Education and Career

When you negotiate your executive compensation package, you should seek to accomplish several important and distinct goals: Secure your own basic financial needs, Secure a highly valuable equity stake for yourself in the company, Negotiate the key terms for equity or phantom stock, Create incentives that align with the company for...

A sales territory refers to a group of customers for which an individual salesperson or team has primary responsibility for selling to and managing. Although it’s common for sales managers to create teams by geographic boundaries, they may also use other factors such as sales potential or whether the group...

You might think that CEOs of Fortune 500 companies have got it all figured out. After all, they are in charge of some of the biggest companies in the world. But I’ll let you in on a little secret, even they sometimes struggle when it comes to the concepts of...

The demands of leadership continue to increase in pace and complexity. Leaders have to care about more things than ever before. If leaders delegated more they could cultivate greater trust, and increase both engagement and productivity. What can HR managers do to encourage leaders to delegate more? Under the pressure...

Passwords have become part our everyday lives. They are just as important, if not more important, than the keys to our homes. Passwords give us access to socialize with our friends and family, handle banking needs, buy a new pair of shoes, listen to our favorite music and so much...

You might be excused for thinking that public health messages should and would make us healthier, but it’s not a simple as that. This is a story that is easy to miss but difficult to ignore. Let me explain. In 1930, heart attack deaths were rare, but by 1960, this...

Have you ever wondered how your peers, family, friends, and even your partner perceive your nonverbal signals? Or maybe you have considered how you can influence people around you by applying your strengths in your personal communication style. Ever wished to instantly be able to “read “people’s intention or even...

S&P 500 CEOs are some of the most influential people in the United States, especially when it comes to funding both Republicans And Democrats, that's according to Market Watch roster of top CEO's political donations to midterm election efforts. Any amount given between Jan. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018,...

No one expects a leisurely stroll down a city street to turn into an encounter with a giant hairy gorilla—but that’s exactly what my grandfather had in mind when he placed “Joe” in the front window of our family’s toy store. Joe was a six-foot-tall stuffed toy gorilla, complete with...

If you want to hire someone for your company, first set some parameters about whom you would like to fit that position. Unless you have some criteria, you will be willing to accept anyone applying for the job. Following, we are giving you some important tips that will help you...