The Difference Every Boss Can Make
How seemingly insignificant moments can have a lasting impact on your employees' lives. Read more
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How to Build a Great Team With Imperfect People
Your goal isn’t to ensure every employee is great; it's to ensure that collectively they'll be great. (There’s a big difference.) Read more
The Best Way to Fire an Employee
These tips won't make it any easier on the employee (or you) but they will make the process go as smoothly as it can. Read more
5 Employee Morale Killers
Guaranteed methods to boost attrition and sap employees' motivation. Read more
Read Obituaries. And Lead to the Fullest
Write your own eulogy today. Reflect on your life so far, and whether you're satisfied with the path you're on. Read more
5 Things You Should Say to Your Colleagues Today
They're small things--but they can completely change someone's day. Read more
The Antidote to Insecurity
Give in to your insecurity and the problem will only get worse. Here's how to confront it head on. Read more
How to Avoid Confrontation… and Still Succeed
Conflicts rarely end well, so it's natural to want to avoid them. But you can't hide from them forever. Read more
How (and When) to Give Advice
Great leaders reserve their advice for the people and situations in which it will do the most good. And they never forget one key secret. Read more
Guy Kawasaki's Social Media Secret
The founder of Alltop.com explains his social media strategy (and tells us why Google+ may overtake Facebook). Read more
Leadership Lessons from The Iron Lady
Determination to succeed was vital to Margaret Thatcher's drive, but left unchecked it led to her undoing. Oscar-nominated Meryl Streep personifies this lead... Read more
Layoffs: What to Say When Employees Ask
You want to tell them what you know--but can't. And you can't stay silent either. There's really only one thing you can say. Read more
9 Things You Should Never Ask Employees to Do
Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way. Read more
Chip Conley: How I Overcome Fear
The founder of Joie de Vivre hotels on his new book, Emotional Equations , and the trick he uses to combat paralyzing anxiety. Read more
10 Quick Tips to Become a Better Writer
It's not about being a highly skilled artist; you just just need to become a better technician with words. Here's how. Read more
10 Things Bosses Never Tell Employees
Confessions you wish you could make to your team but can't. Read more
8 Nuggets of Wisdom Every Entrepreneur Needs
Advice to help you be more confident, manage more effectively, and sell more than you think you can. Read more
Lessons in Leadership: How Lincoln Became America's Greatest President
It wasn't Abraham Lincoln's strengths but the self-discipline with which he used those strengths for the right purpose. Read more
8 Tacky Business Moves to Avoid
Don't be that person. Seriously. Read more
How to Lead Through Uncertainty
In a tough economy, the worst thing to lose isn't money. It's credibility as a leader. Here are three key things great leaders do in scary economic times.. Read more
Banish Your Negativity Bias
Your brain is wired for negativity--but it's probably not helping you. Here's how to fight back. Read more
8 Things Your Employees Need Most
Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. Read more
How to Be the Most Memorable Person in the Room
How will people remember you long after you've found success? You can only hope it goes something like this. Read more
The Only Way to Become a Business Rock Star
Natural talent only takes you so far. This is what carries you the rest of the way. Read more
How Heroes Inspire You To Be Your Best
When you study the lives of great leaders--their actions, thoughts, choices, struggles, failures, and triumphs--it unconsciously motivates you to be your bes... Read more
4 Business Secrets You Should Reveal
It used to be that showing all your cards in business was the first sign of weakness. Not anymore -- and especially not overseas. Read more
Legacy: James Van Doren, 1939-2011
In 1966, Van Doren co-founded Vans, a company that makes skater shoes. It wasn't long before this cool California brand became a cultural icon. Read more
Why We All Need Heroes
Steve Jobs, Mahatma Gandhi, Susan B. Anthony, or Nelson Mandela. Pick one, or another great leader from history. It'll give you the courage to dream big--una... Read more
How Much Success Tax Do You Pay?
And how much should you want to pay? The answer: More. Read more
Why You’re Not Happy
Starting a business can be rewarding but it's hardly the road to happiness. Seven reasons why you're still unhappy. Read more
5 Ways to Build a Resilient Company
The best companies are those that can bounce back from failure. Here's what it takes to do it well. Read more
Be the Beatles, Not a Flock of Seagulls
The Beatles didn't just have musical talents. The band's longevity and success was largely the result of group dynamics--the same ones start-ups require. Read more
Leadership Lessons From the Man Behind the World's Biggest Restaurant Company
David Novak of Yum Brands isn't just known for creating Cool Ranch Doritos: he's a renowned leader in charge of overseeing a company of 1.4 million employees... Read more
Lead Like College Football Coach Hayden Fry
Cultivate those below you, encourage their advancement, and create a strong legacy. Here's how. Read more
Why You Can Never Stop Perfecting Your Business
The most successful owners, like the best athletes, know there's no reaching the top. There's only working harder and learning faster than the next guy. Read more
