How Understanding Personality Types Helps You Boost Team Performance

How Understanding Personality Types Helps You Boost Team Performance

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Imagine if you could unlock each team member’s full potential — not by working harder, but by working smarter. What if, instead of trying to mold your team into a one-size-fits-all approach, you could tap into their natural strengths to create a workplace where everyone thrives? By … Read more

5 Essentials of Good Leadership

5 Essentials of Good Leadership

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What makes a good leader? Ask any entrepreneur, and you’re likely to get different (albeit, pretty similar) answers. You might have heard that a good leader is strong, decisive, confident and honest. Or perhaps a “good” leader to you is optimistic, creative and forward-thinking. After over 20 … Read more

Why You Need to Invest in Your Employees and Community This Holiday Season

Why You Need to Invest in Your Employees and Community This Holiday Season

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The holidays are upon us, and with the influx of shoppers and time-off requests from employees, this is often the busiest time of the year for businesses. It can be challenging for business owners to balance their sales priorities amidst preparing for the year ahead, but the … Read more

Why Successful Management Depends on Relationship Building

Why Successful Management Depends on Relationship Building

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Here’s something I’ve always believed: the better you know your team members, the easier it is to give them the support and freedom they need to be successful in their work. At my last company, all of my direct reports were with me for at least eight … Read more

4 Secrets to Building a Team That Can Handle Anything

4 Secrets to Building a Team That Can Handle Anything

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I once thought that the key to an efficient workflow was to hire the best people for the job. A new generation of talented, value-oriented and full-of-potential employees and business partners appeared to be the perfect recipe for success. However, I discovered that even with such a … Read more

How This CEO Turned Around Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii

How This CEO Turned Around Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. To build a “Bad Ass” brand, Scott Snyder knows you need a good story. Snyder’s journey as CEO of Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii began as a mission to help the brand regain its footing, but it quickly evolved into a larger vision. Brought in initially to … Read more

How to Succeed in Overcoming the Language Barrier in Multilingual Markets

How to Succeed in Overcoming the Language Barrier in Multilingual Markets

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As entrepreneurs continue to look for ways to expand their global footprint, they often encounter a significant hurdle: the language barrier and the risk it presents. Miscommunication and misunderstandings can lead to costly mistakes, drains on company time and missed opportunities. As CEO of INS Global, I … Read more

This Chicago Native Wants to Build the In-N-Out of Tacos

This Chicago Native Wants to Build the In-N-Out of Tacos

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Taylor Mason of Taylor’s Tacos is on a mission to take her business to the next level and create the “In-N-Out of tacos.” With this bold idea in mind, the West Chicago native is transforming her beloved fast-casual taco concept into a streamlined fast-food experience that caters … Read more

Most Problems Fall Into 1 of 3 Layers — Here’s How to Approach Each One

Most Problems Fall Into 1 of 3 Layers — Here’s How to Approach Each One

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As business owners and leaders, we often encounter a variety of problems in our organizations, but not all problems are created equal. I’ve found that most issues fall into one of three layers, each requiring a different approach to solve. Below, I’ll break down the three layers … Read more

JPMorgan, Bank of America Set 80 Hour Week Limit: Overwork

JPMorgan, Bank of America Set 80 Hour Week Limit: Overwork

An 80-hour workweek means working from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. six days a week — not the norm for most Americans, who log an average of 34 hours per week. But for some junior bankers on Wall Street, an 80-hour week maximum workweek will be a relief. JPMorgan Chase is now instituting a limit … Read more