Never Attend Another Useless Meeting

How to improve the quality of meetings, from the author of "Read this Before our Next Meeting"

Never Beat the Boss at Horseshoes: Lessons Learned in the Pits

The game of horseshoes has a lot in common with the game of life. Author Roy Lantz offers five tips on how to increase your chances of winning-no matter which game you're playing....

Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again

What makes a super salesperson? According to the authors of a new book, <i>Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again</i>, "Winning salespeople always share one critical psychological trait, and that characteristic is drive." Drive can't be taught, but you...

New CEO or Interim CRO: What's the Better Solution?

New Compensation Regulations May Affect Hiring Practices: Are You Prepared?

Organizations in hiring mode may have noticed that a New World Order in compensation is upon us. New laws and regulations are being implemented across the country that require most organizations to change their practices and protocols when it comes to understanding a candidate’s compensation history

New Grad Hires: Ready and Willing, but Are They Able?

Two-thirds of employers say college graduates lack the skills they need to succeed. What's the problem? Nobody is teaching young people how to communicate effectively. It's time for academia and the corporate world to give soft skills some...

New Managers: Alone and Out of Their Depths

Being a new manager is a lot like learning how to swim. You can watch others, study a chart about it or even read a book on it. But ultimately, you learn by doing.

Why Managers Prepare to Fail

A new survey shows that many managers lack the training they need to succeed.

New Research Reveals Many Entrepreneurs Are Dyslexic

A new study from London's Cass Business School shows that as many as 35% of U.S. entrepreneurs suffer from dyslexia. Additionally, dyslexics are more likely than nondyslexics to own more than one business and to supervise more people....

New Rules of Leadership

In the last two decades leadership roles in the business world, formerly thought of as caregiver and analyst, have changed dramatically.But these two profiles can can be myopic and constraining. In their book <i>The Wizard and the Warrior: Leading...