LeadJustin Bariso How Emotionally Intelligent People Use the Maya Angelou Rule to Improve Their Relationships and Lead BetterWant to be a better manager or leader? Learn this invaluable lesson of emotional intelligence, courtesy of Maya Angelou.
PivotLarry Robertson Smart Entrepreneurs Have A Secret: Knowing When to Get OutEntrepreneurship Is an adventure. This adventurer's trick can make it a successful one.
LeadJustin Bariso This Advice From Steve Jobs Is Only 5 Words, but It Teaches a Master Class in How to Build a Great BusinessSteve Jobs's emotionally intelligent approach to mistake-making can help you build a better business. Here's how.
LeadMarcel Schwantes Here's How You Can Celebrate World Gratitude Day at Your WorkplaceWith 'quiet quitting' and 'quiet firing' dominating the news, gratitude may be the solution.
The Future of WorkMelissa Angell FTC Issues a Crackdown Warning Over Exploiting Gig WorkersThe agency's message is aimed at large companies, but if you use gig workers, be aware of the agency's new priorities.
LeadJustin Bariso Rafael Nadal's 2-Tweet Reply to Roger Federer's Retirement Is a Powerful Lesson in Emotional IntelligenceRafael Nadal and Roger Federer have been healthy rivals for almost two decades. Here's what business owners everywhere can learn from them.
Leadership NowJohn Hall 3 Ways to Keep Innovating, Even When Times Are GoodYour emphasis on innovation should stay the same whether times are good or bad.
Power of PurposeSoren Kaplan Quiet Quitting Isn't the Problem. It May Be Your Business StrategyThe bigger issue could be a lack of purpose and meaning in your company.
InnovateRebecca Deczynski Starbucks Is the Latest Food Business to Enter the Metaverse. Its Approach Just Might WorkStarbucks Odyssey will use blockchain technology to better engage the coffee company's customers. Here's how it might work.
LeadJustin Bariso Starbucks Just Made a Huge Announcement That Will Completely Change the Way It Does Business. You'll Either Love It or Hate ItStarbucks' reinvention doubles down on what the company has become--not where it came from. It's a lesson for every business owner.
InnovateCarol Sankar 3 Ways Brands Can Highlight the Importance of Their Customers' ValuesBy highlighting the ways that your brand aligns with the values of its customers, you can gain lasting loyalty in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
ProductivityMarcel Schwantes 4 Uncommon Ways to Give Your Brain More Focus and EnergyThe constant pursuit of connectivity is causing our brains to lose mental focus.
ProductivityJustin Bariso I Went Through a Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru at Rush Hour and What I Experienced Blew Me Away. Here's What Every Business Can Learn From ItChick-fil-A's drive-thru is a masterclass in customer service. Here's what every business can learn from it.
PivotLarry Robertson Parenting Can Teach Leaders a Lot About Leading, Just Not What You Probably ThinkWhat you demand and how you respond to your employees isn't what's most important. This is.
Hot SpotsMinda Zetlin Here Are the 5 Best States to Start a Business. 3 of Them Will Surprise YouNew York and Massachusetts didn't make the list. Who did?
ProductivityJustin Bariso Intelligent People Use This Scientifically Proven Technique to Drastically Improve Their MemoryThe mind palace is an ancient Greco-Roman technique that can help you improve your memory. Here's how to use it.
InnovateJoel Comm 3 Real Estate Tech Investments Other Industries Can Learn FromThe real estate industry is adapting to the times.
ProductivityMarcel Schwantes 4 Odd Brain Hacks That Will Supercharge Your CreativityResearchers found that people who have fun on the job are more creative and productive.
ProductivityJustin Bariso Emotionally Intelligent People Live by These 5 Simple RulesWant to stop making the same mistakes over and over? Use these rules to control your thoughts and emotions.
Icons & InnovatorsMinda Zetlin Bill Gates Says This Is the World's Deadliest Animal and the Data Shows He's RightIt causes a million deaths a year. Innovation could improve those numbers.
HiringXintian Tina Wang Your Next Go-to Job Platform? Give TikTok a WhirlFounders say TikTok allows them to hire savvy talent directly through the platform.
LeadMarcel Schwantes 6 Super Effective Ways to Show Your Emotional Intelligence at WorkWhen it comes to work effectiveness, emotional intelligence can matter as much, if not more, than IQ.
HiringJessica Stillman Here's What Your Taste in Music Says About Your Personality, According to a New Study Whether you like Mozart or metal really does reveal something about your personality, new research finds.
The Future of WorkBill Fotsch How to Create the Best Remote Work Policy for Your CompanyStart by asking the right questions.
LeadJustin Bariso McDonald's Just Made a Huge Announcement About Its Stores in Ukraine. It's a Lesson in Emotional IntelligenceMcDonald's teaches a great lesson in how to balance rational and emotional thinking to make better decisions.
LeadJustin Bariso Google CEO Sundar Pichai Asked Employees 3 Thought-Provoking Questions. It's a Lesson in How to Handle CriticismPichai's questions are more than an example of how to benefit from employee feedback. They contain valuable lessons in emotional intelligence.
