Philippe Matthews Show Guru Advice, Author Reviews, Tech Reviews, Entertainment News

Employees need to know how they are doing--especially (but not only) if they're underperforming. What may seem like common sense sometimes gets overlooked when it comes to managing people.

What separates the best from everyone else? (Hint: It's not about the money.) Good entrepreneurs make money. Great entrepreneurs make serious money.

As a business owner, you go above and beyond to keep customers happy. But your employees might not feel the same.

Sleep deprivation is a huge productivity killer. One solution is to make naps normal at work.

The founder of Second Life, Philip Rosedale, shares his strategies for sparking employee passion about your company. Step one: Introduce the "LoveMachine." Philip Rosedale is strikingly charasmatic in person—perhaps surprisingly so, considering he's best known as the man behind a virtual world in which humans only interact through flying avatars

How can you get your employees whipped into a state of maximized productivity? Follow these 4 tips. In Start-up Land, the phrase, "it's not my job" is like a four-letter word.

The best managers have a fundamentally different understanding of workplace, company, and team dynamics. See what they get right

It's not enough to have a great product anymore. Consumers want to buy into company culture

When cash is tight, our tendency is to try to do everything ourselves. Even when we have no idea what we're doing

Can't offer extra money or a better title? You may not need either to get your top employee to stick around. Dear Jeff, One of my employees is outstanding, but I’m worried because I can tell she is starting to look for greener pastures.

Why looking for new hires outside your company can be best even for those on the inside. Many people will tell you that growing and nurturing your own talent is the best way to build a great company with consistent values. I disagree

Step 1: Lose the Employee-of-the-Month program. (No one cares about it.) Here's the recognition your staff really deserves. Here’s a fun exercise: Think about an old boss you didn't like.

If the economy gets better and job prospects improve, you may need to offer more incentives to keep your best employees. I recently hosted SurePayroll’s version of the People's Choice Awards, the SureChoice Awards.

A study reveals that while many bosses claim to promote innovation, their employees often think they're delusional creativity killers. There are plenty of people out there who have pretty positive self-assessments: Ninety percent of drivers think they have above average skills behind the wheel, an even higher percentage of college professors think they're better than average teachers, and, as we all know, every single child in Lake Wobegon is above average. And, when it comes to managers, a majority believe that they inspire and support creativity within their company, according to new research from talent management consultancy DDI.

DocStoc CEO Jason Nazar needed a new product idea that might help grow the business. He got it--in a week