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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.

Every end-of-year gesture says something different. Last year, I chose to give a gift that honors the craft of tool building.

The Company of the Year is rejecting industry trends, getting customers to pay for something that's free, and reinventing the way we remember. Phil Libin remembers the moment he left childhood behind.

How can you retain a great company culture when forcing an ownership transition? Dear Norm, In 2002, my wife and I sold the automotive-repair business that we had owned for 15 years. We were fine for a while, but things have gotten very tough

Business schools and most jobs don’t teach you how important it is to sweat the small stuff.

Three questions you should ask to define the purpose of your company, and why. In my research into the origins of organizational purpose one thing impressed me about those leaders in the social service sector.

Somewhere along the line you started treating it more like a resume. It's time to fix that. Overall, LinkedIn is the best social media platform for entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals.

Business owners: For better sales efforts, do each of these 30-minute tasks just once a week--but do them every week. Feeling overwhelmed

Designer Cynthia Rose, known for her clothing and accessories, unveiled her first fine jewelry collection at L’Armoire on Park Street in New Canaan, Conn., showcasing her new fine jewelry. Inspired by the art of collage, her work is most often an idiosyncratic assembly of contemporary and vintage materials. The new ...

The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet knows the importance of collaboration, performance, and productivity. Here we summarize key management tenets from his teachings--and tweets. In September, the Dalai Lama, the 76-year-old exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, released a statement that addressed questions over his "reincarnation"—or succession—plans, and laid out a long-term “strategy” for his holy enterprise.

A site started by travel and search industry veterans--including Calvin Yang, who designed Google's image search--gives users a peek at what's inside and outside of a hotel room, before they arrive.

In this extended version of the talk from our latest issue , we speak with Jimmy Samartzis, managing director of environmental affairs and sustainability at United Continental about testing biofuels and partnering with biofuel producers. Photo by Jay B.

Commentators are claiming that Gen Y-ers and Millennials are start-up naturals, and great salespeople.

One of the pleasures of editing a magazine like Scientific American, with its 166-year history as the country’s longest continuously published magazine, is getting a “you are there” view of science as it was whenever I take a spin through our digital archives . The other day, while reading some 100-year-old prose, I was reminded of a famous incident.

I want to start by saying I love music. Sharing music with my friends and colleagues is even more fun.