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Why It's My Duty To Flirt For My Business

How many salesmen do you know who got golf club memberships to chum up to the right people? How many times have you heard of businessmen taking clients out for a night on the town and incorporating a...

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This Photo Shows Exactly Why You Should Be Skeptical Of Psychology Research

Under pressure from their employers and journals to produce statistically significant results, researchers turn to a number of tricks to make the numbers come out better.   As a result, more...

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Goldman's New India Office Is Plagued By Bad Smells, Shoddy Construction, And...

LONDON/MUMBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' reputation for hard-nosed efficiency faces a test in the chaos of Indian building standards, according to architects hired by the Wall Street bank....

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Eating 7-8 Fruits And Vegetables Per Day Will Make You Happier [STUDY]

Eating fruits and vegetables is strongly associated with peak mental well-being, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. David G. Blanchflower, Andrew J. Oswald and...

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Why The US Scored So Low On A Global Business Environment Ranking

In management consulting firm Grant Thornton's ranking of the best places to grow a business, the United States came in a disappointing 10th place. We asked Grant Thornton's US CEO Stephen Chipman why...

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Three Words You Should Remember When Designing Your Brand

The most iconic brands are instantly recognizable. Their logos are strong, and so is any other visual representation, like signage outside the store.  But it's not easy to pull this off. So what's the...

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The 16 Smartest People On Earth

IQ is a problematic measure of intelligence. Many have never been tested, while others have taken the test many times to improve their scores. Still, psychologists consider it the best measurement of...

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China Tech Mogul Explains How To Make The Country A Hotbed For Innovation

A common complaint about China is that while it may be great at copying products (and sometimes not even so great at that), it will never be a real innovator and develop new products. But Kai Fu Lee,...

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6 Ways To Earn Respect From Anyone

Business may be all about money, but the currency that's traded inside every organization is respect. If you command respect, people listen when you talk and take action when asked. If you don't...

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A New Survey Shows That College Students Really Just Want To Be Rich

Cornell University recently conducted a survey that found that 86 percent of its incoming freshmen want to be "financially well-off." This is a 13.4 percent increase from the last year's class of...

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4 Tricky Interview Questions Asked By Harvard Business School

If you're trying to get into Harvard Business School, you can use all the help you can get — no matter your GMAT score.   Only about 13 percent of applicants are admitted each year. On top of having a...

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How Social Rejection Can Make You More Creative

Social rejection has been found to hurt performance in a number of ways. A recent study actually found that the more popular you were in high school, the more money you end up making.  Still,...

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4 Mistakes Young Entrepreneurs Make That Waste Time And Money

I mentor many college students, including those at Colgate University (my alma mater) for the school’s own entrepreneurship program, TIA – Thought Into Action Institute. There are a few classic...

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11 Tough Truths That Every Great Leader Knows

One of the greatest traits in leaders is that they are able to handle being at the top so effortlessly that you wonder if they ever doubted themselves. According to Deirdre Maloney, a speaker and...

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Smart People Really Do Rule The World [GRAPH]

Is brain power related to world power? Do smart people rule the world? As Forbes describes their most powerful people list: “There are seven billion people on the planet. These are the 70 that matter.”...

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How To Prevent Star Performers From Quitting

Companies lose a lot when employees quit, especially if the one who leaves is a new hire. The money and manpower it cost to recruit, hire and train the new employee is wasted, and the business is...

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The 10 Worst Countries To Grow A Business [RANKED]

Skyrocketing inflation, widespread corruption, a continent-wide economic crisis, and poor IT infrastructure are some of the problems for the 10 lowest ranked countries in Grant Thornton's Global...

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Here's Proof That Mid-Sized Firms Are Dominating The Recovery [PRESENTATION]

Some say that small businesses are the biggest creator of jobs, while some say it's large corporations.  In fact, it's the middle market companies — those between small and big businesses, with between...

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The 25 Coolest New Businesses In Chicago

With its burgeoning restaurant scene and its vibrant startup culture, Chicago is one of the best places in the country to start a business.  We spoke to friends and colleagues and polled readers to...

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How Your Birthday Can Affect Your Chances Of Becoming A CEO

Apparently, the month you were born in can determine the likelihood of your becoming a CEO. And no, this has nothing to do with astrology. According to a study to be released in Economics Letters by...

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