February 22, 2012
So, you're smart. But stop it already with the inflated vocabulary. To make the biggest impact, take a cue from the simplicity of Apple's branding and ditch the big words.
"I'm Bill Gates. Takes a genius to understand me."
—Rapper Flo Rida in Good Feeling
I hear that...
So much for so-called f-commerce. Four reasons why Facebook users aren't buying.
You'd think that Facebook would be a natural place for companies to sell their products and services. After all, the company claims far more than 800 million active users. But such big companies as Gamestop, J.C. Penney, Gap, and Nordstrom have all...
Bruce Eckfeldt of Cyrus Innovation and David Harouche of Multimedia Plus share their internal strategy
Two Inc. 5000 CEOs, David Harouche of Multimedia Plus and Bruce Eckfeldt of Cyrus Innovation, shared their strategies for transforming their business models with an...
In some rare cases it may become necessary to fire a customer that disrespects your team. In those cases, show your team that you have their backs.
I know some of you who just read this headline are clutching your proverbial pearls, especially if you’re in the business of serving customers. And really, we’re all in the business of serving our...
If you're thinking about pursuing an entrepreneurial dream, do this mental exercise to make sure you've got the passion to make it work.
A friend of mine bought a coffee shop. It was his dream. Now he owns a dream–but alas, a dream is not always a business. Nor is it even, for him, a passion.
And as you might imagine, the dream of...
Don't just sit there while the clock is ticking on your business idea. Go where the nerds are.
Almost everywhere you look, the barriers to starting a company are falling. Seed funding is easier to come by, startup costs are lower than ever, markets have never been more open. However, the technical skills required to execute the next groundbreaking idea are more...
A new study finds assertive black women leaders are viewed positively while just as assertive white women in the same roles are viewed negatively. Why?
When comparing leadership styles, it’s often been proven that men who are more assertive are viewed positively, while women who exhibit dominant behavior are viewed negatively. But what happens when you add race...
In business terms, Jeremy Lin is the underdog that took on the 800 pound gorilla and won. Here's what entrepreneurs can learn from him.
Lin-sanity, they call it.
On Sunday, February 20, the Knicks played the defending-champion Dallas Mavericks. Jeremy Lin was again on fire, scoring 28 points with 14 assists and five steals, and leading the Knicks to a 104 to 97 win. In...
Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way.
You’re the boss. You have the power.
Awesome. Just don’t use your power to do things like this:
Pressure employees to attend “social” events. Any time your employees are with people they work with, it’s like they’re at...
