Companies are getting savvier about social media, if a recent survey is any indication.
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Best Way to Make Employees Better at Their Jobs
Want to get honest feedback from your employees about your business and your own performance. Make one CEO for a day.
How to Hire Top Performing Employees
Only one in four hires turns out to be a top performer, so how can you tilt the odds in your favor?
Be Broad-minded in How You Use Broadband
Few entrepreneurs would consider running their company without high-speed broadband Internet. Yet many small business owners may be missing opportunities to use broadband to boost business efficiency and lower their costs, according to a report from the Internet Innovation Alliance and the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council.
How to Change Your Mind Without Being a Flip-Flopper
Effective leaders change direction when the facts change. But how do you do that without coming across as weak-kneed and indecisive?
Protect Your Company From Social Media Mayhem
| As companies wade into social media, many find that it’s challenging to develop sound legal policies about the use of this technology. Sharon Toerek, a partner at the Cleveland law firm of Licata & Toerek, says too many companies construct social media policies in a vacuum. “It requires a multidisciplinary approach,” she |
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Lose the Pants: Hot Summers Have Men Scrambling For Utilikilts’ Rugged Skirts
Steven Villegas has sold more than 100,000 “utility kilts” for men since 1999.
Sure-Fire Ways to Motivate Your Staff
To achieve a purpose-fueled, engaged workforce, you should resist a one-size-fits-all approach to inspiring your employees. Instead, make an effort to help each worker recognize the importance of his or her job and how it contributes to the company’s success.
9 Dumb Ways to Ruin a Meeting
If you must call a meeting, make it count. Don’t waste everyone’s time with one of these mistakes.
Don’t Let Data Loss Derail Your Business
No matter what industry you’re in, few things are more vital to your business than your data. Lost data means lost time and money, and in extreme cases could even put you out of business.
Say Goodbye to the 9-to-5 Work Day
Mobile technology has changed the way employees work, but in exchange for doing more work at odd hours, today’s mobile worker expects more flexibility in return.
More Likes, More Cash? Kabbage Provides Working Capital for Online Merchants
Online lender Kabbage offers financing to small businesses selling primarily via eBay, Amazon, Yahoo, Shopify, or Etsy.