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When it's not about money, your star employees are probably jumping ship for one of these reasons. You start a business and you hire a key employee.

Why your website user experience matters--and how to create a great one. Facebook vs

We continue our examination of the business book Purple Cow with an interview of author Seth Godin. What companies are using a purple cow strategy now, and how is Seth trying to change book publishing?

We are genetically oriented toward learning from others, an easy thing to forget these days.

You were born with seven brain attributes for effective management. How much you turn the volume up or down depends on you--and what you want to accomplish. Jeff K

Most industries, and society as a whole, are plagued with inefficiencies, middlemen, and a tainted system that gets in the way of recognizing quality work. We're up against centuries of entrenched practices that are unfriendly to merit-based opportunity. Call it depressing or unfair, but don't accept it.

General Mills is moving its open innovation efforts to the digital world. With G-WIN Digital, the food company is looking for your gaming and mobile ideas

How to regain your motivation and determination on even the darkest days.

Want to be a power networker?

Want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg? Here's one way you shouldn't follow in his footsteps, writes venture capitalist Brad Feld. College is generally considered a time to expand your horizons, learn to live on your own, have a ton of fun, and even, perhaps, learn a little something

The old adage "if it ain't broke don't fix it" is wrong--it cripples us when it comes to optimizing what works. Google is famous for its relentless A/B testing, a technique for making constant incremental improvements by testing one small change against the previous version to see which is more successful. You can apply this model to your own work habits too.

A native son of western Michigan, Rick DeVos believes if business can let go of some control and give people big opportunities to test their ideas, they’ll achieve astonishing results. Rick DeVos is a 29-year-old entrepreneur who wants to jump-start the economy in his home state of Michigan. But don’t file him away between developers of lakeside casinos , film production facilitators ,

Don't show 'em the money (even if you have it).

If you're looking for a quick way to improve productivity for yourself as well as those around you, look no further than your inbox. Most of us take email for granted now, which is why there is an opportunity there to improve and optimize how you communicate

The greatest achievements happen in the overlap of three things: Your genuine interests, skills, and opportunities.