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The secret to increasing your sales is to win the hearts of your sales team. At some point every sales manager watches Alec Baldwin in the 1992 movie, Glengarry Glen Ross, and dreams of the day they can deliver that iconic speech, "As you all know first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado

Frustrated that your office fussball table or employee wellness program doesn't seem to be motivating your team? Here's why your perks are ineffective. Maybe you bought your employees a ping pong table or let them telecommute one day a week.

Tim Cook is a very different chap to his predecessor, in many ways from his business know-how to his education and manner of speech . We got more insight into all of these during his address at Goldman Sachs yesterday--including a long spiel and a Q&A session that gave us many more public Cook words to analyze.

To understand all the consequences of an important choice takes time and attention--even if it's hard to come by. I've written before about the importance of sleep . Tired brains lose their capacity to think critically, to evaluate data, and to understand the meaning of evidence.

Picture your business helping millions of people solve a problem.

Put yourself in the mind of the customer: give them what they want and don't make them pay for it...right away.

As a branding and design consultancy, there are few things more exhilarating than being involved with a startup. But I have also seen some recurring challenges. Namely, when a client is starting a business, everything is top priority, and it is often easy to think "logo" and "design" should come later

John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap Games, talks about the importance of trusting employees that are smarter than you at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference. What happens when you disagree with the person you've appointed to lead your company

This year is slated to be one of the most charred on record, as wildfires have burned more than 7.5 million U.S. acres to date.

Recently, the Pivot Conference team set out to learn more about the state of social advertising and the future ahead by conducting an industry survey of 230 brand managers, executives, and marketing professionals. We will release the full report during the week of July 25th. Not all of the insights we learned will make it into the final report

LINDAU, Germany--A vaccine to prevent infections of cancer-causing human papilloma virus (HPV) is currently approved for use in the U.S. in boys and girls and in the UK in girls.

By Natasha Gilbert of Nature magazine Forests are vital to the livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, providing on average more than one-fifth of their annual income, according to data presented today at a meeting in London.

John Warrillow, author of Built to Sell, answers questions from readers about building a sellable business.

For William Schroeder, a well-balanced life is important. He recommends communication, a synergistic culture and company-sponsored events to aid the balance. Co-founder and CEO , William Schroeder, predicts his rapidly growing staff will increase by 30 percent by the end of the year.

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is very difficult to overestimate the importance of colloidal suspensions. Besides being an integral part of our everyday life (food, cosmetics, drugs), they also serve as an excellent model system for basic science.