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A NCAA basketball brackets pool is a great way for employees to bond. It can also be a great way for a careless boss to get in trouble. The NCAA basketball tournament, better known as March Madness, is here again.
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Amantadine, a generic flu drug later used to treat Parkinson's, may speed brain functioning after traumatic injury
Read More »Avoid the Biggest Leadership Mistakes: 4 Tips
Most leadership mistakes start with the leader's own sense of identity -- or lack thereof. How to keep your flaws from sabotaging your leadership
Read More »Employee Appreciation Day: Did You Forget?
Forgot about National Employee Appreciation Day?
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Read More »4 Launch Day Survival Tips
Expect zero sleep, testy employees, and tech glitches you never could have anticipated. Here's how GetHired.com made it through. When I first met Suki Shah, who was wearing a red sweater to make himself stand out in a crowd, there was little outward indication of the treadmill he had been on over the last week
Read More »8 Sure Ways to Annoy Your Customers
If your long-term customers are leaving--and not coming back--you're probably making one of these mistakes.
Read More »The Value of Been There, Done That
Finding the right advisor for your company can make all the difference. Here’s the beauty of a top-notch advisor: They can make a big difference to your leadership team without breaking the bank.
Read More »Is Your Creativity a Curse?
Your creativity may not work in a corporate environment, but could be perfect for starting your own business. In a traditional corporate setting , expressing one’s unique quirks, differences, and opinions is sometimes frowned upon—or even considered a weakness
Read More »Fast Talk: How Hipster Gets Everyone Talking About It
Meet Doug Ludlow, CEO of the postcard site Hipster, whose viral marketing campaigns have almost overshadowed the product itself.
Read More »The Case for Hiring Veterans
Look beyond patriotism: Veterans' technical skills (and the tax breaks that come with hiring them) make vets great small business hires.
Read More »Top 5 Myths About Selling
Conventional 'wisdom' about selling is frequently dead wrong. Here's a reality check. The business world is full of conventional wisdom that gets passed from office to office
Read More »A Whole New Groove for the Motor City
Home to a burgeoning concentration of tech start-ups and incubators, Detroit's "Webward Avenue" is not just a street--it's also a movement. Can it transform Detroit
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