Categories Leadership & Culture

Great leadership boils down to managing one key startup asset: your people.

You can’t expect to hire engaged startup employees off the bat -- your job is to manage them so they’re inspired to work harder, stay loyal and meet company goals. But hiring, firing and managing take practice; few of us are born managers. Plus, every decision you make (good or bad) helps set the tone for your company culture. That's a lot of responsibility. Are you up to the task?

10 Top Lessons Learned in 2012 (And How to Crush It in 2013)

Lewis Howes shares his top 10 lessons from 2012 on how to be a better, smarter and more balanced entrepreneur, from workout tips to being a man of your word.

9 Ways to Leverage Tools Like Yammer in Your Startup

Enterprise social networks like Yammer can be a great way to simulate the water-cooler chat many virtual or flex-time offices today are lacking — here’s how.

Why Women Entrepreneurs Can Have It All

The can-we-or-can’t-we debate is getting old. Women entrepreneurs (and their male counterparts) don’t need to play the work-life game — they can set their own rules.

7 Essential Traits You’ll Need to Become Your Own Boss

When Nicole Smartt decided to ditch her 9-to-5 to become an entrepreneur, it was a risky (but rewarding) proposition — and these character traits saw her through the challenges.

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