It was a headline that stopped my scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed in its tracks: “My Day In Prison.” My […]
From Inmates To Entrepreneurs – Using The Power Of Community To Transform The Hustle
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What Broke-Ass Stuart Thinks Of San Fran, Tech And All These F***ing Startups
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He’s been called the “the pimp daddy of budget travel,” and “editor in cheap.” Stuart Schuffman, popularly known as Broke-Ass […]
What People Were Searching While Donald Trump Was Becoming The Next President
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I, like most Americans, woke up today feeling a little hungover. A 12-hour-long, down-to-the-wire election had culminated with the election […]
11 Invaluable Qualities Of The Best Business Leaders
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Leadership skills are comprised of a number of different qualities and characteristics. The best business leaders in the world, however, […]
Here’s Why Your Best Employees Keep Leaving
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How does your business compare to others when it comes to employee retention? Generally speaking, the numbers paint a rather […]
Let Your Employees Make Big Decisions
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Entrepreneurs are often known for wanting a hand in every aspect of their business, and that makes sense. Due to […]
8 Times Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump Tried Using Social Media to Appear Human
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally faced off this past Monday in the first Presidential Debate. I left it feeling […]
Launch of Tech: NYC Lobbying Group Signals Industry Adulthood
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There’s hardly a major company around that doesn’t have an office in New York City, and the giants of the […]
Worker Coops – The Pros & Cons
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In our last installment, we took a brief look at worker cooperatives as an alternative to traditional business structures and […]
The 4 People Who Will Hinder Your Success
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The company you keep and the people you notice will affect your performance as an entrepreneur. Be careful who you […]
The Power of Embracing Your Laziness
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Despite how it might seem, laziness and productivity are not opposites. The truth is, lazy people can be very productivity, […]
Worker Coops – Who’s The Boss Now?
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Most people would cringe at the thought of a government controlled by a handful of individuals who base their decisions […]
Critical Management Mistakes to Avoid
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When you’re an entrepreneur, you’re the boss. You have control over the start-up’s direction, the way the product develops, and […]
Does Your Startup Embody Its Core Values?
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As an entrepreneur, you likely have a set of core values you want your company to have. These values give […]
What a Startup CEO Should Know
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Being a CEO of a start-up company is one of the most coveted jobs, but it is also the least […]
Twitter CEO Costolo Steps Down
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Twitter CEO Costolo Steps Down – Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From His Departure On June 11, 2015, Twitter announced CEO […]
Delegation vs Micromanagement
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When looking at leadership roles, micromanaging has been painted as a negative trait that should be nipped in the bud. […]
Has your CEO built the right culture?
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Culture, from an organizational perspective, is the system of shared actions, stipulated values and beliefs within an organization which guide […]
Jumpstart Your Startup Venture
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Starting a business implies undertaking various fundamental tasks that no one can afford to skimp on. By becoming a venture […]
How to Manage a Dysfunctional CEO
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More often than not, it is the CEO or Founder who makes the workplace dysfunctional. Most of us have been […]
Managing International Offices
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Starting and running any successful business is always stressful, but add into that having multiple offices and in other countries, […]
What to Ask the CEO in Your Interview
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Most CEOs worth their salt will exude a tremendous confidence in their start-up’s potential for success. This enthusiasm comes from […]
How to Overcome a Toxic Boss
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Bad bosses really make the workplace unbearable. We have all come across them: moody, callous, incompetent, unpredictable, always shifting blame […]
Holocracy Method – Is It Broken?
