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There are more-productive ways to build relationships.

Basecamp is a web-based project management tool, and like so many other software tools and startups before it, the creators of Basecamp made it for themselves. They just needed a decent way to manage projects and collaborations. It just happens that other people want to use it too.

Read this article to discover the strategy Warren Buffett uses to simplify his priorities and focus on the right things.

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Learning how to Move Forward with Purpose

This Saturday, I begin a doctoral class that I teach a couple of times each year. One of the topics we explore is personal knowledge management (PKM). Over the eight weeks we'll learn together…

We asked our readers to name the motivational books that have inspired them. These are the 18 reads they loved the best.

Bill Dogterom shares about mentoring and the shared journey on episode #129 of Teaching in Higher Ed. If they know that you really do have their best interests at heart, they’ll teach you how to teach…

A new study points to a combination of personality, persistence and luck as leading to success, and scientists say that those same forces are at play at all levels of a discipline.

Need to book a great speaker? Here's a comprehensive list of outstanding business speakers--and business thinkers.

Can you predict a company’s results from a CEOs personality?

What are we actually getting when we engage in a group brainstorm? Studies show not much productivity, and a lot of wasted time.

Job-offer negotiations are rarely easy. Consider three typical scenarios: You’re in a third-round interview for a job at a company you like, but a firm you admire even more just invited you in. Suddenly the first hiring manager cuts to the chase: “As you know, we’re considering many candidates. We like you, and we hope […]

In a recent interview, I was asked about challenges I’d overcome. I was embarrassed by my reality: I didn't feel like I had any challenges worth sharing.

Not sure how to write a Pain Letter directly to your hiring manager and leave the automated Black Hole recruiting portal behind? Here's the step-by-step!

Practical strategies for pushing back in difficult situations.

Happiness is habit-forming.

It's one of the quickest ways to grow as a person.

But affiliating with only admirers is a mistake.

It's the fastest, easiest way to ensure your emails get read while also building a deeper connection with your readers.

Reflecting on her own experiences of a childhood spent in an orphanage in Iran, Sahel dreams of helping all children receive the love and care they need. As ...

Marie Forleo talks to the legendary Seth Godin about handling failure in life, overcoming writer’s block, self-doubt and starting something that matters righ...