On March 30, 2011

How Long Does a Customer Take to Decide To Work With You (or Not)?

Before you sell to prospects, you must convince them that you're worthy of attention. How long does this take?

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Failing and Learning with the Playpump

This post is part of HBR's special issue on failure.

You may all recall the headlines, some years back, about an interesting social enterprise called the "playpump." The idea was neat — hook a merry-go-round type…

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On March 30, 2011

Do you remember back when we only had paper and pencil?

The program is not working for me right now. That is ok I will wait because at least I know everything will be fine. No going back to paper and pencil for me!

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Keeping Track of Blog Comments

As you have probably seen in my other posts, I try to respond to the comments I receive here on Inc. But I wish there was a tool that would send me a notification when readers leave a comment on…

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The Best Black Swan Lesson for Small Businesses

If you're struggling to apply the black swan theory to your business, struggle no more: Here's a lesson any business owner can benefit from.

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You Want to be Happier? Use Twitter

Researchers examined more than 129 million tweets to see what effects they had on readers' happiness.

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On March 30, 2011

When Will Educators Get Serious About Gaming?

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.

The gaming industry is on a roll. It's routine for…

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On March 30, 2011

Bristol-Myers Sent Docs to Study Diabetes at DisneyLand, 3 Execs Claim

Three former employees allege that "BMS' entire culture encouraged the provision of kickbacks," and reps were encouraged to spend whatever it took to get prescriptions.

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Remote Teams Can Speed Disaster Response–And What It Means At Work

Crowdsourcing, video conferencing and access to information has changed humanitarian efforts forever. A new UN report also has some important lessons for the workplace. Are you listening, IT?

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A Third of Your Employees Want to Quit. Here’s How to Keep Them

A recent survey reveals that one in three employees hopes to be working elsewhere in the next 12 months. Here's how to prevent yours from jumping ship.

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