Never Get Angry in a Negotiation
New research out of Stanford reveals cool threats beat angry words when it comes to negotiating. Read story
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Turn Your Interns Into Killer Employees
Run your internship program right and it won't just be an exercise in fetching coffee and making copies. Instead, it will be a great pipeline to the brightes... Read story
3 Tips for Executing Ideas
Behance CEO Scott Belsky recently addressed the 99% Conference, offering tips on bridging the gap between inspiration and execution. Read story
To Make Your Employees Feel Less Busy, Give Them More to Do?
Incredibly counter-intuitive research out of Harvard suggests a novel way to make your employees feel more free: Give them more to do. Huh? Read story
The Fast Track to Start-Up Life
Have big dreams of tech entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley but no clue how to realize them? A Dev Bootcamp alum explains how he did it. Read story
Naming a Business Is a Competitive Sport
A naming professional reminds entrepreneurs to keep their competitors in mind when choosing a name for their company. Read story
Make Your Vacations Good For Business
Too anxious to take a vacation? An expert insists stepping away can actually improve your business--if you do it right. Read story
Stop Trying to Change People's Minds
Trying to make your team come around to your way of thinking is often a waste of time. Here's what you can do instead. Read story
Workaholic? Maybe You're Really a Successaholic
Think you're an incorrigible workaholic? A Harvard professor suggests you might actually be addicted to success. And that's a good thing. Read story
Seduce Your Audience Like Bobby McFerrin: 5 Tricks
Leading a meeting or brainstorming session and want to get your group to loosen up and forget their fear of embarrassment? Musician Bobby McFerrin has the an... Read story
Start-up Fever? Actually, We're in a New-Business Drought
Surprise: New figures out of the Census Bureau show that the rate at which Americans are starting new businesses is at a record low. Read story
Grad Hiring: It's Tough Out There for Start-ups
Surprising new survey results show that while grads are keen to work at established small businesses, very few are looking for a start-up gig. Read story
Daily Trick to Kill Stress, Improve Health
Forget two weeks on a tropical island: Try to just shut off this one program on your computer, for a remarkable change of heart rate and stress hormones. Read story
4 Ways to Be Brutally Honest Without Being Brutal
Tell it straight, while also keeping your relationships intact. Author Keith Ferrazzi has tips. Read story
This is What Sleep Deprivation Is Doing to You
The CDC finds a staggering number of us get fewer than six hours of sleep a night, and warns there could be serious consequences. Read story
Asking for an Introduction? You're Doing It Wrong
Are you losing fans and alienating investors by asking too much? Make it easy for others to facilitate connections by following the advice of TechStars found... Read story
Peter Thiel's 3 Rules for Starting a Business
The PayPal co-founder and VC has landed a new gig: college professor. Here's some of the wisdom he's sharing with his students at Stanford. Read story
The Business Case for a Little Pessimism
Enough already with all that hope and good cheer. Experts suggest a healthy dose of pessimism can be incredibly useful. (Happy Monday!) Read story
Greek Start-ups? Nope, That's Not an Oxymoron
A new event aims to nurture Greece's small but growing entrepreneurial ecosystem, despite the country's dire economic woes. Read story
Is This the World's Worst Boss?
A woman is fired for donating her kidney to her boss. Yes, seriously. Read story
8 Top States for Start-Up Hiring
Silicon Valley is a no-brainer. But where else in America is hiring at the smallest, scrappiest, biggest-growth-potential companies? (Hint: Don't mess with T... Read story
Industry Experience? Who Needs It!
The co-founder of Kayak.com explains why he prefers to hire travel industry virgins rather than people with more targeted experience. Read story
Go Ahead, Have a Beer at the Office
New psychological research shows that mild intoxication can actually boost creative problem solving. So, go ahead. (Hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!) Read story
How an Acquisition is Like a Romance
Veteran entrepreneurs explain the realities of successfully negotiating the sale of a business. Turns out, many of them feel it's a lot like dating. Read story
Make Business School Pay Off: 3 Ways
If you've defied those who say MBAs and start-up dreams don't mix and enrolled anyway, a successful entrepreneur offers tips to make the experience pay off. Read story
Would You Fire Someone for Blogging About Your Job Offer?
A reporter announces he's gotten his dream job on his blog only to have the company rescind the offer in response. Who's in the wrong? Read story
Entrepreneurs' Secret Anti-Stress Weapon
A new study shows even small amounts of meditation relieve stress and boost health. No wonder many business bigwigs turn to it. Read story
No Stupid Questions? Avoid These 2 Exceptions
How to replace innovation-squelching vanity questions with some that Socrates would be proud of. Read story
Screen Time Killed Your Schmoozing Skills?
Studies show all that time in front of the computer is withering in-person social skills. Luckily, you can fight back. Read story
2 New Tricks for Hiring Tech Talent
There's a war for tech talent. Here's how you can get creative about finding and training coding ninjas. Read story
Scaling Fast? How to Keep Your Company's Core Values
Every start-up or small business wants to grow. But once you start scaling, how do you prevent the loss of your core values to big-time corporate culture? Read story
Let Your Employees Design the Office. Seriously.
How office design anarchy worked for one software firm looking to apply lean ideals to its workspaces. Read story
Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Why Can't You?
Facebook's COO comes out as a proud believer in leaving the office on time, and creating balance in your life. Read story
Why You Should Grow Your Own Talent
Have an empty role to fill? Here's why internal promotions usually do better than external hires. Read story
The Case for Learning to Code
Several experienced entrepreneurs argue that being a non-technical founder puts you at a severe disadvantage. It's time to learn to code, already. Read story
Young & Female in Start-up Central
A founder of Women 2.0 explains how the start-up scene is evolving for women and offers networking advice for aspiring female founders. Read story
Field Guide to Hiring Gen Y
You may think Gen Y employees are flighty, but new research reveals many are desperate to stick around. Well, if you provide a few basic incentives. Read story
Hit the Presentation Sweet Spot
Research shows there's an ideal duration for a presentation. Exceed it at your peril. Read story
Hire Like Google: 5 Ways
Small businesses can't match the likes of Google in budget or branding. But you can steal this search-giant recruiter's best tips on snagging top talent. Read story
2 Things That Kill Creativity Daily
These everyday facts of life may seem inconsequential, but they're really stealth creativity killers. Read story
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