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Ask yourself these questions to identify the gears that drive your company culture, and what you can do to make it exceptional. All workplaces are different, but in exceptional ones, all staffers work together and leadership is in-sync with employees. The culture breeds this

A low-cost, low-effort way to test your instincts--and prove a meaningful insight--before it's too late. We all have hunches: that a new market is about to explode, that there's a problem in finance, that consumer behavior is changing

A low-cost, low-effort way to test your instincts--and prove a meaningful insight--before it's too late. We all have hunches: that a new market is about to explode, that there's a problem in finance, that consumer behavior is changing. Most people hold very strong opinions about their hunches

Before soliciting external sources of funding, ask these four questions to ensure that youre well prepared for the changes ahead. How do you know when it’s time to seek outside investment? The question arose recently when we received a query from one of our regular readers, which we will paraphrase here: I just read " 3 Characteristics of a Great Investor ." I really enjoyed it and it made me think that I need some direction.

Which customers should you be rolling out the red carpet for? Follow these three steps to identify the customers and prospects worth nurturing

Some sales stars are master manipulators who can rack up big numbers--but at the cost of long-term growth. I recently read a blog post giving the following characteristics of “quota-crushing sales pros”: “They have no time for anything that is not their deal.” “Charming one minute, in-your-face the next, pros will use all emotional tools to win.” “They save the charm for the prospects and clients and the venom for your company.” “They’re never satisfied … ever.” This list was presented as if these were desirable characteristics, justified by the fact that such individuals could consistently “crush” their quotas, presumably making them more productive than their peers. Unfortunately, the presence of this kind of person on your sales team is generally a huge mistake

Youre ready to start investing again in growth initiatives but your management team is at odds over what to do next. Building a value model will help train everyone's focus on your growth goals. Most of us spent the past few years doing more with less.

Sara Blakely's company, Spanx, has taken the hosiery world by storm. But it takes more than a great product to disrupt an industry.

Ben Monkaba, now 25, shows extreme sociability, odd facial features, and other characteristics of rare genetic disorder

Using an ultrafast femtosecond laser, researchers at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., were able to label, draw patterns on, and remove individual melanocytes cells from a species of frog tadpole (Xenopus) without damaging surrounding cells and tissues.

Milton Glaser, the legendary graphic designer best known for the "I Love New York" logo, says that it has to do with simplicity.

X rays are so common today you probably never stop to think about them. They help check a broken wrist, a sprained ankle, the state of our teeth. But a little more than a century ago, x ray machines provided a revolution in medicine, allowing doctors to look inside the body.