The art of firing is much like the art of throwing a hand grenade -- it's rarely done right, and even when it is, the results include...

Every new year, we re-evaluate our plans for the next 12 months. I took a look at my past lists and pulled the best five that I thought...

If your employees don't understand how to manage their own money, how will they know what's really at stake when it comes to your...

Current events give us daily examples of the toxicity of dishonesty in politics, sports, entertainment--and the business world bears...

We're all busy. I've got a few plates spinning at any given time family and friends take up what little time is left when I leave the...

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It seemed natural to, at some point, blog about great books. I am, after all, a publisher. In order to make this list credible, though, I...

With the new year just a few days away, it's time to think about our plans for the next 12 months. I took a look at my list and pulled...

In Hamlet, Shakespeare said "Brevity is the soul of wit." Winston Churchill said, "Say what you have to say, and the first time you come...

This was my second year in Omaha for the most famous annual corporate meeting in the world. Berkshire Hathaway has been an American icon...

Much of the rhetoric we’re hearing in the media today talks about the huge gap between rich and poor. Politicians of all parties discuss...

The sky is falling. The economy is in the tank. Your 401(k) will soon be worthless. No one is spending. Job cuts are swift and deep....

There’s a great lesson in self-discipline that every company can learn -- one that can result in improved morale, increased customer...

In tough economic times companies notoriously try to cut costs by resorting to their fallback plan: employee layoffs. Millions of them....

When public officials or famous people make a big mistake, it is often followed by a public apology. They do a big news conference to...

I've spent almost my entire business life paranoid. It's not the most relaxing way to live -- I envy friends who walk around with a...

Tony Alessandra, the author of The Platinum Rule, is a hall of fame professional speaker, a bestselling author, and is close friends with...

My wife is a trusting woman. She is very smart, and yet when our oldest child was an infant, for some reason she still thought it would...

I’ve spent my life working with incentives. Knowing how they work and using them effectively has proven to be one of the most powerful...