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Often the most important people selling your product are not your sales and marketing teams, but your customers. Here’s how to turn them into company advocates: Let them interact. Connect your...

https://business.time.com/2013/09/09/create-advocates-for-your-brand/

If you want to empower, engage, or motivate others, don’t just focus on increasing your positive behaviors. Pay attention to the things you need to stop doing at the same time. Here are three t...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/30/leaders-stop-these-behaviors-now/

If you’ve been charged with developing the case for a new project at your company, imagine you’re telling a story. The narrative starts, as all good ones do, with a problem. This is the busin...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/28/write-your-business-case-as-a-story/

Competence can be established by virtue of the position you hold, your reputation, and your actual performance. But your presence matters too. If you want people to see you as a strong leader, do...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/27/show-your-strength-as-a-leader/

For managers, optimism may seem like a great trait to have: A boss with a can-do attitude motivates others and makes them feel good. But there’s a downside too. An excessively positive outlook ...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/23/how-optimism-can-hurt-your-team/

It’s demoralizing to have a boss who pits you against your colleagues. Don’t give in to this dynamic. Instead, collaborate with coworkers to find your own ways of working together that don’...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/22/refuse-to-participate-in-a-cutthroat-environment/

If you think that it’s hard to impress your boss, try doing it in an unfamiliar culture – where the natural methods that work at home may fail you. In these circumstances you need to be more ...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/21/impress-your-foreign-boss/

To become a leader, don’t wait for the fancy title or the corner office. Here are three things you can do now, even if someone else is calling the shots: Demonstrate your potential. Raise your...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/19/if-you-want-to-lead-start-now/

No one likes to work with someone who is a fake. For people to trust that you’re being genuine, they need to know where you stand. Here are two ways to be sure you’re being true to yourself a...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/16/find-your-authentic-self/

Your decision to shift careers is often hard to translate to others. People may question whether it’s too risky to leave your current company or if you’re really qualified to enter a new fiel...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/13/explain-why-youre-making-a-career-move/

Many managers have a pet employee who appears to get special treatment—interesting assignments, invitations to social events, or even perks. As the non-pet, you may want to scream in frustratio...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/12/dont-let-your-bosss-favoritism-get-you-down/

When employees feel valued, they are more satisfied, willing to work longer, and motivated to do their best. As a manager, it’s your job to make them feel appreciated. In addition to saying “...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/09/encourage-gratitude-on-your-team/

Data is easier to understand when it’s presented visually. But sometimes designers get wrapped up in the exercise of making something beautiful and forget to make it functional. Here are two th...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/07/2-things-your-data-visualization-needs/

If you’re not highly-skilled in data analysis, you might feel left out of the big data conversation. But you don’t have to be. To better understand what’s being said, make friends with a â€...

https://business.time.com/2013/08/01/want-to-understand-data-analytics-befriend-a-quant/

When you’ve put long hours into a project, you want proper credit for it. It can be frustrating to watch a co-worker present your collective work as his or her own. When someone steals the show...

https://business.time.com/2013/07/31/dont-let-your-colleague-claim-all-the-credit/

Talented people used to want high salaries and stable career paths, but now they want work with purpose. Here’s how your company can offer candidates meaningful and attractive roles: Get seriou...

https://business.time.com/2013/07/30/to-attract-the-best-talent-offer-meaningful-work/

When a company is in crisis— facing bankruptcy or a disruptive competitor— it needs to act fast. But it’s also important to stop and speak with the people who are doing the day-to-day work ...

https://business.time.com/2013/07/23/get-through-a-turnaround-by-talking/

Most companies recognize the benefit of having leaders with international experience, but few offer the developmental opportunities to gain it. It’s up to you to take responsibility for improvi...

https://business.time.com/2013/07/22/take-active-steps-to-become-more-global/

Some clients are demanding; others are downright rude. If you’re not in a position to stop working with a difficult person, prepare yourself instead. Expect your greedy, selfish, or angry clien...

https://business.time.com/2013/07/10/how-to-handle-an-abusive-client/

If you’re stressed out and tired, it’s hard to learn new things. Exercise, sleep, and a good diet are all essential for keeping your brain in peak condition, but you can also do the following...

https://business.time.com/2013/07/09/train-your-tired-brain/