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Find New Profits From Old Products: YouTube, Brand Channels, and Easy Money

Matt Spangler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Matt Spangler

As you look hard at your own business, YouTube offers a valuable lesson: There might be revenue opportunities hidden inside your existing businesses if they just take the time to look.

Forget The End Of Men; Executive Women Still Fighting for Fair Chance

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

Some progress has been made for women executives and high achievers -- but the bulk of the battle still lies ahead. Until we overcome prevailing barriers, men will continue to rule the Corner Office.

Liberate Your Employees

Brett Caine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Brett Caine

Freedom from the company office is liberating for employees and, with the right policies and tools in place, can drive performance and business innovation.

Evaluating Employees? Add Environmental and Societal Impact to Your Performance Checklist

Ed Lawler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Ed Lawler

Employees don't have to make tough decisions about trade-offs and are not focused on making win/win/win decisions with respect to profit, people and planet.

Towards A Science Of Entrepreneurship

Steve Blank | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Steve Blank

Utah may be known for many things, but who would have thought that Utah, and particularly Brigham Young University, would be participating in the transformation of entrepreneurship?

Over 30? Quit Whining About The Next Generation At Work

Edward Muzio | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Edward Muzio

Every generation gripes about the next one. If you're complaining about young peoples' short attention spans caused by Twitter or the reduction in their thinking and problem solving skills caused by Google, stop it.

All In The Family

Matt Spangler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Matt Spangler

Working closely with your family instills everything you do with a passion that comes from helping those you care about most.

Zappos CEO: Why I Give My Employees Courses In 'Delivering Happiness'

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Tony Hsieh

Rather than focusing on individuals as assets, we instead focus on building as our asset a pipeline of people in every single department with varying levels of skills and experience, ranging from entry level all the way up through senior management and leadership positions.

Employee Terminations

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Donna Flagg

Letting someone go is hardly something that will be met with enthusiasm. But the key is to get the dynamics right in your own mind first.

Interviewing Help: Reducing Your Risk of Making a Bad Hire

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Donna Flagg

You're a hiring manager.... You feel the pain.... Sometimes it's more obvious than others when a candidate just isn't right for a particular job. It...

Working Around Life's Obstacles

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Arthur Rosenfeld

The title, subtitle and cover art all suggest yet one more addition to the huge library of business success books, yet there is a wonderful surprise lurking beneath the surface here.

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod, Episode 27: How Do We Maintain Our Company Culture?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 01.26.2012 | Small Business

Executive Editor Rod Kurtz offers tips on preserving company culture and converting online shoppers into online buyers. The original version of thi...

How Motivated Are Your Employees In The New Year?

Barry Moltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Barry Moltz

In your business, how motivated are your employees to do their jobs even if they are mundane or get "push back" from their "customers"?

Dear Leader: Your Job Is Culture

Edward Muzio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Edward Muzio

Culture doesn't need to be abstract, mysterious, or the purview of only the most magnetic and magical leaders.

Ogres and Narcissists in Management

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Donna Flagg

It worries me to think that we turn a blind eye when people appoint themselves center of the universe. It only takes one of them to disrupt an entire group that would otherwise function well and harmoniously, not to mention more productively.

Surviving Office Holiday Parties: 5 Things You Need To Know

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Geoff Williams | Posted 08.04.2011 | Home

Ah, the office holiday party. That annual opportunity to kick back with co-workers, celebrate a year of accomplishments -- and make an absolute drunke...

If Only We Could Work the Way We Play Football

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Donna Flagg

How great would the professional world be if only the genuinely talented players made the "team" and only the best companies "won?" Here's why football makes for the greatest work analogy.

Your Speeding Ticket: A Lesson In Workplace Communication

Edward Muzio | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Edward Muzio

The way you start your interactions is powerful. If you can find a way to begin with information, rather than with a question, your chances of useful exchange increase considerably.

Education Reform: Where Lower Pay and Reduced Job Security Have Produced Surprising Results

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Inder Sidhu

Everyone knows that education reform in America hinges on paying teachers higher salaries, right? Maybe not.

Managing Your Young Guns

Tom Fox | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Tom Fox

This Federal Coach column originally ran in The Washington Post Lately, I've noticed a lot more young professionals with federal agency badges commut...

My Favorite Things, Oprah Style

Michael Tasner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Michael Tasner

Here are seven things that you should be using regardless of your business size. (And these really are my favorite things; I was not paid to mention these products.)

Managing China: Stimulating Creativity in a Sea of Convention

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Tom Doctoroff

To liberate ambition -- the dragon in the heart -- latent in every Chinese, a leader must perform the hat trick of making subordinates feel safe enough to dive into shapeless seas.

Your Reorganization: Better Left Undone?

Edward Muzio | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Edward Muzio

Reorganization is the drug of choice in many workplaces, and it isn't hard to see why. It's logical, it feels natural, and it's much more comfortable than sitting around doing nothing. But there is a fatal flaw with "the reorg."

When a Bad Boss Becomes a Creature Feature

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Donna Flagg

This experience left me with the distinct conviction that a paycheck is not synonymous with a license to bully people.

Kids Are Not French Fries

Elissa Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Elissa Stein

Our kids aren't McDonald's french fries, Gap jeans, or Vogue subscriptions. They are not clones that can be uniformly subjected to rigid standards nor should, or can they be judged by the same test.