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The One Question Every Interviewer Should Ask Each Candidate

One particular line of questioning that I found most useful, and research suggests is very revealing as to what motivates and drives an individual to eventual success, is as follows:

Why Founders Get Fired

Entrepreneurs are often ousted from the companies they start. Management experts weigh in on why founder succession happens, and how you can avoid it.

The New Way to Build a Successful Startup – Lean and On Target

"What’s different in the Valley is that we’ve found a quasi-scientific method for reinventing businesses and industries, not just products."

10 Steps To Great Leadership

I never went to CEO school. But here’s how I learned to drive my business forward profitably. Hint: It’s not just about number crunching.

Five reasons businesses suck at using social media to talk to each other

How are brands and businesses failing to engage with one another?

There’s no reason to fear failure if you have a business plan in place

Unfortunately, fear occurs more often than we think and literally eliminates economic progress for a founder, potential employees and a community.

Investors Fund Solutions Rather Than Technology

New technology really doesn’t have any value, until it is integrated into a market-driven solution. Here are a few thoughts on a process that will keep you on the right track:

Interviews wanted with entrepreneurs in the environment or conservation fields for Doctoral Thesis: "How do entrepreneurs think about and use social networks to do their work and achieve success for their start-up organization?"

To complete my research I am asking for your assistance in connecting me to entrepreneurs who may be willing to do a phone interview with me.

Innovation Begins in the Boardroom.

Our board rooms remain largely homogenous and are dramatically aging. These are not the ingredients for change. One of the key responsibilities of boards is strategic oversight – if the board room does not represent current and diverse thinking, it is improbable that our corporations will be able to successfully compete in today’s ever-changing operating environment.

7 Keys to Startup Survival in Today’s Now Economy

49 percent of current American employees admit to not being engaged, meaning they just show up, follow orders, and keep their mouths and their brains shut. Another 18 percent actively sabotage the company’s performance. These perspectives evolved through the age of mass production.