Encouraging Process Innovation




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How to Validate Your Start-up Idea

Will that brilliant business idea really take off? Here are five ways to test it-- before you invest too much time and money.  Read more

Easy Ways to Up Your Social Media Game

Sprout Social CEO Justyn Howard explains what it takes to truly engage customers--and build better relationships via social media.  Read more

Forget the Phone, Facebook. Just Charge Users

Zuckerberg reveals the much-rumored Facebook phone. The problem? It's likely banking on the same old revenue strategy--ads.  Read more

Trouble With Telecommuting? Technology May Be to Blame

Sure, working remotely requires extra effort for employees to feel connected. But there are plenty of apps and gadgets to help you do it.  Read more

Confessions of a Bad Delegator

If you want to make sure something gets done, do you do it yourself? Read on, fellow micro-managers: It's time to get a little help.  Read more

4 Ways to Get a New Employee Off to the Perfect Start

That interview you had right before you made the job offer? It's not enough. Here are four things you must do on a new hire's first day.  Read more

Forget Your Industry's Best Practices

While "best practices" sound ideal, they're not enough to make your business succeed. You need to innovate.  Read more

Dramatically Increase Your Revenue: 6 Tips

Want to find hidden opportunities? Ask your customers these questions--but only after you've made the sale.  Read more

9 Habits of People Who Build Extraordinary Relationships

The most extraordinary professional relationships are built by ordinary actions like these.  Read more

3 Ways You Need to Give Up Control

C'mon, control freaks: Your start-up needs fresh and innovative ideas. To get them, you're going to need to let go of the reins a bit.  Read more

'Getting Sued Was a Lucky Break'

When a giant like UPS sues you to stay away from its customers, what do you do? These founders learned--fast--how to pitch new customers.  Read more

Measure (and Reward) Ethical Behavior

You measure employee performance and sales. But you're forgetting to measure what matters most to overall success: ethical behavior.  Read more

3 Reasons the Experts Are Wrong About Email

Reading your email frequently will make you and your team more productive and efficient--not less.  Read more

Why Web Companies Have Trouble Making Money

Why can't some of the most popular start-ups on the Web translate users into dollars?  Read more

An App to Bring the Supply Chain into the 21st Century

It's a simple idea: a 3D search tool for industrial parts. But it could have huge implications for a process that has been costly, inefficient, and opaque.  Read more