Motivational

Q: My team openly shares some of their struggles, both personal and professional, in the office. As the team leader, I want to show my human side and share that I experience similar struggles, but I don’t want to come across as weak or not having it all figured out when they need direction. How […]

Managing and parenting are alike in many ways—and you can use your child-raising skills at work to be a better manager. Expectations must be set, accountability must be enforced, mutual respect must be fostered and praise must be doled out with some regularity—all of which come together to support an individual in becoming a self-sufficient

Hiring people who lived up to the name of Care.com—an online service that matches families with housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly, children and even pets—was critically important to founder and former CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo as the firm expanded. To do that, Marcelo and other executives employed everything from problem-solving scenarios to personality testing

What’s got your work world spinning on its axis? Incompetent coworkers can contribute to stress that poses numerous threats against personal health and well-being. Whether they’re taking credit for your ideas or forcing you to do their work, an individual’s actions at work can prove overwhelming for both your to-do list and psyche. Here’s how

What’s your ‘why’? When I ask my students why they want to start their own businesses, the most common responses are, “I want to change the world!” and “I want to help as many people as possible!” But while I’m sure the desire to be of service factors in for many of my students, it’s

The night before he was scheduled to speak to Entrepreneurs’ Organization members, Florida businessman, speaker and coach Victor Arocho felt anxious. The subject was sales, and Arocho feared he had little to offer this smart group of businesspeople. “What am I going to teach a bunch of entrepreneurs, especially in our group?” Arocho recalls thinking.

Deciding when and how to manage your finances as a couple can be a huge source of stress in a relationship. Developing a budget, combining finances, opening a joint checking or savings account or deciding where to park your emergency fund are all tasks that can be tricky to navigate if you and your partner

When Robert Glazer founded the global affiliate and partner marketing agency Acceleration Partners, his timing wasn’t great. It was 2007, and the global economy was spiraling toward a massive recession. It took patience, but the business took off. Acceleration Partners has previously been ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The company drove over $7.3

Nearly 160 years after Abraham Lincoln’s death, the history books have yet to close on the man and his career. His most resounding legacy, of course, is the success of the Union, the preservation of democracy and the “[creation of] the possibility of civil and social freedom for African Americans,” according to the Smithsonian. But

Last summer, we banned personal electronics from our family vacation—no laptops, iPods, video games or other devices. Instead we played cards, read books and watched the Olympics. The first book on my list was Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which I’d read for college years ago. I wanted to reread the 1957 novel because it was