Disappointed by Results? Improve Accountability in Business Negotiations

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When it comes to planning and carrying out talks, negotiators are too often left to their own devices.

Here’s how to guide your employees toward better results.

How satisfied are you with the outcomes that negotiators in your organization achieve?
Most likely, you can think of a few successes worth crowing about, a few you’d like to sweep under the carpet, and many more that turned out just so-so. Maybe your department never manages to sign the most promising job candidates.

Why Entrepreneurs Need To Think Outside the Box

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Becoming a successful entrepreneur is easier if you have a certain skillset which includes passion, drive, and innovativeness. Thinking outside the box is crucial, because there’s nothing new under the sun (unless you happen to be an entrepreneur). Why compete in the market when you can build your own industry, providing consumers with something they need or want but never had before? That was attorney Mark Bogen’s thoughts when he started thinking about just how costly and challenging putting on a Las Vegas show is.

Are We Running Out Of Metals For Our High-Tech Gadgets?

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By Rachel Kaufman

Your smartphone or tablet may appear all gloss and sheen -- a marvel of the modern world -- but inside it's filled with ancient and sometimes rare earth metals like neodymium, europium and cerium. As global demand for flashy tech products has increased, access to these metals has dropped.

Success And 'The Rule Of Three'

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Understanding the needs of your customers, coworkers, sponsors, investors, and other important people in your business life is important. Central to this understanding is the idea of Creating Value, the success of which comes in 3 stages, and recognizing what success truly looks like in business relationships is key to getting there.

Healthcare Beware! New Intruders are Coming - Introducing the New Gold Rush

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As the healthcare industry is transforming and becoming more consumer driven, the “5 Ps” are becoming the hub of the industry: prevention, personalization, prediction, preemption and personal responsibility. As a result, there is a rush of new stakeholders who are entering the game and changing many of the rules. Who are these new breed of companies and what are they bringing to this industry? How are they transforming the way healthcare is practiced?

Business Is About People Intelligence

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f corporations are to grow and compete in the 21st century, one fact remains certain: they must become more knowledgeable and strategic about how to best serve the demographic shift ? the new faces of their employees and consumers. When you hear or read the term ?demographic shift,? it immediately brings to mind diversity and inclusion; perhaps multicultural marketing. While both are viable responses, they also come with a lot of baggage when tangled with the tension points and politics of race and gender.

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