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Turnaround specialist Glenn Blickenstaff, in a five-part series of articles, explains how to turn a failing company into a breakout success. This week he reveals how to uncover dead-weight employees. Your company is failing –heading toward bankruptcy or even closing its doors forever

Welcome to my annual list of who’s been naughty and who's been nice as a speaker or communicator. This week comprises my list of 2011’s losers. (Winners will be announced next week.) Joe Paterno:

.bigbody a {color:#008CB3;} Arianna Huffington President, AOL Huffington Post Media Group The Acumen Fund : "I'm an admirer of this organization, which is headed by one of my favorite women, Jacqueline Novogratz. It invests in startups--from Kenya to Karachi to Dubai--that improve the lives of those powerless to do so on their own."

Pivotshare wants you to make money on your digital media. The social content creation platform isn't aiming to be the next YouTube. Founder Adam Mosam says he wants experts, businesses, and enthusiasts to dust off their libraries and start earning

Balancing competing demands is just part of being an entrepreneur. But what do you do when your customers square off against your investors? Of all the balancing acts an entrepreneur faces, one of the trickiest is trying to keep investors and customers happy at the same time.

To create customers loyal enough to stand in line for you, start by earning the loyalty of your employees. And there's only one way to do that. In a world where careers have become as portable as cell phones and BlackBerrys, ordinary loyalty is fast disappearing from the business landscape.

Social gaming and wellness start-up Keas raises $6.5 million after a change in direction yields results.

Great businesses succeed by motivating people with the straight facts. There are four ways to get the truth out there.

I just had the most productive week ever. I am a bit of a time-management geek. I’ve met and interviewed some amazing entrepreneurs, CEOs, and politicians.

Few leaders know how to manage change at their company. Learn how to become one of the few

How better to judge loyalty than by seeing which of your employees would come to your aid at two in the morning. For anyone who has known me for any period of time you will, from time-to-time, hear me extoll the virtues of the 2:00 a.m. test.

Use these questions to analyze your recent sales performance--both wins and losses--to get more wins in 2012. “Learn from your mistakes.” You’ve probably been hearing this all your life from well-meaning parents/teachers/bosses.

Hackers stole credit card data from 200 businesses over three years and racked up $3 million in bogus charges. Don't think it can't happen to you.

A recent Gallup poll says that more Americans are afraid of 'big government' than 'big business.' Small businesses should be afraid of both. A recent Gallup poll revealed that two-thirds of Americans fear of “big government” while a little more than a quarter of Americans fear “big business.” What’s funny about that statistic, IMHO, is that the question suggests that there’s a fundamental difference between the two.

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