One week before delivering the final manuscript of my book, Taking Smart Risks, I came to a disturbing realization. There were 38 stories in the book, but only seven were about women. Jill Logan, an employee helping me get the final product out the d
A great benefit to joining programs such as business accelerators and incubators is having access to business coaching and mentors. These programs vet their coaches and mentors to ensure they will provide maximum value to their clients. This gives en
Considering a coaching course? Which one to undertake and which not? Signing up for it? If you think you are going through this alone, then stop there. You are not the only one in this mental state. There is a wide array of courses to choose from but
Kaizen is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement. It all sounds good on the surface, but the reality is that very few companies fully embrace kaizen. They say, “But we’re improving all the time.” That may be true, but it’s the way
An interview with Daniel Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and the article A Radical Prescription for Sales. Download this podcast A written transcript will be available by February 22.
With 1 million user “endorsements” and counting, Jeff Weiner explains the secret behind his company’s red-hot streak. (Hint: It has nothing to do with the 3,500 iPads he just gave employees.) FORTUNE — Why doesn’t LinkedIn (LNKD) suffer from the sam
Do entrepreneurs with prior entrepreneurial experience outperform those who never before launched new enterprises? Conventional wisdom and a raft of research findings say yes, and investors know that it’s often wiser to bet on someone who’s started s
There has always been a sense of being overwhelmed when it comes to technology and how to implement it in your business. Realistically the past 20 years saw a relatively small array of choice compared to what is on its way. The growth of online softw
This week, I picked-up a great tip from #1 best-selling author Brian Hilliard, who spoke in Richmond, VA as a part of International Networking Week. Do a quick “Advanced Search” of your LinkedIn connections for someone who you are connected to, b
Did you ask a good question today? Well, did you? In our daily interactions with ourselves, with others, or the world around us, we consciously and subconsciously form questions and sometimes answers. Questions range from “What do I want for breakf
