Customer ServiceKristen Durham A Hot Startup Market Demands You Prioritize Customer Experience. Here's HowStand out from your competition by committing to the three key pillars of great customer experience.
Diverse in BusinessDelali Dzirasa How to Create Inclusive Communities for Entrepreneurs of ColorCreating diverse, equitable and inclusive environments means more than hiring or advancing diverse talent.
GrowNick Hobson A Shocking Canadian Collab Between Justin Bieber and Tim Hortons Is a Teaching Moment for Brands Needing a MakeoverSometimes the ridiculous ideas end up working because of how surprising they are.
ConflictAngela Amias Why Having Low-Stakes Conflicts Can Improve Your RelationshipsYou might hate conflict, or fear it, but you can't run from it forever. Here's how to build your confidence dealing with conflict in a healthy, effective way.
StrategyKelly Main Southwest Is Doing What No One Thought It Would. It's a Master Class in Market ExpansionHow the low-cost carrier is achieving the unthinkable with a seemingly irrelevant strategy
LeadMarcel Schwantes 4 Known Business Practices That Will Make You Fit to Lead PeopleNew research reveals timely insights into what employees really want.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 5 Brutal Truths About Leading Other People No One Is Willing to AdmitTruths that also may solve the Great Resignation crisis.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 5 Things the Most Attractive People Do Daily9 Things Incredibly Attractive People Do
CreativityHeather Wilde How to Entice Anxious Employees to Finally Return to the WorkplaceThe way we work may have irrevocably changed, but with a few simple tweaks to our shared environments, we might be able to help create a less stressful future.
Customer ServiceJason Aten Delta Air Lines Just Made an Unprecedented Change That Should Make Customers Very Happy. Every Airline Should Follow Its LeadThe company will extend the time you have to rebook unused tickets through the end of 2023.
Bringing Innovation to MarketJoe Procopio 4 Truths Behind DoorDash's All-Employees-Deliver Policy--and the Real Reason It's BrilliantIf you're not eating your own food, you don't know what your customers are eating either.
Business ValuationDarrah Brustein Simple Steps to Sell Your Business, No Matter Its SizeIf you've ever considered selling your company, these are the steps you'll want to follow to get to a sale.
ProductivityDavid Finkel The Real Reason Why You Have Trouble Focusing at WorkYou shouldn't be doing the tasks on your to-do list.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 1 Super Rare Habit of Exceptionally Happy WorkersIt may be your secret weapon to avoid conflict and restore peace at work.
StrategyJeff Steen It Took Me 15 Years to Realize the Give-Get Rule Is the Secret Weapon of the Most Successful Business LeadersThe way ahead in business -- and life -- is by reframing our interactions as give-get engagements. It's not selfish; it's how we grow.
Inc. MastersSPONSORED CONTENT How the Pandemic Transformed Our Approach to Employee EngagementThe drivers of engagement never changed--but everything else did.
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ProductivityDavid Finkel The Key to Keeping Your Business Up and Running When You Are Short StaffedSomeone calling out sick doesn't have to be a stressful situation.
StrategyHoward Tullman Raise Prices at Your Own RiskSure, there's plenty of cover right now: supply chain issues, tight labor, and a pandemic. But your customers are not going to forget being gouged.
Icons & InnovatorsMarcel Schwantes 1 Simple Idea Bill Gates Uses to Hire the Best EmployeesEvery employee will look for this in the post-Covid era.
StrategyPeter Cohan 5 Tech Trends for 2022 and What Business Leaders Should Do About ThemWith the labor shortage getting worse, these five technologies can help business leaders cope.
StrategyBharat Kanodia How to Make the Most of Your Franchise BusinessThere are some real advantages to the system--as long as you follow these steps
LeadMarcel Schwantes 4 Daily Strategies for a Happier Workplace, According to ResearchThe happier your employees, the more productive they will be.
TechnologyKelly Main Elon Musk's Brilliant Hiring Strategy Uses the 2-Hands Test--Instead of DegreesHow Tesla and SpaceX discover top talent through this expertly engineered process.
GrowSteven I. Weiss Home Prices Are Booming. Here's What It Means for Your Business--Even If You're Not in Real EstateRemote work and higher home prices will influence how entrepreneurs set compensation and make other important business decisions in 2022.
