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Chip Conley: How I Overcome Fear
The founder of Joie de Vivre hotels on his new book, Emotional Equations , and the trick he uses to combat paralyzing anxiety. Read more
The Dos & Don'ts of Managing Independent Contractors
They're a bit like lone wolves--which means they come with different care and feeding instructions than regular employees. Read more
3 Brilliant Mistakes: How Failure Can Be the Best Teacher
Afraid of failing? You shouldn't be. Those who embrace their mistakes can find new meaning in failure. Read more
8 Tacky Business Moves to Avoid
Don't be that person. Seriously. Read more
The 9 Circles of Customer Service Hell
Your customers are the cornerstone of your success. So why on earth are you torturing them? Read more
5 Traits Your Next Freelancer Must Have
Need a good hired gun? Here's what to look for. Read more
4 Rewards That Are More Powerful Than Money
They reinforce positive behaviors, boost motivation, and build employees' self-esteem. Bonus: They won't cost you anything. Read more
10 Leadership Lessons From a Super Bowl Coach
Moves that every entrepreneur should steal from the Tom Coughlin playbook. Read more
7 Undeniable Truths of Employee Pay
To you, their salaries are just a line item in the budget. To your employees, they're much more. Read more
How to Be the Most Memorable Person in the Room
How will people remember you long after you've found success? You can only hope it goes something like this. Read more
4 Business Secrets You Should Reveal
It used to be that showing all your cards in business was the first sign of weakness. Not anymore -- and especially not overseas. Read more
How to Excel at Anything
Hit a performance wall? Here are four ways to break through it. Read more
How Much Success Tax Do You Pay?
And how much should you want to pay? The answer: More. Read more
7 Things Your Employees Never Want to Hear
Sometimes, what you say can and will work against you. Read more
The One Decision Every Great Entrepreneur Makes
Good founders benefit from vision and courage. But great founders know their success hinges on this one crucial decision. Read more
9 Ways to Ruin a Performance Review
It's that time of year again. What seems to be another chore to you is hugely important to your employees -- so don't blow it. Read more
9 Things Business Owners Should Never Say
It's time for some tough love. Here's why the most important conversations are the ones you have with yourself. Read more
Top 6 Management Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
The business plan is the easy part. Managing and leading a team? That's where the learning curve gets very steep. Read more
5 Tools for Innovation
Startups are supposed to be innovative -- but they can get as bogged down in the details as any big company. Here are five ways to keep the innovative spark ... Read more
5 Tech Gifts for the Alpha Geeks in Your Office
That guy down the hall in the office that looks like a Star Wars shrine? These gifts are for him. View slideshow
Maybe CEOs Need a New Title
Chief Executive Officer doesn't reflect the CEO's most important responsibility. Here's a title that does. Read more
Make an Employee’s Day in Two Words
A bit of off-the-cuff praise can literally change someone's day. Try it. Read more
9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money
Don't show 'em the money (even if you have it). Here are nine better ways to boost morale. Read more
Equity Clawbacks: How to Avoid a Zynga Situation
Here's how you can avoid Zynga's equity snafu if you're considering offering employees stock options. Read more
The Hard Truth About How Success Really Works
Here's what's getting in your way when you attempt (and fail) to hit those "reach" goals. Read more
Should You Reward Bad Ideas?
Some ideas are crazy. Some are underdeveloped. Some will fail. How can you deal with them without squelching your employees' creativity? Read more
How to Tap Employee Ideas
Encouraging your employees' creativity can not only create an engaging work environment, but create new business. Seven experts share their tips on getting e... Read more
What You Missed at DreamIt Demo Day
A sampling of the unusual pitches at this year's showcase of 14 fund-seeking start-ups. Read more
10 Innovations That Changed the Way We Exercise
Working out has never been more efficient or a bigger part of a human culture than it is today. We've dug into the history of kinesiology to find the inventi... View slideshow
How to Reward Great Ideas
Your employees may never say no to a bonus, but that doesn't mean it's the ideal way to credit their work. Examples from Foursquare and other innovative comp... Read more
7 Steps to a Culture of Innovation
Hyper-growth companies often credit a culture of innovation as their primary driver of success. They deploy creative thinking to attack problems big and smal... Read more
Reinventing the Way We Teach Engineers
In creating a start-up school of engineering, Olin's Richard Miller first asked, "Can entrepreneurial thinking be taught?" Read more
Why New Orleans Is the Coolest Start-up City in America
Idea Village, a New Orleans-based not-for-profit that helps support local entrepreneurs, is helping rebuild its city's economic devastation by organizing a s... Read more
Inside the $41 Million Investment in Color
Why the investment in to the location based photo sharing app is a good idea, despite the critics. Read more