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How to mobilize the creative potential of your team

Once you have people in place that are capable of handling this new fast-paced style of business, you need to find a way to harness their creative potential, without suffocating them in the routine of traditional business administration. As an example, alternative offices in some ...

Who is a Self-starter?

The term “self-starter” is thrown around a lot these days. Employers say they want self-starters to join their businesses, people talk about being self-starters in describing their work habits and career goals, and multitudes of purported self-starters abound in résumé slush piles. But what does ...

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Is “work from home” the future for all of us?

According to an IPSOS study, almost 80% of workers believe that telecommuting provides the ability to find the much sought “work life balance”, that chimera which usually consists of balance the time devoted to work, family and leisure.
The time, that so precious and yet so ...

The NIKE way of business: lessons from Mark Parker

It is natural to associate a successful business with its leaders, and modern society has developed a penchant for tying a name to a specific company, we see it with Steve Jobs and Apple, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, and Richard Branson and the Virgin Group. ...

Did you know that plants can actually increase your productivity?

Did you know that office plants can actually increase your productivity? True, if you’re addicted to Facebook games and can’t stop compulsively playing Candy Crush, office plants probably won’t help. But, if you’re trying to maximize your mental capacity and make sure you give your ...

How to handle rejection

At home, at work, in your love life, and even when you’re relaxing, rejection is a reality. However, handling rejection like a winner can lead you to be just that – a winner.
Rejection is a normal part of life, and no matter how wonderful you are, ...

Lessons from Lego and FullContact

Last year, the employees at FullContact, a Denver-based software company were told to go on vacation. Their contract already stipulates a certain amount of paid vacation days, but Bart Lorang, the CEO, didn’t want to stop at that standard level of contractual compensation. He gave ...

Killing Time Wasters

For most people, time management means organizing yourself around the most important tasks or making efforts to squeeze more in a day. Too few pay the attention they should to those little time wasters that can make a huge hole in our time. When we ...

How to run a business like 3M

There is no denying that innovation is one of the most dominant forces in business, and has been for centuries, if not longer. Creativity breeds interest, which subsequently draws profits from consumers. Where many companies fall short in this department is by limiting the access ...