to combat it, both for yourself and your employees.

Growing a Business

Stanford Professors On the Counterintuitive Strategy That Helps Google Hire Top Talent

We assume that the best processes are seamless, but a little friction can go a long way.

Collaboration

You Need a Community With Shared Values to Find Long-Term Success — Here's How to Cultivate It.

Entrepreneurs need to remember this growth strategy: nurturing a purpose-driven community of like-minded entrepreneurs around them.

Leadership

Men Are Seen as Experts More Often Than Their Women Counterparts — and It's Time to Break Those Gender Biases.

Society tends to look to men for expertise vs. women, and it's long past time that we turn this around. Here's how we can all help give greater credibility and visibility to women's knowledge and accomplishments.

Marketing

There's No Secret Formula to Being Good at Networking — But There Is One Thing You Need

Is the journey to success in business networking bound by mathematical formulas, or is it about something else? Here's what I've found is the actual secret to making connections in networking.