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 work with many vendors in the book industry, and we've seen all sorts of personalities, styles, business practices and policies. Sure...

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...

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....

My dad is a bright guy -- he's been feeding me good business ideas for a long time. One of my favorites is something I adopted years ago...

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

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...

It's hard to ask for help. Pride isn't necessarily admirable, but our smarts and hard work helped us get here... and admitting that we...

I travel - a lot. Somewhere between 100 and 200 flights a year. I also have about that many hotel stays, and I still drive a lot of...

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...

Elevator pitches are good in theory -- take a complicated concept and distill it into a short message. Most of the time, however, they...