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When your business is built around talent, you cant afford to skimp on healthcare and other employee benefits. As a rapidly growing business , one of the last things we were focused on was our employee benefits plan. Not a great approach, since providing a world-class benefits package can be a relatively inexpensive way to reward and retain key people.

Helping your employees set work-life boundaries is easy and prevents burnout. So why aren't you doing it

They reinforce positive behaviors, boost motivation, and build employees' self-esteem. Bonus: They won't cost you anything. Formal employee recognition programs can be effective, but many formal programs only pay lip service to recognizing employee performance

Moves that every entrepreneur should steal from the Tom Coughlin playbook. Following one of the most thrilling Super Bowl games in history, the New York Giants are champions of the world

As a business owner, if you can tap into the passion of your workforce the same way that Wikipedia taps into its army of unpaid volunteers, you can accomplish things that no amount of money can buy. Have you ever stopped to consider how remarkable Wikipedia is? The online encyclopedia represents arguably the greatest collection of knowledge and information ever assembled--and the overwhelming majority of the work in creating and maintaining it has been done by unpaid volunteers .

Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. Pay is important .

Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. Pay is important .

Sometimes walking away is worth millions of dollars in lost revenue. Firing a client will be one of the best things you will ever do for your business

To you, their salaries are just a line item in the budget.

Think your team is devoted and loyal? These harrowing tales might make you think twice before overlooking your employee's bad behavior. Last week, I posted a gallery describing the 6 ways that employees manipulate their bosses

Be a little vulnerable, show a little interest in your employees' lives and listen to what they think. It's basic, human stuff. Which is the whole point

Have a lot of war stories from your start-up days? Here's how to get a byline in a high-profile publication -- no experience required.

We've all heard exercise is good for your physical and mental well-being.

How to make the most of negative suggestions your staffers make, and improve your company.

Motivation is a hot topic year-round, but particularly in January, the month of fresh starts, checklists, and lofty goals. It's the time of year we try to figure out how to prod our employees to excel, to hit and surpass ambitious targets.