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Lessons In Persuasion From Apple CEO Tim Cook

Entrepreneur - May 22, 2013

There are good negotiators, and then there is Apple chief executive Tim Cook. At a Congressional hearing, the stage appeared to be set for him to take a beating over Apple's financial practices. Read »

Be More Productive In An Open Work Space

Inc. - May 22, 2013

Readers weigh in on the challenges of balancing collaboration and getting "real" work done. Read »

Shorts Season: Is It Time For A Dress Code?

Inc - May 22, 2013

As temperatures grow warmer, the days are numbered before an employee comes in wearing skimpy cut-offs. Here's how--and when--to deal with wardrobe issues in your office. Read »

Advice From A CEO: ‘Play In Traffic’

LinkedIn - May 22, 2013

Then-CEO of Willis Group Holdings, Joseph Plumeri gave advice to those who are starting or wanting to advance their careers, "play in traffic." Read »

Brilliant Leaders Use This Type of Humor…

Inc - May 22, 2013

Great leaders tend to be funny in a particular way, new research shows. Read »

Happiness At Work Secrets From The Experts

Fast Company - May 22, 2013

Ebullient Corporate Culture helped grow Tony Hsieh's Zappos into a mulit-billion-dollar enterprise and spawned a consulting firm, DHW. Here's how the team finds their bliss-- and how your people can claim their own. Read »

8 Lessons Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves

Fast Company - May 22, 2013

Many of today’s success stories learned lessons later in life that they wished they had known as they were beginning their careers. These 8 share the advice they wish they had gotten in their early twenties. Read »

The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women

Forbes - May 22, 2013

An annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact are top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter. Read »

How To Make Employees Think Like Their CEO

Forbes - May 22, 2013

How do you avoid the “big company” problem? Make sure that you have a clear system in place that aligns the goals of each employee with the goals of the organization as a whole. Read »

The Right—And Wrong—Way To Say You’re Sorry

Time - May 22, 2013

We are in what I would call the Era of Behavior. Although our behavior has of course always mattered, our world’s growing interconnectedness and interdependence makes it matter more today. Read »

The Top 5 Regrets Of Entrepreneurs

CEO.com - May 22, 2013

The life of an entrepreneur is both thrilling and exasperating as rookie businessmen and even experienced veterans venture into uncharted territory. While you’ll need the entrepreneurial spirit to succeed, beware of... Read »

What It Takes To Become A Female Fortune 500 CEO

Fortune - May 22, 2013

Marissa Mayer was the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company until Mark Zuckerberg nabbed the distinction. What it takes to be a female Fortune 500 CEO. Read »

What Steve Jobs Taught Me After I Told Him “No”

Fast Company - May 22, 2013

James Green, CEO of Magnetic, was once hired by Steve Jobs at Pixar. It was while working for one of his biggest business heroes that Green learned what not to do when leading a company. Read »

100 Fastest Growing Inner City Businesses

Fortune - May 22, 2013

From a pet relocation service, a wine lifestyle marketer, to a scrap metal regenerator, America's urban core is home to a variety of fast-growing companies. Here's the top 100. Read »

Why Your Employee Survey Is A Waste Of Time

Lead Change Group - May 22, 2013

You may not be able to accommodate all suggestions, but if you don’t acknowledge the responses and be transparent about why you’re doing what you’re doing, you might as well kiss your leadership credibility goodbye. Read »