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By Jennie Yoon, founder and CEO at Kinn, modern heirloom jewelry brand, made to last a lifetime — then, now, always. Congratulations. You’re almost at the finish line. When that seed of a business idea first came to you, this moment seemed a long way off. But you had an idea, conducted market research (then […]
Improving emotional intelligence is one of the most important things any business leader can do. In my ebook, Improving Emotional Intelligence 2021: How to Get What You Want in Business and in Life, I talk about strategies to accomplish just that, often by paying attention to very subtle differences in language. (You can download a free copy here.) […]
February 9, 2021 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Over the past year, digital learning evolved from a nice-to-have to a necessity. Without the ability to conduct in-person training sessions, companies flocked to cloud solutions that would enable them to train an increasingly dispersed and remote workforce. For many, the […]
Businesses had many, many headaches in 2020–as did all their employees. From new laws to shutdowns, protests, and illness and death, every company and every employee had new challenges last year. As such, your company adopted new policies. (With changing laws, you had to adopt at least some changes in 2020 or face the wrath […]
The message about whether workers should return to the office has been confusing during the pandemic, with shifting government advice forcing many companies to send newly returned employees home. In September, a COVID-19 outbreak caused JPMorgan to send workers home less than a week after enticing them back to the office. But as companies bounce staff […]
The other day I sat in on workshops as part of the first annual National Employee Resource Group (ERG) Day. ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups made up of people who share a particular characteristic such as gender, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or being a veteran. It’s been reported that upwards of 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies […]
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin No matter how diligent a person is, they will, at some point, receive negative feedback in their career. Whether it’s an unsatisfied customer, an upset manager or a tense situation with a colleague, you can’t make everyone happy 100% of the time. But negative comments don’t […]
October 6, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Anytime we interact with someone new, our brains make dozens of tiny snap judgments. Often, we aren’t even aware of these impressions, but when they’re based on factors such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation, they’re considered a form of […]
September 28, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Business is full of bets, especially where investing is concerned. If you’re interested in rolling the dice by purchasing a business, making an angel investment in a startup or even allocating your hard-earned money for your first employee, it’s important to know what […]
September 24, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When you are an entrepreneur, working tirelessly seems not to be an option, but a commitment. Mainly because of the desire that everything goes well and also because of the need to be constantly aware of changes in the market, innovations […]
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If your company has a blog and social media presence, you know how challenging it can be to keep up with the constant demand for new content. Recycling and updating existing content is a great way to put a fresh spin on what you’ve previously published […]
September 17, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that a devastating economic recession can happen at any time. Does your business have what it takes to weather the storm? Are you recession-proof? This is the question I had to ask […]
Google is introducing the first major update to the audiobook service it launched two months ago. The internet giant arrived late on the audiobook scene in January with a service that lets bookworms get audio versions of their favorite reads directly through the Google Play Books app on Android, iOS, and the web. Today, the company has […]