Inc. MastersSPONSORED CONTENT In-Person Interviews Vs. Video Interviews: Best Practices for High-Volume HiringKnowing when to use each method can make your interviewing and hiring processes more effective.
Digital TransformationJoe Galvin The Covid Effect: Why CEOs Must Adapt to a Digital Marketing MindsetFour factors are shaping dramatic shift in buyer behavior. What the C-suite needs to do in response.
MarketingPeter Roesler 5 Reasons Why Landing Pages Are a Must-Have Element of Any Marketing StrategyCreate a strong starting point for potential conversion.
ProductivityMarcel Schwantes Studies Show 91 Percent of Us Won't Achieve Our New Year's Resolutions. How to Be the 9 Percent That DoFour strategies that the 9 percent of successful goal-achievers do consistently well.
Customer ServiceJoel Comm How to Turn Customer Feedback Into Effective ChangeHaving trouble moving the customer experience needle? Try some of these tricks to gather feedback and close gaps in service.
MarketingYoung Entrepreneur Council 3 Tips for Marketing Big-Ticket ProductsYou can generate more sales for big-ticket products and services by using the right approach.
Customer ServiceMinda Zetlin A Hertz Lawyer Just Said 6 Words the Company Should Hope Its Customers Never HearDon't let anyone who represents you talk like this.
Inc. MastersSPONSORED CONTENT 4 Ways to Prepare for Your First Tax Strategy MeetingA little legwork upfront can help your tax adviser help you.
HiringDavid Finkel The Systems You Should Be Using to Hire Your Next Team MemberA well-rounded team could be the difference between meeting your business goals and falling short.
LeadMarcel Schwantes Want to Be a Great Leader This Year? The Smartest Ones Will Be Doing These 3 ThingsThree executives weigh in on talent retention in 2022.
MarketingPeter Roesler Tips for Optimizing Your Blog Post After It's LiveA great post still needs to find readers. Here's how
EthicsJason Aten Elizabeth Holmes and Her Confidence Game: A Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It Cautionary TaleMaking promises you can't keep isn't a real strategy, especially when you're asking for money.
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HiringDavid Finkel 2 Things You Absolutely Must Do Before Hiring Your Next Team MemberIt is time to ask some hard questions.
Startup LifeJessica Stillman Want to Change Your Career but Not Sure Exactly How? Start With the 3 P's If you're one of the many people longing for a change but unsure what move to make, start here.
Inc. MastersSPONSORED CONTENT A Software Development Model for 2022Improve efficiency with a remote in-sourcing model, instead of co-located development
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Icons & InnovatorsJessica Stillman Elon Musk Thinks Every Child Should Learn About These 50 Cognitive Biases Would the world be more rational if we did as Musk recently suggested and taught kids about cognitive biases in school?
E-commerceMaria Haggerty 11 E-Commerce Jargon Terms and Phrases You Need to Know, DecodedA glossary of key jargon for e-commerce industry professionals.
GrowEntrepreneurs' Organization How to Leverage the Language of Global Marketing to Expand InternationallyInternet commerce diminishes the influence of gender bias, leveling the playing field for women and presenting untapped global markets for expansion.
LeadBernard Coleman 4 New Year Resolutions All Leaders Should Consider for 2022Explore and evolve the future of your workplace with the lessons from 2021.
Customer ServiceJon Picoult 5 Psychology-Based Ways to Make Customers Obsessed With Your ProductStop satisfying customers and start impressing them.
Social MediaJessica Stillman Give Your Brain a Break and Start 2022 Off With the No Twitter Challenge Social media is often horrible and depressing. Take a break for and let your brain recover, one professor suggests.
GrowPhillip Kane The Best Company Operators Know There's Nothing Magical About January 1Realistic leaders create forecasts based on experience, not hopeful thinking for the New Year
AdvertisingZack Miller The 6 Weirdest Advertising Campaigns and PR Stunts of 2021From NFT combo meals to fake press releases, the year offered a mix of clever and confusing.
MarketingAmanda Pressner Kreuser Here's How Top Marketers Are Planning for 2022Top women in content marketing are embracing industry shifts in 2022. Here's how they're iterating on their strategies to prepare for another unique year.
E-commerceJoris Kroese 3 Effective E-Commerce Strategies to Consider for 2022You can develop a robust e-commerce ecosystem and be rest assured you're reaching all possible customers with these strate.