8 Ways Happy People Are Different From Everyone Else
This therapist-turned-entrepreneur reveals what it is that makes happy people so darn happy. Steal a page from her book. Read more
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Best Business Advice: Just Kiss the Girl
Stop reading, studying, and preparing to start a first business or a new career. Follow this sage advice, as I did. Read more
4 Ways to Be a Force for Good
You're in a position to do more good than you think, starting right inside your own company. Read more
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
An Employee Had a Run-In With the Law. Now What?
Here's how a human resources expert handled the recent arrest of one of her employees. Read more
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8 Signs You're a Control Freak
You might not know it, but your controlling behaviors are making your employees batty. Here are a few ways to ease up already. Read more
The Choice You Shouldn't Force Employees to Make
You want dedicated workers--all business owners do. But workaholics? Here's why you don't want to encourage those. Read more
4 Tips to Help Veterans Succeed at Your Company
Veterans can make for highly disciplined and skilled employees. Make sure you set them up for success with these tips. Read more
How to Criticize Employees: 6 Rules
Sometimes a kick in the butt can be more effective than a pat on the back. Read more
Who Is Your Mentor? 
Bright Pink founder Lindsay Avner gives advice she has received from mentors in her life. Watch video
7 Unusual Things Great Bosses Do
Great bosses do these things. The rest don't--because these simple gestures would never occur to them. Read more
Fix How You Ask For Feedback
Want to improve your product, speech, or website? Stop asking people whether they like it. Read more
Are There Too Many Start-ups?
NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch wonders whether we've reached the silly season for entrepreneurship. Watch video
How to Get Into TechStars
The NYC TechStars managing director on what he looks for in a TechStars applicant. Watch video
Going to Prison Made Me a Better CEO
No, I didn't go as a criminal; I went to teach the inmates about leadership. But they wound up teaching me. Read more
