Category: Employment Law

The founder of Second Life, Philip Rosedale, shares his strategies for sparking employee passion about your company. Step one: Introduce the "LoveMachine."Philip Rosedale is strikingly charasmatic in person—perhaps surprisingly so, considering he's best known as the man behind a virtual ...

Facebook is about to go public, and clearly, the 27-year-old has done a few things right. Heres a look at his best moves, and what any entrepreneur can learn from them.Facebook is inching closer to its public offering that will ...

Stop giving it away! We asked successful young entrepreneurs to brainstorm creative ways that small businesses can spread word and boost sales without resorting to the likes of daily deals sites.The Young Entrepreneur Council asked 11 successful young entrepreneurs to ...

Freelancers (at least the good ones) have their pick of projects, and you have to work hard to keep them engaged. Here are a few tricks of the trade.In our last column, we talked about how important it is for ...

Give yourself a gift this Mother's Day: more time. These tools can help.I don't know about you, but this year for Mother's Day, I know what I'd appreciate more than anything is a little help.These tools can deliver just that—though ...

Keep these simple facts in mind to build solid, long-term relationships with your customers.Selling is more than a financial transaction; it's a personal interchange between two human beings–one that ideally leads to a long-term business relationship.Sales guru Jerry Acuff once ...

Want to be a real visionary? Consider getting some help.I am blessed to be a part of an amazing group of CEOs who have been coaching partners to each other for almost 15 years. One of the things that I ...

Trust is an essential part of strong leadership. Developing it requires time, patience--and coaching.Do you trust the people who report to you? While every leader faces this question, too often the question is framed within the context of right vs. ...