Pay Employees What They Ask for. Here's Why
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The Undercover Interview Technique
Want real insight into a job candidate's fit? Try adding the undercover interview to your hiring tool kit. Read more
Firing & Layoffs: 'I Just Wish I Would've Done It Sooner' 
Ken Schiller, co-founder of Texas restaurants Rudy's and Mighty Fine Burgers, recommends you hire slow and fire fast. Watch video
How to Micromanage Less Yet Strengthen Financial Performance
The secret, says Clif Bar President Kevin Cleary, is to hire people who are connected and committed to your company mission. Watch video
Are You at Risk of Employee Fraud?
No matter what business you're in, it can happen. Don't get blindsided by fraud: Know when employees are likeliest to steal. Read more
9 Things You Wish Job Candidates Knew
Sure, you'll consider their qualifications. But admit it: This is what you're really looking for during interviews. Read more
Why You Don't Want Your Next Hire to Be a Rock Star
You don't need someone just like you for every open position. Here's why you should recruit solid day-to-day operators instead. Read more
Recruiting Star Talent? Do This First
When it comes to top hires, the questions people ask tell you far more than the answers they give. Read more
Weed Out the Wrong Hires Fast: 7 Interview Questions
It's tough to find the right employees. It all starts with asking the right interview questions. Read more
Best Way to Get Great Talent: Train or Hire?
When it's time to fill a key position, should you look inside or outside your company? Here's a look at the pros and cons of both strategies. Read more
Hiring Millennials? Here's What You Need to Know
Sometimes millennials are the best candidates for the job. Here's how to find and hire the right ones. Read more
How to Find the Best Employees
A lot of qualified candidates are looking for jobs these days. Here's how to quickly weed out those who don't--and won't--fit what you need. Read more
Why You Need to Discover Your Inner Artisan
Thought the "artisanal everything" movement was over? Think again. Instead, it's extending to include a greater variety of workers, argues a handful of experts. Read more
9 Secrets of Highly Successful Hiring
I've hired hundreds of people, and fired a few too. Here are the best recruiting insights I've gleaned the hard way. Read more
Best Interview Technique You Never Use
The more questions you ask, the more you learn about a job candidate, right? Wrong. Here's a better strategy. Read more
6 Qualities of Remarkably Loyal Employees
Loyalty has nothing to do with length of employment and everything to do with actions. Read more
'Maker Movement' Could Change How You Manage
Technology is cheaper than ever, and advice easier than ever to get, so people are innovating all the time, every day. This could transform how you treat emp... Read more
On Labor Day, While You're Not Working
Take a moment to remember all the people, seen and unseen, known and anonymous, on whose work your success depends. Read more
Need a Co-founder? Try FounderDating
This exclusive, invite-only network promises to find you the perfect counterpart. Read more
Don't Become One of the Worst Places to Work
Stay off any lists of the worst companies to work for. Here's how. Read more
Dive In: How 2 Competitive Athletes Made Swimming a Business Opportunity
Ten years ago Casey Barrett and Lars Merseburg found New York City was ripe for a swim school. Now Imagine Swimming is one of the fastest-growing companies i... Watch video
5 Tips to Spot a Lie
Deception expert and former CIA trainer Janine Driver shares her secrets for uncovering the truth. Read more
How to Hire Great People--Every Time
Hiring doesn't have to be hit or miss. Treat the process as the most important strategic planning your company needs, and you'll get better results. Read more
Make Employee Surveys Meaningful: 5 Ways
Don't groan. Employee surveys can help you make your workplace exceptional. Here's how. Read more
Forget Interviews; Hire Anyone
Interviews are a poor indicator of success. Why not abandon this expensive, old-fashioned practice and just hire the next person who walks in the door? Read more
5 Secrets to Hiring Employees Who Last
You have to approach hiring as carefully and unemotionally as you would any other long-term investment. Here's how I do it. Read more
How Much to Pay Remarkable Employees
When you've found someone who's truly outstanding, the normal pay rules shouldn't apply. Read more
5 Shrewd Ways to Attract Top Talent
You need to stand out as you recruit your start-up team. Here's how. Read more
Motivating Teams: What You Can Learn from Science
You don't need money. Here are four motivational techniques from professor Uri Alon, a molecular cell biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Read more
True Leaders Peel Vegetables
If you want to get the best and most from people, you need to see them as equals and be as willing to serve them as they are to serve you. Read more
5 Effective & Genuine Techniques to Motivate Employees
Reward your staffers in ways they'll find meaningful, and you'll convey that keeping them motivated is important to you. Read more
Shake Shack CEO: 'We Want to Be the Anti-Chain Chain'
Can the company achieve global burger domination without becoming a soulless corporation? CEO Randy Garutti explains how he plans to do it. Read more
Worst Firing Story. Ever.
Think you have a colorful story about a person who was fired? Try topping this one. Read more
Red Hat CEO: How Great Leaders Inspire Followers
After a while, even charisma and eloquence fade. What do you do then? Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst explains. Read more
What to Do When Employees Steal Your Ideas
Your staff know your business well--well enough, in fact, to copy it. Here's how one company coped. Read more
