Switzerland has topped the list in the 2017 ranking of the best countries in the world, according to a new study conducted by the news magazine US News and World Report in partnership with the Wharton School, a business school at the University of Pennsylvania. The report is based on...

One of the most prevalent issues within the American workforce is the cultural and social difference among the various employed generations, especially between the millennial generation and their predecessors. These cohorts, the Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, and Gen Xers, complain that Millennial workers want the immediacy of nice salaries and perks,...

Like a good 12-step recovery problem, your first step is admitting you have a problem. Should you begin your next board meeting with, “Hello, my name is _____ and we have a growth problem”? That’s your call, but your leadership team should make sure it’s not in denial. You may...

A personal brand is one of the most powerful assets you can develop, from a marketing standpoint. A strong personal brand will serve as an outlet to elevate your startup to a new level of popularity, or give some extra credibility to any posts you publish for your company. On...

Throughout the years, we’ve seen email marketing do amazing things. Even now, it is still one of the most efficient ways to convert prospects into paying customers. When you spend time building an email list, you get the chance to create engagement at any hour and time of the day....

The web is still word-based. No matter where you go on social media, the conventional internet, news sources, forums, or otherwise, text is how most information is communicated. It’s unlikely that text will be absent from our lives for generations to come, but its importance and role is evolving in...

When you’ve successfully helmed someone else’s business for a number of years, it is only natural to want to take the next step: to start up alone. But of course there is no true ‘alone’ in independent business, and what we’re really talking about is finding a successful chemistry that...

Reading is essential for the growth of a person. In reading, we experience and learn from the author’s experience. As 2017 unfolds, here’s a list of books that female authors wrote that should be on your list; they will give you insights and inspiration about leadership. 7. "Own It: The...

Despite surpassing men in college and graduate degrees and constituting over half the workforce, women remain woefully underrepresented in senior leadership roles in every industry and sector. The reasons for this gender gap include a complicated web of cultural and institutional barriers, including, but not limited to, a lack of...