Over and over again, the research confirms that engaged, happy employees are productive, idea-generating employees. What can you do in the new year to make your team members feel motivated?
As they say, it’s lonely at the top. For first-time CEOs, there’s nothing more important than actively finding ways to become a better leader as your startup grows.
Antonio Neves spent years working in live television, only to find out that the lessons he learned were even more useful as an entrepreneur.
What’s in an incubator? Business incubators mentor companies through childhood while business accelerators guide them through adolescence into adulthood.
Simple improvements, like adding initials to the back of a sandwich bag, can go a long way in making a customer feel more at ease with your business or brand — which leads to better retention rates and higher sales. It’s called kanban.
When your startup undergoes a growth spurt, the team can sometimes suffer a loss of creativity (and comfort). Here’s how to keep your team fresh and focused.
Finding a technical co-founder isn’t about “finding a coder” to do your bidding — it’s about building a network, and a viable product, and recruiting a dedicated team to work with you as partners and mentors.
Many managers and CEOs are quick to hire and quick to fire, but sometimes the reason an employee fails is because you haven’t set them up to succeed.
Struggling to lead your employees? Effective leaders know the difference between motivation and coercion, empowerment and instruction.
Startups don’t always offer the best pay rate, but most entrepreneurs agree the experience and mentorship is priceless (especially if you love to take initiative).
Feeling stuck in your business? Don’t be — Pete Kennedy offers 3 questions that can help you plan for a startup growth spurt sooner than later.
Using puzzles and other aptitude “tests” to simplify your hiring process sounds like a good idea…sort of. Thursday Bram dissects the HR trend.
After a major player leaves your startup team, it’s a good time to recalibrate your strategy — and check in with the rest of your team, too.
One of the hardest aspects of being an entrepreneur or owner is correcting your employees and colleagues’ mistakes. The Daily Muse CEO Kathryn Minshew offers some tips for delivering tough feedback.
What does it take to be a leader? What does it take to change your life and more importantly, your career? Stop With The BS author Shane Mac shares insights from his new book.
We all want to succeed — but growing too fast can dilute the value and often the meaning of our brands, especially internally. How do you keep your company’s culture intact, even as it grows?
Finding “rock star” talent is easier said than done if you’re bootstrapping. Thirteen founders offer advice for keeping talented team members happy and compensated.
Delegation is great — in theory. Early-stage startups need a lot of nurturing, so think hard before you outsource a mission-critical part of your business.
Good advice is helpful, but it should never stop you from trying something you believe in, according to Emily Holdman, advisor of Book’d and co-founder of The Agency Post.
If culture is the source of service, as Nick Friedman believes, then the question for CEOs is this: How do you create a winning company culture on day 1?
