6 Key Attributes of the CEO You Need for Your Business
Every business needs that ultimate leader and decision maker at the top, commonly given the title of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Sometimes it’s the business founder, and in other cases…
How to Be Influential: 10 Ways to Get Your Ideas Heard
You have ideas. You have great ideas. But when you try to share those ideas, it seems like no one will ever listen to you. After navigating sticky business…
Many Companies Redo Their IT Infrastructure
Organizations are carefully examining the state of their IT infrastructure as they dedicate themselves to a digital transformation, according to a recent survey from SignalFx. With this transition considered a…
5 Ways To Make The Most Of 360-Degree Feedback
5 Ways To Make The Most Of 360-Degree Feedback 360 degree feedback can add a new layer of transparency to your organization. Feedback is a valuable tool that can help…
How to Create a Product (and Launch It) in Under a Week
By Jonathan Long, founder of Market Domination Media. The internet, combined with a well-thought-out online marketing strategy, has completely removed the barriers of entry when it comes to creating a…
25 Leadership Lessons Your Business Can’t Live Without
When it comes to running a business, you may find yourself learning about skills you never thought you would need. One of those skills is leadership. The reality is that running…
3 Lessons to Learn From the Marriott-Starwood Merger
We’ve just passed the one-year anniversary of Marriott and Starwood Hotel’s merger announcement — and the happy couple is settling in just fine, having completed the $13 billion acquisition in September…
How to Grow Your Business Through Strong Partnerships
Business development is a phrase that can be difficult to define, largely because companies tend to modify the scope of that role based on their unique needs. Sometimes, business development…
The World’s Best Chess Player Beat Bill Gates in 9 Moves. Here Are 3 Business Lessons
At first glance, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is your typical 25-year old celebrity. He’s modeled with film actress Liv Tyler for G-Star Raw. He’s dabbled in entrepreneurship, founding his first company…
The Key to Meaningful Productivity: Being Receptive
We all want to be more productive and fulfilled in our day-to-day. Even the words that we use to describe productive people and actions are filled with aspiration: ship, create,…
Why Steve Jobs Asked Himself This 1 Question Every Morning (And You Should Too)
Have you ever been distracted while driving and then suddenly arrived at your destination, wondering how you even got there? Too often, we go through life on autopilot like this,…
Data Needs to Be More Personal In the 21st Century
The public is finally waking up to the importance of data. Sure, most of us still scroll to the bottom and click ‘Accept’ on iTunes’ Terms and Conditions, but rising…
7 Great Habits Of The Most Successful People
Many people wonder how they can become highly successful, not realizing that they hold within them everything they need to achieve all of the success they desire. Successful people are…
Why He Chose to Become a Homeless Entrepreneur
You’ve probably heard about people who make a radical lifestyle choice relating to their living abode. Remember that Google employee who retrofitted a box truck into an apartment? Or the…
All Successful Entrepreneurs Share These 4 Qualities
What are the qualities of an effective entrepreneur? In a recent study, professional services firm EY and the Harvard Business Review teamed up to look back at 30 years of…
6 Signs You’re Not Effectively Communicating With Your Team
Management is not simply about working with other people, but guiding them as a team or unit. With meetings, emails, and calls, the majority of what a manager does is…
The Debate Between the US Government and the Tech Industry About Encryption, Explained
In an unusually contentious political season, there seems to be one thing that unites leaders from both parties: the need to thwart terrorists using encrypted messages. Everybody from President…
Five Overlooked Principles Shaping the Destiny of Your Business
The most important changes are often the least obvious. That’s especially true in business, where changes are taking place on a greater scale than ever before. The advent of digital…
Achieve digital success: Takeaways from CEB’s Summit for IT Leaders
3. IT needs a new operating model Plan-build-run model is no longer viable: Leaders attending the CEB Summit also considered changes to IT’s operating model for the digital era. Digitization…
Modernized IT Infrastructure Includes Thin Clients
Universities and other teaching institutions face an entirely different set of challenges than businesses and other groups. For one thing, users must access the network and data from a variety…