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Not too long ago, my daughter attended her first junior high school dance.

There was one thing I found odd about her behavior the week before. Usually, she would keep her bedroom door open—free for her mom and myself to walk in. This time, her door was closed. I naturally knocked on the door and Read More

The longer CEOs stay in power, which most do by nearly 3 years, the more likely they are to limit outside sources of market and customer information, ultimately hurting their firm's performance. Read More

Businesses of all sizes face pervasive technology failures, with more than half registering a significant technology failure within the past year and 81 percent indicating they had the same fiasco occur multiple times. Read More

Nearly 40 percent of IT administrators believe the one thing that users could do to make them happier is appreciate their hard work, followed closely by rebooting their machines before calling for assistance. Read More

Collaborative marketplaces — online portals for crowdsourcing freelancers — can guarantee a bevy of talent for all types of projects. What they can't guarantee is whether the talent you find will save you from headaches or give you one. Some companies, however, are on the move to change that. Read More

Looking for top talent? LinkedIn offers several ways to reach highly qualified job seekers and find the perfect fit for your business. Read More

September 15 marks the fifth anniversary of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, an event that many see as having catalyzed the passage of Dodd-Frank. While small business loans were not a cause of the financial crisis, the regulatory response to the crisis has made small business credit more difficu Read More

At the end of June 2008, just months before the collapse of Lehman Brothers prompted credit to seize up, there was $327 billion in small business loans outstanding, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Five years later, the value of small business loans had fallen 12 percent, to $289 bi Read More

Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com (AMZN), now owns the Washington Post. Many observers are pontificating about whether Bezos intends to influence the paper’s editorial positions. Much more relevant to those of us in business is his apparent interest in bringing Amazon’s high Read More

What makes a company a good place to work? Competitive pay, good health benefits, a friendly work environment, and room to advance all help.

Also: the perks. Tech companies routinely offer massages, fancy food, and even housecleaning. B-Lab, a nonprofit that certifies socially responsible busine Read More