Good or Bad Leadership

Leaders can choose to lead in a good direction or a bad one. Actually, a full spectrum exists from exceptionally bad to exceptionally good.

Instagram Turns 4: Are You Making the Most of the Popular Social Network?

Instagram turns four years old this month! Are you making the most of the potential of this incredibly popular social network?

Niche Marketing: Targeting the Best Prospects

Occupying a niche means you won't be competing with a lot of similar businesses solely on price. And because you will be selling products and services that are customized to the specific needs and predispositions of a select group of people, you can often charge more. Your products and services

Wanna Be in Pictures? Maybe You Should Be an Internet Marketer

How entrepreneurs can build their internet profiles using free or low-cost tools.

Steve Jobs, and the classic story

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Steve Jobs' life is a tale in the epic mould. From tragedy to glory, Jobs' saga is larger-than-life, going from hope to despair to personal set-backs to awe-inspiring glory. Through

Humor with a Purpose: How to Hire a Funny Speaker Who Can Still Deliver a Powerful Message

Find out why humor works, and how a funny speaker can deliver a powerful message with Connie Podesta. Read on to discover her successful secrets.

How to Raise Up New Leaders: the Power of Self-Duplication

Being talented is one thing; being able to spot talent is another, and also happens to be one of the most useful abilities a successful leader can have.

Supporting revenue growth in a time of economic slowdown using predictive analytics and knowledge pr

The quake that hit the global financial markets last year left shoppers and retailers bracing for a cold and lackluster Christmas. As anticipated, post-holiday consumer surveys reported holiday sales

London Business School / Babson College Study of Entrepreneurship in 2004: Entrepreneurial Activity

The Leader As A Mentor And A Director

As a leader you must be many things to many people. We have discussed in previous posts the need for a leader to be a visionary because involving people in realizing a compelling vision provides a bea

Leadership By Example

Many people in leadership roles get so involved in day-to-day tactics that they miss almost completely the impact their role as a leader has on “all” the individuals they are charged to lead.

Entrepreneurs You Should Know: Ingvar Kamprad of IKEA

Thanks to the decline in the dollar, IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad is now, according to some, the wealthiest person in the world. What started as a person-to-person business selling everything from pens to picture frames has grown to over 200 stores in 31 countries, employing over 75,000 people and ge

Palestinian Cuisine

HistoryThe region that has become Palestine has a varied past and as such, its cuisine has contributions from various cultures. After Palestine was conquered by the Muslims

Creative Solutions to Getting a Business Started on Limited Cash Resources

If you want to make money online and in retail with a new business, head over to LinkedIn's Small Biz Nation group for an active community of helpful hints from experienced business owners and bloggers.

Settore Dell’arredamento Per Ufficio: Dopo Un Anno L’italia è Ancora Leader

Le produzioni dei paesi asiatici crescono rapidamente, ma è ancora il made in Italy la miglior scelta nell'arredo ed accessori per ufficio. Questo quanto si delinea dal mercato, soprattutto sul web."/

Accomplished People Skills Are Required To Be A Successful Leader

Early in life we are taught to “play nice” and “follow the Golden Rule.” As we grow up and enter the business world, we find out that there are different ways to “play nice.” Behaviors can lead to fru

Team Dynamics

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We all know that we are supposed to “get along”.We've heard this since we were youngsters.Then why is it so hard to practice as adults?We have our degrees, titles, gray-hair, and nice offices, but whe

The Importance Of Leadership Development

It's easy to discount the importance of leadership development, assuming that corporate leaders either have what they take or they don't and if they do they'll learn as they go. If they don't...well,

Raving Fans for a Store that Puts Cupcakes on T-Shirts: What Gives?

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Johnny Cupcakes entrepreneur branding into art form and customers into raving fans

6 Ways to Keep Customers Coming Back

Getting new customers is costly, and keeping the ones you have is cheap...and easy. Here are some simple ways to make sure your customers don't walk across the street.