Everything you need to know about setting up, managing and growing small businesses. Veterans, as well as newbies share their stories and valuable lessons.
“He’s fast on his feet” or “She has a clear head on her shoulders.” “He’s definitely a thought-leader in the industry.” These current kudos pique a leader’s attention. After all, leaders look to hire, promote, and listen to those who think clearly and communicate well. But what if you’re naturally quiet and slow to speak […]
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Sachin Kamdar, Co-founder & CEO, Parse.ly Building a startup can sometimes feel a bit like waiting for the subway for too long. After you spend more than 20 minutes waiting, you begin to feel more invested — you’ve waited for so long that the next train must be arriving soon. It is difficult to admit
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The Institute for Health and Human Potential conducted a survey for our New York Times bestselling book, Performing Under Pressure, The Science of Doing More Your Best When it Matters Most (Crown Business, 2015), asking senior leaders about the impact on them and their teams when they were tasked to do more with less. Here
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As a senior level executive, you can have a profound affect on everyone in your organization. I was reminded of that today when I was talking with a friend and colleague and told him that I had an offer for a partnership within a particular group. In our circles, this new partnership would be groundbreaking and
No one sees a flower, really. We haven’t time. For to see a flower takes time, like to have a friend takes time. – Georgia O’Keefe The holidays are upon us. The air is crisp; the few remaining leaves crackle. As we dig out last year’s coats, we reach towards next year’s potential. Ambitious, we
Janice DiPietro, CEO, Exceptional Leaders International As CEOs we have all felt how lonely the role can be and the multiple and often conflicting demands placed upon us. This becomes amplified as our various constituencies of stakeholders begin the chant relative to the New Year. What is our plan? How will we ensure a successful
Tom Leahey, Principal & Lead for Strategic Growth Advisory Practice, Windham Brannon Leave it to Silicon Valley to introduce yet another business term―so futuristic and symbolic―that its meaning is barely recognizable beyond those in the know. We’ve had these episodes before. Terms such as “accelerator,” “revenue linearity,” and “asymmetric returns” have been thrown at us
I am not talking about holiday shopping. I am talking about “shopping” for your business. Last year, I like many individuals waited, and waited and waited for word about the expired tax extenders. Just in the nick of time, tax extenders were approved. Of course by that time many did not have time to shop.
Charlie Fusco, CEO, Synergixx, LLC If you’re a small company desiring or experiencing rapid growth – jump in–but do so cautiously. Clearly, you’re producing a valuable service or product, but without careful strategies to manage your growth, the business can plummet as quickly as it rose. SAVE MONEY TO MAKE MONEY Rapid expansion, especially for
Will Fleming, CEO, MotionPoint Corporation Recently, my company—a provider of technology solutions for business globalization—celebrated its 15th birthday. MotionPoint, with its culturally diverse team of more than 200 employees, is a pioneer in its field. But localizing websites, and later discovering ways to maximize the value and impact of those sites in ways that transcend
