You hear lots of stories about people who had big dreams of starting giant companies and building huge audiences with innovative strategies. I am not one of those people. I stumbled into starting a business when I was just 22 years old. I began with incredibly low expectations, and used …

Leadership Lesson from the New Zealand Prime Minister’s handling of the Christchurch terrorist attack. What happened in New Zealand on the 15th of March was unprecedented, at least for New Zealand. The world has seen a lot of terrorist acts in the last 20 years, however, New Zealand, unlike many …

You’re a liar. I’m a liar. Even Hope Hicks admitted she was a liar at work. “Lying in the office is a pandemic,” Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of “Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job,” told …

At an event today at its Cupertino, California headquarters, Apple announced the next stage in the evolution of Apple Pay: a rumored Apple rewards credit card. The card, issued by Goldman Sachs and simply called “Apple Card,” will offer cash rewards and various features and integrations with Apple’s Wallet and …

Does this sound familiar? In the morning, they tell you one thing. After lunch, it’s a different story. “Pick the [suggestion] that benefits you most and pursue that direction,” Oliver advises. “Kick the habit of being dependent on him in the first place. Never ask for permission. Instead, simply inform …

A quarter-century after Hotwired.com, a digital offshoot of Wired magazine, sold the first banner ad for AT&T, US digital ad spending has eclipsed traditional advertising and is expected to hit $129.34 billion in 2019, according to eMarketer. A new report from Adobe chronicles the evolution of digital advertising, including big …

A director I was consulting with always expected people to come to him.  He really believed – like a lot of senior level executives – that no news was good news, and people would come to him if there was a problem. But problems were not getting resolved – so …

There are plenty of articles and blog posts out there about what to bring on a long flight if you’re a woman — from shawls, to makeup, to hair ties. As a result, guys are left pretty much in the dark when it comes lengthy flights, which can be a …

Many people have been daunted by Amazon’s large and growing share of the e-commerce market. But Ethan McAfee saw an opportunity. McAfee foresaw that Amazon was becoming like a mall on the internet, the go-to destination for online shopping. Companies that wanted to sell their goods online were going to …

Former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini considers raising the company’s minimum wage to $16 an hour in 2015 one of the proudest moments in his career. In an interview with Business Insider in February, he admitted the decision was influenced by a surprising source: his yoga habit. “It was actually the …