How to Negotiate a Job Offer
You wanted this job so bad, and finally the offer arrived. The adrenaline is flowing freely, and you feel like sharing the good news with the entire world — certainly…
HR Use of Social Media Grows, But Is the Data Reliable?
More hiring managers and HR pros are using social media to make decisions about candidates, but how wise is it? Could the use of social media for hiring be dangerous…
Infrastructure, endpoints to drive UC tech budget boom in 2018
UC tech-budget spending targets staffing Organizations moving UC to the cloud plan to increase spending on staff to manage cloud providers and fill more strategic roles around UC. Organizations are…
Chipotle Takes Another Hit to Reputation, Stock Price
Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking another beating, both to its reputation and stock price. On July 18, the burrito chain temporarily closed a restaurant in Sterling, Va., after a small…
Anxiety Hits Middle Managers the Hardest
“What are the metrics?” We get this question all the time from nervous managers, directors, and VPs who are struggling with the philosophical underpinnings of front-end innovation. They are eager…
Ambitious People Rarely Become Successful
Success is not extrinsic. It’s not measurable. “Success” can only truly occur internally, because it is based on emotion. At the most basic level, success if your relationship with yourself. Most people are…
The Two Most Important Questions You Can Ask Someone If You Want Them to Be Motivated at Work
If you spend 40 hours a week with your employees, you probably think you know them pretty well. But just because you know what’s on their to-do lists or what…
Google’s Chief Experimenter Just Nailed the Key to Handling Failure in Just 1 Sentence
Once upon a time, Google Glass (the glasses with a wrap-around computer and screen that hovered above the eye) was a media darling and certain to usher in a new era of…
VC Jeremy Liew on the Biggest Pitch Mistake He’s Seen, and It’s a Doozy
Most startups seeking funding will never land a meeting with a venture capitalist. However, most founders will have to sell their idea to someone, be it a partner or new…
9 Low-Budget Marketing Strategies Every Startup Can Afford
Find out how to optimize your website to give your customers experiences that will have the biggest ROI for your business. Register Now » Startups face many challenges, but none…
To Make Better Hires for Your Company, Embrace Your Inner Headhunter
One of the best parts of hiring in the digital age is that there is never a shortage of candidates. With all the recruitment websites, job boards and placement apps available…
During a Time of Disruption, Entrepreneurs Should Seize Opportunities
We are living in a time of upheaval, with technology changing the face of business in unimaginable ways. Consider how services such as Expedia have displaced travel agents, how Lyft…
5 Reasons Israel Is Ideal for Startups and What the U.S. Can Learn
The words Israel, “startup nation” and innovation have been thrown together in many a learned conversation of late, and for good reason. Israel has one of the highest concentrations of startups in the…
12 Invoicing Techniques of Pros That Most Business Owners Ignore
Are you new to invoicing? If so, it may at first appear tedious and complicated. But, you can still master the art of invoicing Regardless of whether you outsource your bills…
Firms Are Not Prepared for Expected Cyber-Attacks
According to the “State of Cyber-Security 2017” research study from the Independent Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), 80 percent of survey respondents expect a cyber-attack to strike their organization…
140 Characters Can Make or Break Your Brand
Bottom Line: An informal social media style can backfire on an unknown company or boost trust among an audience that is already familiar with the firm. What’s in a (first) name? When it comes…
Getting Clear on Your Strategy
“If I had the key members of your executive suite all in the same room, would they all be able to articulate the essence of your business strategy clearly and…
The Startup Fallacy Every MENA Entrepreneur Should Be Wary Of: Never, Ever Quit
“Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run…” So goes the famous song ‘The Gambler’ Most people would agree…
What Dell’s Women Entrepreneur Cities Index Gets Right (And Wrong) About Dubai
Earlier this week, Dell announced the results of its 2017 Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities), which aims to measure a city’s ability to attract and support high potential women…
7 Surprising Career Mistakes You Should Avoid at All Costs
Have you ever thought about copying someone else’s career path in order to achieve their level of success? Although it surprises some people, this is something I strongly discourage my clients…