HR & Leadership
Fad or Future: Should Your Growing Business Embrace Holacracy?

Companies like Zappos and Medium have adopted it, but what is holacracy, exactly? And is it right for your company?

by Josh Zywien
Product
The Biggest Challenge Software Companies Face this Year: Adopting a Services Mindset

Think your biggest priority is producing an incredible product? Wrong. It’s delivering it to your customers along with the speed, support, and reliability of an incredible service.

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
Thinking Outside the Box: Aaron Levie’s 4 Keys to Dominating Enterprise Software

Whether you’re the founder of a software startup trying to compete against big competitors or a serial entrepreneur looking for the next great enterprise opportunity, Aaron Levie, the co-founder and CEO of Box, has some advice for you: Avoid doing the obvious.

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
Making this Year Count: How to Set SMART Goals

What are SMART goals and why is setting them so important for growing companies? With this easy-to-follow process you’ll keep your business focused and on track to make a big impact in 2014.

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
10 Entrepreneur Books for Your Holiday Wish List

Not sure what to ask for this holiday season? Sure, there’s always the latest new gadget, but why not go for the more lasting gift of the lessons and insights contained in 10 of the best business books from 2013?

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
The Anti-Meeting Manifesto

Tis’ the season for much-needed productivity, but if you can’t answer, “Yes!” to these seven questions, then it’s time to say, “No” to meetings.

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
7 Things for Entrepreneurs to Be Thankful For

This is the time of year to slow down and take a moment to think about — and more deeply appreciate — the things we’re truly thankful for.

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
7 Productivity Hacks from Top CEOs

As the leader of a growing company, you’re being pulled in numerous different directions every day. Seven CEOs share their tips for cutting down on distractions and focusing on few things that really matter.

by Josh Zywien
HR & Leadership
7 Things Great CEOs Do

What sets truly great CEOs apart? A collection of founders, CEOs, and VCs describe seven things that the best strive to do day in and day out.

by Josh Zywien