The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...
What separates the best leaders from the rest when it comes to employee engagement? Our research shows the best leaders communicate an inspiring vision...
Today’s guest post was written by Gary W. Capone, vice president and co-founder of Palladian International, an executive recruiting firm specializing in manufacturing, distribution...
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 150,000 business leaders. We run the poll...
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Small Business — tracks feedback from small-business owners. We run the poll question each...
Jason Kulpa is the founder and CEO of technology-based marketing company Underground Elephant. Since the company’s launch in 2008, it has become a leader...
SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...
Jim Belosic is the CEO of ShortStack, a self-service social media platform that allows users to create custom Facebook tabs. Its easy-to-use interface provides...
The world can be a dangerous place, and no one is invulnerable against an unexpected injury or illness. Unfortunately, many workers don’t take measures...
Two decades ago, if you polled most employees inquiring whether their boss was older or younger, “older” would have been the overwhelming response. Now,...
Leaders are enamored with employee engagement. They repeatedly conduct surveys to assess it and hold meetings to address it. Yet, despite the millions of...
Meetings in many organizations have unhealthy hidden agendas, unhealthy conflict and competition, and a rush to action without appropriate dialog. It’s every person for...
Change is part of organizational life — inevitable, unsettling and necessary. Too often when managers are pushed to improve, they make changes without taking...
Credit: iStockphoto If you manage a team or company, it’s time to develop your end-of-year message to employees. The reflective nature of the holiday...
Everywhere you turn nowadays, it seems like someone has meaningful wisdom and inspirational quotes to share about leadership. Contemporary leadership comes in all stripes...
As we approach the final quarter of 2014, most business leaders are shifting their focus to year-end responsibilities, such as delivering reviews, announcing promotions,...
Change is a deeply human phenomenon, activating deeply human responses that don’t always help to advance organizational goals relative to change. But given today’s...
Waiting for your Smartbrief on Workforce? Check out these additional links we came across this morning, including one that cautions against knee-jerk layoffs. “Remember,...
Today’s extra links include a good piece from Sharlyn Lauby: “Employees will perform better when you set the level of expectation, communicate it clearly,...
This guest post is by Miri Zena McDonald, a strategic communications consultant. Miri tweets at @miri_orgchange. She attended the Advanced Learning Institute’s Strategic Internal...
This guest post is by Edward E. Lawler III, Christopher G. Worley and David Creelman, authors of “Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness.” A...
SmartBrief’s Spotlight on Customer Service is brought to you by First Data, an electronic commerce and payment processing company. This installation concludes our series....