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Recent Leadership and Managing Articles

The Man to Reckon With if You Want to Do Business in India

The U.S. officially can't make up its mind whether India's most growth-friendly minister is a statesman or a demagogue. Businesses have already decided.  Read more

Case Study: Tea of a Kind

After spending three years and $10 million, Don Park didn't like where his business was headed. Was it too late to shift gears?  Read more

Are You Ready For the Fiscal Cliff? 8 Must-Reads

The fiscal cliff is looming, but there are things you can do to prepare. Here are a few noteworthy articles to peruse while Congress bickers.  Read more

5 Ways to Prepare for an Amazing 2013

Here are five things you must do to be ready for 2013.  Read more

Give Yourself Permission Not to Be Crazy Busy in 2013

Think there's no way you can limit yourself to a standard 40-hour workweek? The author of a new book says she can show you how.  Read more

Setting Stretch Goals: All In, All the Time

Whatever your ambition, you have a backup plan, right? Well, throw it out. If you want to accomplish something remarkable in 2013, you have to be fully commi...  Read more

Filling That Social Media Job: 7 Ways to Get It Wrong

Hiring someone to manage your company's social media? Don't make the same mistakes everyone else is making.  Read more

4 Ways to Protect Your Assets From Your Great Ideas

By all means, pour everything you have into that brilliant idea. But don't drain your assets.  Read more

Why New Year's Resolutions Don't Work

Making warm and fuzzy promises to yourself doesn't work. Here's what does.  Read more

SurePayroll's Michael Alter: 'Operate for a Slowdown Going-Forward' 

Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains how you can prepare for the so-called fiscal cliff, the combination of automatic tax increases and budget c...  Watch video

10 Guiding Principles for Start-ups

To build the most successful small business in the world, it takes 10 key principles.  Read more

The Real Outcome of Anxiety

Think anxiety heightens your senses and makes you cautious? Research out of Wharton and Harvard finds quite different results.  Read more

How to Find Employees Who Go Beyond 

Don't ask candidates if they have integrity, says the founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe. Do this instead.  Watch video

Do Entrepreneurs Destroy Businesses?

Entrepreneurs are calculated risk takers, but do they have the right skills to manage a sustainable business?  Read more

JJ Ramberg: 'Remember Everything You've Done Throughout the Year' 

Advice on how to wrap up the year from the host of MSNBC's Your Business and co-founder of GoodSearch.com.  Watch video

Where Smart Entrepreneurs Go for Advice

Sure, it's lonely at the top, but even business demi-gods need advisers. Evernote's CEO offers some (partly tongue-in-cheek) tips on where to find them.  Read more

3 Ways to Reduce Employee Stress

The New Year is a great time to help your employees manage stress better. Here are three easy ways to help give them a fresh start.  Read more

The Gift You Wish You Had Given

Feeling a little spenders' remorse over the present you gave employees this holiday? Next time, try this gift instead.  Read more

Think the Fiscal Cliff is a Big Deal? Think Again.

Everyone's talking about the fiscal cliff. Please. Let's talk about small business' real problems.  Read more

Want to Please Investors? Put Them Last 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on why investors come after employees, customers, vendors, and community.  Watch video

Could Your Business Withstand a Superstorm?

Probably not. As the new year approaches, it's time to re-think your disaster plans.  Read more

6 Habits of Remarkably Likable People

They're charming. They're genuine. And they can make an entire room full of people smile.  Read more

12 Business Tips to Steal From Santa

Sound like a bizarre source for advice? Think about it: He spreads good will, gets his work done on time, and he's a great judge of character.  Read more

What to Do When an Employee Screws Up 

The founder of Shake Shake and Union Square Cafe on how "enlightened hospitality" guides his leadership.  Watch video

6 Things Savvy Business Travelers Do

When you travel more than 200 days a year, you learn a few tricks. Don't leave home without these.  Read more