Thought Leaders
6 Secrets of Business Leaders Who Built Hugely Successful Companies
Some people are born with the skills required to build a business from a good idea. The rest of us can learn from them.
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Business News
Snapchat Complies With Government Data Requests at a Higher Rate Than Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook and Google
This, according to the company's first ever transparency report.
Building a Business
Let’s Be Real: Why Transparency in Business Should Be the Norm
It's clear there's a real need for businesses to be open -- with both consumers and employees.
Online Presence
Facebook Faces Off With Belgian Privacy Commission Over Privacy Accusations
A new study calls Facebook's privacy and data collection policies into legal question but the social giant says the authors of the research never reached out to them.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
6 Lessons Businesses Can Learn From a Michelin-Rated Restaurant
After doing a behind-the-scenes tour of restaurant Joël Robuchon, I learned many insights and lessons that can be applied to entrepreneurs, regardless of the industry they're in.
By Vic Keller
Thought Leaders
You Don’t Have to Be a CEO to Develop Leadership Qualities
These 10 traits will prove indispensable, no matter where you fall in the hierarchy.
Marketing
Why Smart Online Marketing Is About Help, Not Hype
Although it's easy to promote your business online, simply posting clever content won't get you the long-lasting customers you're looking for. Find out what to do instead.
Thought Leaders
This Essential Leadership Trait Can Push Employees to Do Their Best
A commitment to transparency often spreads to the wider company culture, promoting more honesty and candid expression among your team members.
Building a Business
Embrace True Transparency, and You’ll Experience More Success
Of course, you want to create a winning perception of your business, but there are instances where it's vital to be honest.
Building a Business
What Artisanal Brands Can Teach Us About Using Technology to Humanize Business
In an increasingly automated world of interconnected everything, consumers may turn to customized products that they can emotionally connect with.
Building a Business
The One Certainty About the Future Is the Pace of Change Will Only Quicken
As the generation that grew up with digital technology moves through their careers, innovation will come faster and so will failure to companies that don't keep pace.
Thought Leaders
Pittsburgh Eatery Eliminates Tipping; Offers Servers Salary, Health Care and Shares Instead
The upscale Bar Marco in Pittsburgh joins a handful of stateside establishments turning an age-old dining paradigm on its head.
By Geoff Weiss
Thought Leaders
How to Add Senior Management to Your Startup Without Losing Your First Team
Don't be in a hurry to hire at the top. Proceed methodically when you do.
By Matt Straz
Marketing
How Affiliate Marketing Can Work for Entrepreneurs
The symbotic relationship works on stipends but is best fueled by transparency.
By Jesse Torres
Marketing
4 Steps Needed to Transform the Digital-Marketing Industry
If clients perceive the technology as a black box, providers overpromise results and the churn rate is high, perhaps business practices should change.
By Kris Barton
Building a Business
5 Steps to Align Your Reward Process and Reach Your Company Goals
Ambitious goals and transparency on progress radically improves engagement.
By Kris Duggan
Building a Business
What to Do When Employees Wonder Where All the New Funding Will Go
An influx of money can energize your team, or threaten dissatisfaction at how it is used. Transparence is the solution.
By Matt Straz
Building a Business
Workplace Transparency Is a Boon, If Your Company Culture Is Built on Trust
Ubiquitous social media makes many companies nervous but many others, with the best corporate culture, find what employees say about them if the finest branding possible.
By China Gorman
Building a Business
7 Startup Habits Worth Keeping No Matter How Big Your Business Grows
Success brings its own challenges, like remembering what worked out of necessity when success was anything but assured.
Business Operations & Logistics
The Ultimate Guide to Metrics for Business Leaders
Drive performance by focusing on key measurements in seven telling ways.
By Asha Saxena
Building a Business
I Suggest You Replace Your Suggestion Box With This
Keep in mind the three Ts: fair treatment, transparency and trust.
Building a Business
Earn Customer Trust and the Rest Will Follow
For entrepreneurs to succeed, customers need to trust in the brand. Here are three tips on building trust from the get-go.
By Mike Laven
Building a Business
This Company Thinks It’s Unlocked the Secret to Employee Engagement and Productivity
BetterWorks, which just raised a $15.5 million Series A round, merges the concepts of game mechanics and the quantified self to motivate and manage employees' goals.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
5 Effective Hiring Tips for Early-Stage Startups
Be nimble in your recruiting efforts even when the competition might have greater resources.
Building a Business
10 Practical Ways to Promote a High-Performance Culture
Leaders shape the essential processes of company that directly foster employee engagement and generate results.
Brick & Mortar
Transparency Can Overcome Consumer Resistance to Sharing Data
People become squeamish about the idea of user information being analyzed so as to target, retarget and market to them. Sellers can handle this situation with care.
Thought Leaders
Cultivate Team Chemistry at Your Business With 3 Elements
Cultivating a community of employees who enjoy working together and proactively collaborate can be tough, but worth the effort.
By Andre Lavoie