How Real People Make It Big
Forget shiny objects and distractions. Here's how people who grew up with nothing, people like you and me, build big-time success. Read more
Leadership and Managing
7 Foods That Boost Your Brainpower
Making big decisions for your company? Add these foods to your regular diet to keep your mind sharp. Read more
Living the 7 Entrepreneurial Virtues
We all strive to be our best. Here are seven traits to make your entrepreneurial journey heavenly. Read more
3 Ways to Get Better Results From Your Communications
Communicating from the proper perspective is essential to good business results. Here are 3 ways to make you're able to do that, every time. Read more
Give Workers More Vacation--But Only if You Do This Too
If you want to reward your people, more time off works. But you can't stop there. Read more
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- Wellness
- Employee Training
- Employment Law
- How to Interview
- Recruiting & Hiring Employees
- Job Descriptions
- Writing an Employee Handbook
- Conducting Performance Reviews
- Creating a Salary Pay Scale
- Raises and Promotions
- Firing and Layoffs
- Motivating Workers
- Managing Part-Time Workers
- Immigration Regulation
- Open-Book Management
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Recent Leadership and Managing Articles
Why Entrepreneurs Make Terrible Investors
That optimism that keeps you going in a start-up? It's trouble for your portfolio. Read more
7 Memorable Graduation Speeches by Entrepreneurs and Other Leaders
Among the thousands of graduation addresses given each year, these stand out--mostly for the right reasons. Read more
Brilliant Leaders Use This Type of Humor (Hint: Think Woody Allen)
Great leaders tend to be funny in a particular way, new research shows. Read more
Be More Productive In an Open Work Space
Readers weigh in on the challenges of balancing collaboration and getting "real" work done. Read more
Work Life Balance: How to Take Control
Five factors that make the difference between a life of fulfillment and a life filled with regret. Read more
Leaders Say They Love Experiments. So Why Don't They Actually Do Them?
"Managers rely on focus groups--a dozen people riffing on something they know little about--to set strategies. And yet companies won't experiment to find evi... Read more
Charlie Hamilton: Most Successful People Worked When They Were Young
Want to raise more responsible kids? Then put them to work, says the Texas businessman. Read more
Why Fashion Models are Twice as Likely to Get H-1B Visas as Computer Programmers
Want to hire someone on an H-1B visa? It'll be a lot easier if they're a model. Read more
Keep Up the Self-Scrutiny--or Try This
What happens if you don't focus on what you could have done better? An experiment in productivity. Read more
3 Reasons I Lead From the Weeds
You can still keep your company moving forward while keeping your feet firmly planted in the day-to-day details. Here are three reasons to do so. Read more
Email Newsletter To Bestselling Book--How a Start-up Pulled It Off
How humility and honesty brought one start-up founder life-changing publicity. Read more
Want to Scale Your Company? Get Out of the Way 
Les McKeown, CEO of Predictable Success, a growth-strategy consultancy, says ultimately you're the biggest obstacle to your company's growth. Watch video
David Karp, the Nonconformist Who Built Tumblr
As a kid, David Karp, the founder of Tumblr, taught himself to code and dropped out of high school. Now Karp runs his company his way--and refuses to keep a ... Read more
Why I Love Mondays--and Maybe You Should, Too
If you approach Monday from the right perspective, it can be your favorite day of the week. Read more
Is Work the Only Thing You Do These Days? Time to Stop
Brains aren't inexhaustible; like any piece of sophisticated equipment, they're delicate and can break. Read more