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Holacracy is a drastically distinctive administration framework that progressions how an association is organized, how choices are made, and how […]
Think You’re Cut Out Out for Leadership? Take This Quiz
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A leader draws people in and inspire them to action. Arizona’s former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and […]
8-Myths Uncovered About Leadership
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Nothing could be more exciting than setting up the business of your dreams. But before you embark on that, make […]
The Introvert’s Guide to Leadership
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According to Deniz S. Ones, Stephan Dilchert, and other researchers, many executives and leaders display extrovert characteristics. This dovetails nicely […]
Six Leadership Habits You’ll Want to Cultivate
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Leadership does not simply entail reaching the top of the corporate ladder and ordering people to do your bidding. It […]
Six Bad Habits Entrepreneurs Should Avoid
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When you decide to live the entrepreneurial lifestyle the most important asset you will ever have is the reputation you […]
Four Methods to be a Stronger Leader
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Leadership skills are vital to career success. There are many different ways to make a living. In each the path to long-term […]
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
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Those in leadership roles have a variety of hats to wear, often requiring specialization in a number of different fields, […]
Top Eight Tips for Team Building in the Workplace
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There is no precisely defined strategy to employ when building a team. Successful teamwork is something that should develop organically, […]
Five Phrases Successful Leaders Never Use
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Becoming a leader takes more than intelligence, hard work, and focus. Successful leaders learn early in their careers that language […]
Seven Characteristics of Exceptional Leaders
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Whether you’re starting out in your first middle-management job or dreaming of launching your own entrepreneurial endeavor, understanding critical components […]
Five Methods for Improving Employee Productivity
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Money is not the most important factor when it comes to motivating employees. When asked if money was important to […]
Guard Against Bad Employee Behavior
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Does your company have a code of ethics? If your employees were asked to name even one of your business’ […]
Qualities of a Great Employee
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It is never too late to start and impress the boss. Here are some of the qualities that most employers […]
Success Lays Within Collaborative Leadership
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What do leadership, empowerment, and interdependence have in common? All of these qualities when present lead to successful entrepreneurship. Those […]
Must Have Leadership Characteristics
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Leadership in business is a must in order to move a company forward. So how do you determine which people […]
Employee Engagement: What Separates the Good Companies From the Great
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Every business owner and manager dreams of having team members that care deeply about their business and take personal pride […]
Top 5 Rules of Employee Engagement
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Employee engagement in on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days. If you are a business leader and you aren’t […]
The Eight Worst Traits of Bad Entrepreneurs
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The difference between success and failure in entrepreneurship can have a lot to do with your own traits and habits. […]
Steve Jobs is Rolling In His Grave
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It has been nearly three years since Steve Jobs passed away, and Apple has since faced a great deal of […]
How to Deal With a Challenging Boss
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A challenging boss is someone whose work ethics do not match yours. You find him insensitive, indecisive, unfair and cruel. […]
Integrity: Do you have it?
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The words “character,” “morals,” “ethics,” and “integrity,” are often used interchangeably. Each has its own meaning, however. Integrity is acting […]
10 Tips You Need to Know to Keep Your Millennial Workforce Happy
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According to LinkedIn’s 2015 US Recruiting Trends report, one of the toughest challenges facing recruiters is the ability to hire talented staff […]
The Purpose of the 360-degree Employee Feedback
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At most organizations, human resource professionals conduct annual evaluations to assess employee performance. In addition, ideal evaluation systems should assist […]
The Mark of a Leader
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What makes a leader? Is leadership a quality that is inherent in the individual, or does it stems from a […]
The Value Of Company Culture
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Do you know that although implementing team building activities for younger employees effectively curbs turnover, it also impedes their work […]
Was It Talent or Just Plain Luck?
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As the world embraces rapidly advancing technology, average Joes are left wondering just how the individuals are leading these companies […]
5 Signs Your Management Style Needs a Reboot
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Do you often have a sneaking suspicion upper management is paying more attention than normal to the functioning of your […]
Office Wars: Surviving Office Politics
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When it comes to dealing with office politics, one can often find themselves in awkward and even job-threatening situations. Some […]
Ten Skills of the Most Successful Entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneurship requires competent leaders to make rational decisions that facilitate the realization of a market opportunity. Successful entrepreneurs leverage their […]
Three Reasons You’re Not Happy
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If an easy, happy life is top of most people’s agenda, why are so few around the world truly happy […]
Turning Intention Into Reality
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While the desire for improvement beats in every living heart, wishing never brings about intended results (trust me, I have tried). […]
Become An Entrepreneur
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You don’t need to have an Ivy League education, or any education for that matter, in order to become an […]
If You Are Comfortable, You Are Not Successful
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Comfortable people are usually content with where they are in life. Sure, great job, a nice house are a wonderful […]
14 Common Misconceptions About Entrepreneurs
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Like most other professions, a number of harmful misconceptions and stereotypes have coiled around entrepreneurship too. Take a look at the […]
What Is The Biggest Secret to Success?
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The big question for all those who seek to become a great leader would be, how do you achieve personal […]
Motivating Employees with Effective Feedback
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An employee evaluation is not just a set point in time for you to go through the motions of offering […]
How Do Entrepreneurs Find Balance?
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It is hard enough for people who work traditional 9 to 5 jobs to maintain the proper work-life balance. For […]
How Leaders Impact Employer Brand
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Company leaders can either ignore and neglect employment brand or harness and develop it, but either way, they have a […]
Why The Underdog Ranks As Top Dog
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I like the little guy. Well, let me clarify the type of little guy I mean. I don’t mean the little […]
Thought Leadership: Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
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Becoming a thought leader in your field of expertise does not come quickly and requires continual action to maintain. A […]
Managing Your Boss: The Art of Managing Upward
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No matter what company you work for, you’ll likely eventually hear someone tell you to start “managing upward.” This strategy […]
