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  • What Makes a Company More Likely to Protect LGBT Rights?

    Attracting new employees and doing right by its current workforce aren’t the only factors that lead a company to adopt LGBT-friendly HR policies.
    August 13, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: board, media, writers, data, leaders
  • The Not-So-Rosy Reality of Startups

    Managers of startup companies should carefully balance their goals of expansion against the reality of cutbacks and downsizing.
    July 30, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: lean manufacturing, startups, transportation, china, writers, economy
  • The Unexpected Benefits of Product Returns

    Product returns are typically seen as a necessary headache and a cost drain. But companies can use their return policies to enhance customer loyalty and increase profits.
    July 23, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: lean manufacturing, research, stores, writers, sales, manufacturing
  • Are Online Reviews the New Focus Group?

    Online consumer reviews of new products are more than just word of mouth — they also can provide companies with early (and free) advice on how to improve products.
    July 16, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: lean manufacturing, manufacturing, motivation, media, writers, sales
  • The Wright Stuff

    In a new biography of the brothers who invented the airplane, David McCullough describes the frustrations and triumphs involved in getting aviation off the ground.
    June 17, 2015 by Theodore Kinni
    Related tags: banking, biographies, transportation, writers, sales
  • The Trouble with Putting Goals Ahead of Strategy

    Winning strategies start with a big idea.
    June 15, 2015 by Ken Favaro
    Related tags: strategy, mobile, motivation, writers, sales
  • Oops! I “Dropped” My Phone: A Consumer’s Justification for Buying New Things

    Contrary to the popular notion that consumers care for the products they own, people are more likely to act recklessly toward certain items when a more appealing upgrade reaches the market.
    June 4, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: brand, research, mobile, stores, writers
  • The Selfie Strategy

    Should you make your company in your own image?
    June 1, 2015 by Theodore Kinni
    Related tags: execution, mobile, internet, writers, ceo
  • International Investors Can Be a Hidden Advantage

    Courting investors with expertise in foreign markets can provide companies with a crucial, but often overlooked, advantage in pulling off international M&A deals.
    May 21, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: research, governance, writers, board, trade
  • What’s Love Got to Do with Business?

    How to fall in love with your colleagues.
    May 12, 2015 by Susan Cramm
    Related tags: ethics, success, coaching, writers, investing
  • The Race Goes to the Bold

    Thriving amid rapid change, authors Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler argue, requires a fearlessness that borders on hubris.
    April 27, 2015 by Allison Schrager
    Related tags: innovation, authors, crowdfunding, writers, data
  • Developing the Conviction to Do Meaningful Work

    As we get older, deciding to pursue our dreams becomes more difficult — but it’s never too late to do something that’s important to the world.
    April 14, 2015 by Susan Cramm
    Related tags: education, design, writers, board, leadership
  • Dancing with Yourself

    Negotiation guru William Ury argues that self-knowledge is a crucial tool for deal making.
    April 13, 2015 by Seth Stevenson
    Related tags: strategy, motivation, brain, authors, writers
  • A Culture of Personality

    A CEO’s character can change a company’s culture, the way it operates, and its performance.
    March 19, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: operations, writers, ceo, trade, data
  • Dealing with Your Childish Boss

    Managing up to a supervisor who behaves like a toddler? Neuroscience can help.
    March 5, 2015 by Eric J. McNulty
    Related tags: neuroscience, brain, writers, leadership, skills
  • Why Beanie Babies Boomed — Then Busted Badly

    The 1990s mania surrounding plush toys tells us as much about irrational behavior as the coincident dot-com bubble.
    March 2, 2015 by Mark Gimein
    Related tags: trade, pricing, entrepreneurship, stores, writers
  • What’s Your Relational Intelligence?

    In Leading with Sense, Professor Valérie Gauthier defines leaders as genuine, generous, generative — even poetic.
    February 9, 2015 by Tom Brown
    Related tags: aerospace, innovation, leaders, training, writers
  • Ellen Langer on the value of mindfulness in business

    A pioneer in mindfulness research says that companies can promote innovation and their own rejuvenation by setting the right context. And watch the video “Mindfulness for Senior Executives.”
    February 9, 2015 by Art Kleiner
    Related tags: writers, leaders, healthcare, consulting, industrials
  • Honesty (about Your Costs) Is the Best Policy

    Being honest about the expenses that go into developing and distributing a product can increase sales and enhance a firm’s bond with consumers.
    February 6, 2015 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: strategy, transportation, writers, data, sales
  • The Mission Statement Is Dead! Long Live the Mission Narrative!

    Your company’s guiding principles should be built to focus your employees’ thinking, decisions, and actions.
    February 2, 2015 by Eric J. McNulty
    Related tags: writers, brain, motivation, stores, leadership
  • Stop Managing Generational Diversity

    Thomas Koulopoulos and Dan Keldsen argue that companies should bridge gaps among various age groups, not reinforce them.
    January 21, 2015 by Theodore Kinni
    Related tags: training, turnover, trust, writers, leadership
  • Gossip in the Workplace Could Signal Larger Problems

    Potentially harmful rumors can start because employees feel inadequately informed, and they can spread when companies fail to keep their promises to their workers.
    December 23, 2014 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: motivation, training, writers, data, banking
  • A Different Kind of C(E)O

    To stay ahead of political and social upheaval, multinational firms should consider elevating external affairs to the same level as other top management spheres.
    December 11, 2014 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: communication, strategy, experts, education, writers
  • Leadership Insights from a Special Needs Parent

    Raising a child with disabilities showed me what it takes to be an effective leader.
    December 1, 2014 by David Lancefield
    Related tags: leaders, brain, academics, motivation, writers
  • Don’t Brag: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Getting Capital

    Young firms seeking outside funding can attract investors by acknowledging they have room for improvement, while also playing up their strengths.
    November 13, 2014 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: finance, technology, writers, success, research
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