LeadJustin Bariso A Millionaire Basketball Player Allegedly Made an Outrageous Demand. The Team's Owner Had the Perfect ResponseReports say Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant gave his team an ultimatum. The response was a master class in emotional intelligence.
Bringing Innovation to MarketDavid Schonthal Entering a New Market? Harness the Power of FamiliarityInnovators can win by making the unfamiliar more familiar.
GrowJoel Comm Career Pivoting Is the New Normal: Here's How to Do It CorrectlyWhile changing careers can be intimidating, more people are doing it than ever before. Here's what you need to keep in mind as you switch.
Bringing Innovation to MarketCarol Sankar How Your Data Can Improve Your Customer RelationshipsYour business data can be so much more than numbers that you throw on a slide presentation.
WellnessJessica Stillman 3 Simple Mindset Changes to Attract More Fun to Your LifeFun isn't frivolous. A boatload of science shows it helps us be happier, healthier, and more successful.
CreativityKelly Main Steve Jobs Had a Brilliant 3-Step Method for Solving Difficult Problems. Now Apple Is Making It Easier for Employees to Use ItThe company's latest scheduling move helps its staff discover hard-to-find answers.
LeadJustin Bariso Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Sent an Inspiring Letter to Employees. This Was the Most Interesting PartThe Starbucks chief executive says the company needs to reinvent itself. How? Enter the Ikea effect.
InnovateJessica Stillman You Don't Need to Find More Good Ideas. You Need to Recognize the Good Ideas You Already Have A best-selling author argues you should spend less time searching for new ideas and more exploiting those you already have.
Leadership NowSarvarth Misra 3 Ways to Navigate a Dispersed WorkforceBetter recruit talent, strengthen culture, and increase productivity in the workplace with these best practices
TechnologyJustin Bariso Google Just Made a Brilliant Announcement That Could Save Millions of Dollars. It's a Lesson in Emotional IntelligenceTake a lesson from Google and see how taking a pause can help you handle pressure and make better decisions.
LeadJessica Stillman Use the 85 Percent Rule to Learn Anything Way Faster Research shows you should push yourself exactly this hard when trying to master new material.
ProductivityRashelle Isip Elevate Your Productivity Skills With These 5 Powerful Pandemic LessonsUncover timely productivity strategies for your business using key learnings from lockdowns.
PivotLarry Robertson Leaders Can Still Command Employees, but Only If They Want Fewer FollowersBelow the headlines is an undercurrent shaping how to lead successfully in uncertainty.
LeadBernard Coleman The Future of Work and the Great RealignmentIn uncertainty, focus on what you can control.
Bringing Innovation to MarketDavid Schonthal The Key to Successful Innovation? Progress Over ProductMost successful innovations speak directly to the progress consumers want to make, even when people can't tell you that themselves.
Reshape BusinessPeter Cohan Satya Nadella's 4 Tips for a Better Hybrid WorkplaceCollaborate effectively in all work modes, give people a break, make better use of less physical space, and onboard new employees to hybrid work
TechnologyJoe Procopio Amazon and Apple Make Business-Crushing Mistakes on Purpose, so Why Can't You?We all have a Newton or Amazon Fire in our idea hopper.
The Future of WorkJoe Procopio As Knowledge Workers Return to the Office, This Powerful Productivity Tool Is Primed for a ComebackJust because you can do something digitally, it doesn't mean you should.
TechnologyJustin Bariso BMW Just Made a Huge Change That Has Customers Very Angry. It's a Lesson in Emotional IntelligenceBy stealthily introducing a subscription model for basic features, BMW made some huge mistakes. Here's what you can learn from it.
LeadJessica Stillman Library Rules or All-Day Music? Experts Debate the Ideal Office Environment for Hybrid Work Should offices offer monk-like quiet or a cheerful social buzz? Experts can't agree but leaders have to choose.
The Future of WorkJim Schleckser What You Need to Know About the Future of Trade ShowsTrade shows have been changed as a result of COVID, but this presents an opportunity to combine high touch and high tech to deliver a better experience.
LeadJustin Bariso Mark Zuckerberg Just Made a Huge Mistake. It Could Destroy Meta and FacebookZuckerberg's recent comments may seem par for the course with an impending recession, but it's actually a recipe for disaster.
DesignDavid Finkel How to Use Design Principles to Streamline Your BusinessThere are lots of things in your day-to-day that suffer from bad design.
The Future of WorkJay Steinfeld How to Prevent Remote Work From Killing Company CultureThe secret? Don't let your employees work out of the office.
Reshape BusinessSophia Stone A FICO for the Supply Chain Could Save Us From Future ChaosUnreliable supplier data impacts us all. Here's how to fix it.
All the HatsRebecca Deczynski Headed to Black Tech Week? Swing by Inc. Founders House to Relax, Recharge, and ConnectInc. Founders House is popping up again, this time at Black Tech Week, happening in Cincinnati. Here's what attendees can expect from the five-day event.
Hot SpotsJessica Stillman You Will Never Guess the No. 1 City for Remote Work, According to a New Ranking What an out-of-left-field choice for 'best city for remote work' says about the future of cities (and families).