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An MIT technologist argues that for many of us our old-fashioned approach to organization (i.e. our impulse to sort and file everything) is a giant waste of time. When looking to clear your mind , it's often suggested you might want to start by clearing your desk

Says who? Steve Cody shatters the illusions of countless CEOs by sharing some of the harsh realities of media relations.

As the Netflix CEO launched in the UK and Ireland, he said last year's pricing backlash put the focus back on consumers. How does it feel to go from Wall Street darling to the object of scorn? "It felt bad, that's what you would expect," Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told paidContent as he launched the company in the UK and Ireland

It's that time of year again. What seems to be another chore to you is hugely important to your employees -- so don't blow it. Let me guess: You give your employees annual performance evaluations.

Most successful founders are no strangers to chaos and stress. In fact, they learned how to deal with it gracefully at a very young age. If you’ve never founded a company , rest assured it never happens as elegantly and smoothly as articles in Inc

Is your communication too noisy?

It takes time to learn all the skills needed to be a successful founder, but there are low-cost shortcuts available, including MIT's new online certificate program.

Short temper, weight gain, and high stress: Your business is doing this to you. Make these simple fixes to boost your mental and physical well-being.

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

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.

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David Friend, chairman and CEO of Carbonite, an Inc. 500 company, discusses how he got ready and squeezed into the IPO window in August. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/abram-brown/david-friend-carbonite-ceo-talks-about-going-public.html Advertisement: Are your customers tuning you out?

Negotiating is not about sealing the deal, but framing the optimal relationship. Sometimes that's impossible. When you start negotiating—to hire someone, to put a partnership together—it's human nature to want to seal the deal

Your "on the street" employees can be an important resource for business-building ideas. It’s crazy to think that all great ideas need to come from you or from your top managers. Chances are, your employees who are your “feet on the street” know more about your customers than you might.