When Good isn’t Good Enough

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Bad employees aren’t the threat to organizations chasing excellence; it’s the mediocre employees that are the real problem. So when you look around your organization, what do you see? What are you? For some, I suspect, that answer will be a bit surprising.

Quickfire: Purpose in Business, Part 2

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What do you believe is the most fundamental purpose of creating a business? We asked this question again this week — of a larger audience — and we think you’ll be interested in their responses…

Gender in Social Media

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How does gender balance affect the way your business uses social media? …or does it?

The Dangers & Opportunities of Social Media

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Many social media users simply don’t understand their privacy options — or the privacy policy they agreed to when they signed up for a particular service. (This is certainly a candidate for simplifying legal jargon, as previously discussed.) Facebook is notorious for its complex and confusing privacy controls, for instance.

Where Are Your Pain Points?

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As business owners and entrepreneurs, you’re probably facing challenges in productivity, time management, organization, hiring, or stress — and I’m interested in knowing more about those challenges.

Examine the Message, Empower the People

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Do the messages in your business truly support and empower the people who interact with it? It’s time to take a closer look.

Modern Procrastination

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Laziness in a white collar job has nothing to do with avoiding hard physical labor. Instead, it has to do with avoiding difficult (and apparently risky) intellectual labor.

Can a Small-Business Boss Learn from a Crime Boss?

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The lessons just might surprise you.