It used to be that if you wanted to work for a certain company, you went in for an informational interview or waited for a
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The Defining Elements of a Winning Culture
A company’s culture can have a powerful impact on its performance. Culture is the glue that binds an organization together and it’s the hardest thing
Never Say Goodbye to a Great Employee
So-called “boomerang” employees — those who leave and then return — will become an increasingly valuable source of talent over the years ahead. In what’s perhaps the most
The Management Myths Hurting Your Business
Freek Vermeulen of London Business School explains how best practices become bad practices. He is the author of Business Exposed: The Naked Truth About What
Entrepreneurs’ Brains are Wired Differently
Windows of entrepreneurial opportunity can open unexpectedly and briefly, typically under conditions of risk and uncertainty. Founder entrepreneurs must therefore be alert, tolerant of ambiguity
When You Criticize Someone, You Make It Harder for that Person to Change
“If everything worked out perfectly in your life, what would you be doing in ten years?” Such a question opens us up to fresh possibilities,
Marvin E. Smith 