5 Ways These YouTube Superstars Built Business Empires
The entrepreneur’s dream is to turn what he or she loves into something that will actually turn a profit. YouTube is home to more than a billion users, and some…
What Is Business’ Role in the Migration and Refugee Crisis?
Economic vulnerability, climate change, violence and protracted conflict have displaced nearly 65.3 million people in the world. That’s equivalent to the population of France — Europe’s second largest country. So, it’s no…
The Keys to Success Behind a Multi-Million-Dollar Construction Company
Any business — whether it’s washing windows or consulting — needs to take advantage of technology or risk losing out on precious customers to faster and more connected competition. But…
10 Troubling Habits of Chronically Unhappy People
Happiness comes in so many different forms that it can be hard to define. Unhappiness, on the other hand, is easy to identify; you know it when you see it,…
6 Reasons Bimodal IT Is Wrong For You
Bimodal IT is supposed to stabilize critical systems and bring innovation to others. But there are consequences to dividing the IT house — ones most companies don’t need. …
The Power And Importance of Quarterly Meetings
As we reach the end of the third quarter, it’s time for companies to re-focus, review their achievements to date against their annual business plan, and get the whole team…
Here’s Why You Really Need To Pay Attention To SEO
What do we know about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)? The initial Google algorithm developed by Larry Page Sergey Brin in 1995 decided which websites should rank highest in Google. It…
4 Lessons Video Gamers Can Teach Entrepreneurs
We all have secrets. Mine is that I had never held a PlayStation controller until six months ago when I was visiting a friend. He was playing Until Dawn, an…
How to Confidently Raise Money as a First-Time Founder
How can a first-time entrepreneur raise money from VCs/angel investors if she doesn’t fit the pattern of most startup entrepreneurs? How can a first-time entrepreneur raise money from angel investors…
The World’s Favorite Airline Will Start Annoying Customers With New Fees
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Upfront in First Class, they’re taking showers. Soon, those at the…
Thinking Content? Time to Think Like a Baker!
I have taught many classes and sessions on content marketing. So much so, that I find the concept to be more complex than it needs to be, especially if you…
How To Build An Effective Culture
In Team of Teams, General Stanley McChrystal credits his focus on transforming military culture as key to turning the tide in Iraq. He writes that “the role of the leader…
3 Fatal Flaws Limiting Project-Based Innovation
When people talk about innovation, many of the conversations gravitate towards the creation or invention of new products or markets. Fewer conversations focus on how innovation occurs in the context…
The Case for Dual Innovation
BCG: Most Innovative Companies 2014 Evaluating breakthrough innovation cultures and organizations, BCG concludes in their annual 2014 study: By definition, breakthrough innovation is the introduction of new ideas that…
How Executive Power Struggles Impede Innovation
At this point, it’s apparent to just about every CIO that existing data silos must crumble. There’s no way for an organization to tap the full potential of digital…
8 Essential Growth-Hacking Tools to Build Your Business
One of the biggest challenges startups face is scaling user and customer bases. This is particularly daunting for startups and smaller companies: They’re marketing without a well-known brand or the financial…
Coming Soon: Roads That Produce Solar Energy
A project in Missouri will test whether highways can become a new source of power. Until now, capturing solar energy generally has meant placing panels on roofs or, at the…
5 Cloud Performance Measuring Strategies
Migrating systems to the public cloud requires many steps. One of them should be performance monitoring. Here are five ways IT pros can make sure their company is getting…
How to Plan for a Key Loss in Your Small Business
By Nathaniel Broughton, partner at Plus2 Capital. It’s a somber thought, but what would happen to your small business if your partner died tomorrow? We all hope things like that…
5 Ways to Discover the Biggest Problems in Your Company
In 1989, consultant Sidney Yoshida presented a study known as the “Iceberg of Ignorance,” showing just how blind executives are to their own organizations. Yoshida’s work revealed that at Japanese…