12 Ways to Make Today More Joyful
Does life and work seem drab? Here are 12 ways to shake things up, avoid mediocrity and feel great everyday. Read more
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5 Reasons People Fail (& What to Do Instead)
These barriers to success are easy to overcome, but only when you know they're there. Read more
Going to Prison Made Me a Better CEO
No, I didn't go as a criminal; I went to teach the inmates about leadership. But they wound up teaching me. Read more
Excel at What Does Not Come Naturally: 7 Ways to Lead Better
It may seem counterintuitive, but you don't only want to lead with your strengths. Here's why and what you can do about it. Read more
How to Save a Dying Company
Vital Network Systems was losing half a million dollars every month. Here are three key steps that helped turn the company around. Read more
4 Tips to Make the Most of Failure
Don't waste your next failure--follow these steps to make sure you get the most you can out of the experience. Read more
The Difference Between Success and Significance
Life After the Inc. 500: When Oie Osterkamp's run at success ended with the demise of his company Job Strategies, he found greater significance from helping ... Read more
How to Resolve a Customer Crisis
Every business makes mistakes. What you do next is the difference between losing customers forever and gaining lifelong fans. Read more
How to Not Fail Like It's 2001
The tech bubble bust offered an infinite number of lessons for entrepreneurs. But there's one in particular that many have failed to grasp. Read more
10 Business Clichés That Prove You're Lazy
Recognize any of the platitudes on this list? Here's why you should stop using them--now. Read more
3 Fears You Can Easily Conquer
They kill ideas and keep many promising entrepreneurs from realizing their dreams. Here's how to put a stop to those nagging fears. Read more
11 Ways You Allow Your Life to Suck
Is your personal or professional life unsatisfying? Here's how you--more than anything else--might be holding yourself back. Read more
4 Dumb Mistakes That Killed Hashable
This promising start-up was supposed to kill business cards. A series of bad decisions killed the company instead. Read more
What a Serial Entrepreneur Can't Resist 
When Jose Ferreira's first company failed, he thought he would never start another one. But then he launched Knewton, which makes online education tools. Watch video
How to Get Your Swagger Back
Confidence is everything in a start-up. Here's how to give yours a boost when it feels as if nothing is going your way. Read more
Make Failure Good for You
This company's fall from grace is well documented, but out of error comes experience. Follow these 5 tips from its founder for a "good fail." Read more
Don't Accept 'No' For An Answer
Eric Albee, CEO of Aromatic Fusion, a fragrance product company, was denied an extension on his line of credit. So he found a different way to take on his fi... Read more
Don't Be Afraid to Ditch Your Business Model
When your original business plan goes awry (and it will ...) embrace change. It may save your start-up. Read more
Make Personal Failure Worthwhile: 3 Ways
Everyone fails but are you taking on true accountability? Don't fool yourself into believing that no one noticed. Read more
Enjoy Starting Up. It's the Best Part of Running a Business
Mike Samson and Ross Kimbarovsky, co-founders of CrowdSpring, say the daily grind has become less intense over time-- and less fun. Watch video
4 Lessons From a CEO Dad
Blinds.com founder (and dad of three) Jay Steinfeld gives fatherly advice for success in life and business. Read more
How a Disaster on Everest Inspired an Entrepreneur
When Philip James founded online wine seller Lot18, skeptics said he would fail. But a disaster on Mt. Everest years before had taught him to trust his gut. Watch video
Keep Your Best Employees: 5 Steps
Looking to attract and retain the talent required to take your company out of start-up phase and onto the next level? Be open to change. Read more
How Tate's Bake Shop Founder Lost It All & Bounced Back
Kathleen King was pushed out of the first bakery she founded and ran for two decades. So she started Tate's Bake Shop, a direct competitor, and now distribut... Watch video
Decision-Making: Avoid Disastrous Mistakes
Tips from Ami Kassar, founder of MultiFunding.com, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
Is Your Start-up Plan Fatally Flawed?
Entrepreneur Eric Ries says even if you meet your goals, if the plan is bad, you will fail. Watch video
5 Things You Won't Learn in B-School
There are certain hard knocks you just can't get in a classroom. Read more
How to Be Happier at Work: 3 Tips
Google's chief happiness officer shares some of the wisdom that has made the company's employees more content and productive. Read more
Your Most Powerful Leadership Tool
Forget the pep talks, the reviews, and the carrots and sticks. Here's the one thing that you're probably not doing--but need to. Read more
'It's On You If Your Start-up Tanks'
James Miller discusses the risk of starting a business. Watch video
Bad Press? 5 Ways to React
Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren fumbled news that she'd claimed ethnic minority status at Harvard Law School. When the press is all bad, here's how you can... Read more
Is the Blame Game Bringing You Down?
Proving someone else wrong isn't the most effective way to get things right. When you "win" the blame game, you actually lose. Here's how to stop blaming, an... Read more
Where Is Your Competitive Fire?
Use your business’s losses to inspire you to achieve great things. Read more
Are You an Entrepreneur Imposter? I Don't Buy It
You got where you are being who you are. You'll go far by accepting and understanding your brain and personality attributes, and encouraging others to do so ... Read more
How to Bounce Back From Start-up Failure
Can you recover from a failed business? Tips from Martin Zwilling, founder of Startup Professionals, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Coun... Watch video