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5 Cheap Ways to Motivate Employees
Sometimes the right kind of recognition works better than a higher salary. Read more
15 Perfect Sales Conversation Starters
Use these 15 questions to discover whether a prospect will buy from you before you waste time on the opportunity. Read more
World's Simplest Management Secret
Forget what you learned in those management books. There's really only one way to ensure that everyone on your team excels. Read more
Pay Employees What They Ask for. Here's Why
Want productive, efficient, and committed employees? Take money off the table and you'll see what they're really made of. Read more
8 Easy Tweaks to Win More Customers
Spend a few minutes a day on these simple activities and you can double or triple your win rate. Read more
6 Infallible Ways to Earn Respect
There's no management tool more important than respect. Here's how to make sure you're getting it. Read more
3 Ways Your Friends Can Help Your Business
It takes a leap of faith, but you can do more for your business by spending time with your friends than meeting strangers. Read more
Avoid Social Networking Pitfalls: 4 Tips
Social networking can be hazardous to your corporate health. Here are four potential hurdles and how to overcome them. Read more
10 Dumb Lies That Lousy Bosses Tell
Telling the simple truth is far more productive than trying to fool your employees. Read more
Take Advantage of the Recovering Economy: 5 Tips
Use these five tips to adapt your sales and marketing efforts to the improving U.S. economy. Read more
4 Ways to Nudge a Slow Customer
How to get a customer to move on a proposal that's been sitting there for days. Read more
5 Reasons People Fail (& What to Do Instead)
These barriers to success are easy to overcome, but only when you know they're there. Read more
Why You Need to Tell Stories
Using stories to describe your product helps employees, customers, and press understand how it works in the real world, not in a presentation deck. Read more
13 Tips for Negotiating With Suppliers
Dealing with suppliers puts your negotiation skills to the test. We asked successful young business owners for their pointers on getting the best deal. Read more
The Secrets of Exceptional Marketers
Here are the five best strategic marketing ideas of the past decade. Read more
Firing & Layoffs: 'I Just Wish I Would've Done It Sooner' 
Ken Schiller, co-founder of Texas restaurants Rudy's and Mighty Fine Burgers, recommends you hire slow and fire fast. Watch video
23 Rules for Face-to-Face Meetings
Follow these guidelines when you meet with customers and you're much more likely to win their business. Read more
A Leader's Job? Keep Your Employees Young & Dreaming
You have more to do than chart a strategic path. Keep your team adventurous and youthful. Read more
3 Conference Networking Secrets
Here are three ways for you to squeeze the most networking opportunities out of business conferences. Read more
Get Your Customers to Sell for You: 5 Tips
Use your website and social networking to generate easy-to-close referral sales. Read more
How to Micromanage Less Yet Strengthen Financial Performance
The secret, says Clif Bar President Kevin Cleary, is to hire people who are connected and committed to your company mission. Watch video
The Right Way to Give Feedback
Ever get the sense that the advice you give your employees falls on deaf ears? Here are a few tips to help you get your message across effectively. Read more
Want Success? Love to Sell
Adopt the one characteristic that unites all highly successful people: they love to sell. Read more
7 Rules of a Successful Business Lunch
A lot of deals have been made over a great meal. Here's seven ways to master the business lunch. Read more
Train Employees to be Exceptional: 5 Rules
These simple principles ensure that your firm gets real value out of any training program. Read more
What Science Says About Successful Bosses
A new scientific study of managers reveals the character traits that lead to success. Read more
Top 6 Lies That Sales Gurus Tell
Sales training can be a big investment so best you know where they're fooling themselves (and you). Read more
5 Tips for Better Sales Meetings
One thing salespeople hate: wasting time at meetings when they could be closing deals. Here's how to hold a sales meeting that will get them fired up. Read more
Why You Don't Want Your Next Hire to Be a Rock Star
You don't need someone just like you for every open position. Here's why you should recruit solid day-to-day operators instead. Read more
Sell Your Idea to Anybody
Good ideas change the world. These nine questions will help you get other people on board. Read more
Do Your Employees Know What They're Talking About? (And What You Can Do About It)
You must demand the highest level of knowledge from your salespeople--and train them to make that happen. Read more
Get the Most Out of Customer Conversations
Try this simple 10-step plan to discovering customers' needs and providing solutions that get you sales. Read more
Recruiting Star Talent? Do This First
When it comes to top hires, the questions people ask tell you far more than the answers they give. Read more
Hate Networking? Try These 4 Tips
Not a fan of traditional networking? You're not alone: These experts are in your camp. Here are their new tips for making more authentic (and productive) con... Read more
