Leadership and Managing


Recent Leadership and Managing Videos

The Scarcest Thing in Business (And How to Deliver it to Your Customers) 

The wine and social media entrepreneur on what customers value most and businesses and entrepreneurs don't do enough of  Watch video

Astronaut Mark Kelly: 'Even Though It's Fun, It's a Continuous Crisis' 

When space shuttle commander Mark Kelly led flights into space, he did not delegate. Here he describes his hands-on approach.  Watch video

Why Gilt's Partnership Works (and My Last One Didn't) 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe explains how she learned the hard way how to build a team that would last.  Watch video

What Women Entrepreneurs Need Most 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe says the difference between male entrepreneurs and female ones comes down to something men get that women don't.  Watch video

5 Impertinent Questions 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on her greatest lessons, biggest inspirations, and most painful mistakes  Watch video

The 3 Skills You Need to Lead a Growing Company 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on the different skills a founder needs at every phase of start-up's growth.  Watch video

Use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to Find (and Vet) New Hires 

On social networks, you can learn what prospective candidates are like long before you meet them, says Dave Kerpen, co-founder of Likeable Media.  Watch video

Dries Buytaert: 3 Crazy Ways to Really Motivate Employees 

Drupal founder Dries Buytaert explains how he encourages his team to meet hugely ambitious goals.  Watch video

'We Had No Idea What the Numbers Would Look Like' 

To get customers to come back, Wayfair co-founder Niraj Shah had to reorganize his 200 home goods websites.  Watch video

How I Hire Great Talent 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about why your sales team matters.  Watch video

How One Health Care Entrepreneur Repositions for 'Obamacare' 

Larry Lawson, CEO of eCardio, describes how he's preparing for Obama's health care reform and falling reimbursements.  Watch video

My First Year in Business--The 2 Most Important Lessons 

In his first year as an entrepreneur, hospitality mogul Danny Meyer did not know how to read a profit and loss statement, and other stories.  Watch video

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

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

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

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

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

Economic Uncertainty Will Continue to Stymie M&A Activity in 2013 

Steve Krouskos, who heads up global M&A advisory at Ernst & Young, expects it will continue to be tough to sell your business next year.  Watch video

My 5-Step Plan for Fixing Mistakes 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on how to make sure mistakes lead to improvement, not recrimination.  Watch video

Buddy Media's Michael Lazerow: 'You Don't Want to Be Too Early' 

Long before Michael Lazerow sold Buddy Media, his social marketing firm, to Salesforce.com for $745 million, it took him many months to even get a client to ...  Watch video

The 2 Things My Father's Bankruptcy Taught Me 

"It really took me a long time to separate me from my dad," confides Union Square founder Danny Meyer.  Watch video

'Why Did I Stay In When Everything Was Pointing Me to Get Out?' 

Stephen McDonnell, founder of Applegate, an organic meat producer, explains what happened after the original bacon smokehouse he bought burned down in 1988.  Watch video

3 Smart Ways to Set Sales Quotas for Next Year 

Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains exactly how to incent your sales team.  Watch video

Why Obamacare Will Hurt My Business (It's Not What You Think) 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on why he always provided health care for his staff.  Watch video

How the Founder of Drupal Hires Engineers 

Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, says one interview question is more important than any other.  Watch video

'Go Spend $2 Million as Fast as You Can' 

Serial entrepreneur Frank Addante knew everything at his latest venture, the Rubicon Project, must scale from the very start.  Watch video

What to Do Now About the Fiscal Cliff 

Michael Alter, CEO of SurePayroll, explains how you should prepare for the looming fiscal cliff.  Watch video

How to Really Make a Difference 

Naveen Jain, futurist and founder of InfoSpace and inome, explains how an entrepreneurial approach can give philanthropy truly world-changing impact.  Watch video

Make Your Employees Love Working for You: 4 Simple Steps 

Amy Buckner Chowdhry explains how she improved employee retention at AnswerLab, the digital experience consultancy she co-founded.  Watch video

The Worst Mistake a Founder Can Make 

The InfoSpace founder and futurist reflects on the most damaging decision he made in his career.  Watch video