Building a Business
These 3 Common Business Mistakes Could Cost You Customers
Avoid these three major business blunders to build customer trust for the long haul.
By Steve Einzig
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Thought Leaders
Why Modern Leadership Requires Influence Beyond the Boardroom
Executives can't afford to stay in the shadows.
Business Ideas
I Teach Aspiring Entrepreneurs How to Prototype — Try These 4 Simple Tips to Turn Blank Pages Into Blueprints
Here's how you can use prototyping to bring your business ideas to life.
Human Resources
Stop Trying to Manage Employees Without Understanding Them — How to Build Relationships for Leadership Success
You can't effectively manage people if you don't understand them. Here's how to build better working relationships with team members.
By Darian Shimy
Entrepreneurs
I’ve Worked With Dozens of Highly Successful — But Unfulfilled — Entrepreneurs. Here’s How I Helped Them Find Their Purpose.
Few people take the time to consider where they want to be in the long term and what their legacy will be. Entrepreneurs must consider their impact and purpose in this world earlier on in life.
Thought Leaders
Remote Workers Aren’t Lazy — They Need Empathy. Here’s How to Build Emotional Resilience in a Remote Environment
Given the increasing prevalence of remote work, especially in light of the pandemic, this article delves into the various aspects of working from home, with a particular focus on emotional resilience. It draws from Dr. Emmy E. Werner's pioneering research on resilience and aims to provide guidance to organizational leaders seeking to effectively engage with remote employees by prioritizing empathy and support.
By Martin Rust
Thought Leaders
Own Your Expertise — 13 Ways to Elevate Your Thought Leadership
Here's how to elevate your expertise and leverage your knowledge to become a trusted authority and visionary in your specific area.
By Wendy Shore
Building a Business
I Wasted So Much Time By Not Doing These 4 Things When I Started My Business
Here's what I've learned by building my business and what I would do differently if I could start over.
By Chloe Samaha
Thought Leaders
How to Eradicate Toxic Behavior in the Workplace — and 3 Ways to Prevent It in the First Place
By taking these preventative actions, leaders can keep workplaces healthy.
Thought Leaders
I Learned the Secret to Unstoppable Resilience at a Young Age — Here’s How I Use It as an Entrepreneur
There's something empowering — and admittedly, scary — about the idea that we alone control our own stories. Here's how that sense of ownership fuels resilience.
By Aytekin Tank
Entrepreneurs
5 Work Ethic Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Elite Athletes
If you want to learn the keys to success, champion athletes offer ideal lessons.
By David Sacks
Human Resources
How to Develop Empowered Leaders Within Your Own Team
The true power of leadership lies in the potential within our teams and creating environments that allow them to demonstrate leadership themselves. When we forget this, we end up with disengaged workforces, stifled creativity, and missed opportunities for growth.
By Sam Rockwell
Thought Leaders
How to Build a Personal Brand Like Simon Sinek, Brené Brown and James Clear
Thought leaders like Simon Sinek and Brené Brown became known for one big idea, which helped them build authority and trust. By honing in on your unique strengths, accomplishments, and experiences and staying consistent, you can establish yourself as a go-to expert in your niche.
Entrepreneurs
I Hit Rock Bottom When My Childhood Dream Crumbled Before My Eyes — But Entrepreneurship Saved Me. Here’s What I Learned About Purpose, Perseverance and People.
The day I accepted that my dream of becoming a professional soccer player wouldn't come true is seared into my memory — but I found a new purpose in starting a business. Here are the three lessons that shaped my journey and how you can apply them to your own.
Thought Leaders
4 Mindful Leadership Practices That Transformed My Management and Company Culture
Over the years, I've developed a few mindful leadership practices that have transformed my management style and had a profound impact on our company culture at the same time. It requires a dedication to being fully engaged, authentic, and focused on personal and professional development.
Thought Leaders
You Need to Listen More to Lead Better — 5 Tactics for Leaders to Bridge the Communication Gap With Their Team
If business moves at the speed of relationships, leaders must do more than talk a good game.
Building a Business
I Wrote 2 Books That Are Now Bestsellers — Follow My 5-Step Approach to Do the Same
You've done the hard work: You wrote a book! Now, it's time to sell it. Follow these five practices to ensure you get the success you deserve.
Thought Leaders
4 Thinking Traps That Could Stifle Your Business — and How to Avoid Them
As an entrepreneur, sharp decision-making is your superpower, but thinking traps can hinder your success. Learn how to navigate these pitfalls and strengthen your decision-making skills with insights from an entrepreneur of 20 years.
By Zain Jaffer
Thought Leaders
Most Entrepreneurs Lack This One Quality That’s Essential For Success — Do You?
With practice, any leader can learn to embody this quality. Here's why it's so important and how you can start building it.
By Scott Taylor
Building a Business
3 Inspiring Speakers Who Can Motivate Your Leadership Team
These inspiring speakers share innovative strategies to elevate your leadership skills and drive lasting success for your team.
Thought Leaders
Don’t Blindly Follow the Herd — 5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Must Chart Their Own Course
There are different powerful reasons why the concept of "black sheep" exists — one of those reasons is to learn to never follow the herd.
By Jon Michail
Business Ideas
Use This Scientific Approach to Transform Your Idea Into a Million-Dollar Success
Even when approaching the unknown, we always have a tool to draw conclusions for better-informed decision-making — the scientific method.
By Daniel Todd
Thought Leaders
I Shifted From Founder to CEO 20 Years Ago and Never Looked Back — Here’s How to Successfully Make the Leap
Great CEOs aren't born, they're made. But what separates a successful founder-turned-CEO from a failed one? As someone who remains the head of my company, Jotform, after founding it nearly 20 years ago, I've got some insight into what it takes to make the change.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
You Don’t Need All the Right Answers to Lead Through a Crisis — But You Do Need to Learn These 3 Lessons
Navigating business crises requires swift action and adaptable leadership. Learn how to make tough decisions, empower your team and lead by example through challenging times.
By Rob Grazioli
Entrepreneurs
3 Simple Tips to Unlearn Bad Self-Care Habits and Escape Burnout For Good
Overwhelm is the gateway to burnout, but as a culture we still accept it as the norm. If you're tired of the perpetual grind and ready to take self-care seriously, the first step is to detangle from unhealthy habits. Here are three hard-won tips to unlearn what's not working for you and kick overwhelm to the curb for good.
Thought Leaders
How to Improve Your Leadership Style With Cohort-Based Leadership Training
Cohort-based leadership development integrates training with interactive learning experiences. It is a well-organized program in which a group of leaders or emerging leaders undergo training together over a specified period of time, yielding notable results.
By Sam Rockwell
Thought Leaders
Success Isn’t Linear — 5 Tips to Overcome Obstacles and Find Your Winning Strategy
The game of business requires a serious and thoughtful approach. Read on to learn five key ways to meet the biggest challenges you'll face as a leader.
By Nancy Solari