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We all have them. Those customers that swoops in, squawk loudly, and dump all over everything

What if you came into work everyday with zero messages in your inbox? What if you didn't even have an inbox

On a summer day in 1975, I stepped up the tee at the Liberty Country Club .

Forget about industry awards or impressive milestones. If you want to know the true measure of your company, look at the worst job on the payroll. Think about a terrible company you’ve worked for

We have plenty of reasons to complain. High unemployment, a frozen political system, an economy still struggling to get out of recession. Let's focus on the good stuff instead.

What makes your employees feel vulnerable and skeptical--and how to overcome it to build a higher-performing organization. Years ago I was one of a handful of people hired to help turn around a family owned and operated manufacturing plant that had just been sold to an investment group

"If you do what you're passionate about, you'll be rewarded," says Burstein. David Burstein's Generation 18 is evidence of how much can be achieved with a well-told story.

This plan will help you refocus on high-potential opportunities that will bring your target back in view. A client of ours —let’s call him Pete—recently took on the most challenging role of his career.

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Welcome to another edition of Starred , where we take you deep inside the inboxes of our favorite CEOs, entrepreneurs, and VCs.

If your business strategy includes financial targets, sales goals, or mission statements, you're doing it all wrong.

NOVEMBER 4–5 According to the World Health Organization, one in four of us will develop at least one mental illness or behavioral disorder in our lifetime. Depression alone affects an estimated 121 million people worldwide. At the two-day EMBO/EMBL Science and Society Conference , biologists, psychologists and neuroscientists will explore the ethical and social implications of major mental illnesses as well as their causes and treatment

ClearGears, a performance-review startup, has chlorinated beginnings... It began, as so many great ideas for startups must, with being thrown in a swimming pool. Arshad Chowdhury, the founder of ClearGears , which powers real-time performance reviews for business, explains.

The President's new Chief Innovation Officer, Steven VanRoekel, says America has become a "Facebook nation" that demands increased transparency and interactivity from the federal government. His solution is to make agencies function like lean startups. "Driving innovation and innovative thought across the scope of government is super important," says federal Chief Innovation Officer Steven VanRoekel, who has been working under the radar since his appointment last August.

Human relationships are dynamic, not static. Leaders who rest on their laurels or take people for granted can find themselves with problem relationships down the road.