What to do when you need a new CEO or another top-level hire? Your HR staff has a hard enough time filling your other vacancies. Hiring for an exec takes a bit more savvy.

Every business owner needs a trusted team of advisors and specialists. Here's how to get yours.

The case can be made that the driving force behind many successful businesses is that the company founders were savvy enough to build well-rounded management teams, and to then delegate authority and responsibility, not just workload.

Learn how to attract and hire "A Players" for your management team, and avoid the pitfalls of hiring the wrong candidates.

A wingman flying beside the fighter pilot is what separates the true ace from the merely great, writes the founder of a company that was sold for $270 million. A look at the characteristics of his own essential second-in-command provides a guide for entrepreneurs seeking the same.

As small-business owners, we make decisions—lots of them, big and small. Often what separates a small-business owner from a big-business manager is the willingness and ability to make good decisions quickly. Rapid decision-making is something that creates value in your business and can land you work with the big operators, who move a little more slowly.

Explore ways to improve your business from the inside out. But don't forget to pounce on outside opportunities.

This article addresses nine potential problems your organization may face after it has created its product(s) and raised money. Each problem is discussed in terms of how you got there and what actions you need to take next.

You may be micromanaging your company into a corner. Delegating is the key to growth provided you do it right.

Are you looking out for violence at work? You should be. Avoid both minor calamities and major tragedies by identifying risky behaviors and implementing a plan of preventive action.

A growing business requires strong and steady leadership. But it also needs creativity. Learn the tenets of creative thinking on growth from the "best-managed bank in America."

Recognition--not money--is the real motivator in a down economy. Explore five motivation myths as well as ten short tips for motivating employees.

Is the single biggest destroyer of employee motivation plaguing your workplace? Find out.

In part 1 of a 3-part series, learn how to make work feel like play for your employees.

Used appropriately, stress helps to "rally the troops"--to gather and focus our mental and physical resources. Survival of the fittest is based on fast, precise reactions. Think about it: Those who became our ancestors were not the slow-movers. Ever wonder why the brightest idea comes in the eleventh hour? Our hard-wired biological stress reaction fuels creativity, action and immense productivity. Feeling tired and uninspired? These tips can help revamp your health and your business.

If you think a newsletter is written to inform, you may be getting only a small part of the picture.

This article discusses some of the key aspects of smart negotiating. Such aspects include adhering to specific ground rules, knowing when to play offense and when to play defense (you should be able to do either/both), being able to fend off evidence, and the ability to maintain your edge. The article also addresses how to avoid common negotiating mistakes.

I had sold my company, Programmer’s Warehouse, to two venture capital firms in 1995 and was enjoying my retirement when an investment banker asked me to look at a “turnaround” situation with a mail-order vitamin company that was losing money. He needed to know whether the company could be saved.

Effective negotiations require a number of elements working together simultaneously with the right skills brought to bear at the right time. When negotiating the sale or purchase of an entrepreneurial business, certain guidelines can help ensure the greatest chances of a favorable outcome for all parties involved.

If you're not expecting a win-win atmosphere at your next contract negotiation session, you might investigate interest-based bargaining. It requires reshaping attitudes at all levels and building trust. The goal of this approach is preserving an ongoing relationship that benefits everyone.

The premise of this article is that your success as a negotiator depends on your ability to interpret the other person's true interests and objections and successfully persuade them to make the deal. Read on to learn how to negotiate successfully by interpreting 5 subconscious indicators.

Evaluate your company's mission and strategy, and then use that to determine whether your organizational structure needs changing.

Everybody in your organization has ideas, but do you know how to tap into this gold mine of information? Foster an environment of gaining and sharing information by learning to manage knowledge throughout your company.

These 10 ideas could turn your next mundane business trip into an experience you'll never forget.

Managing through a period of recovery can be as difficult as managing through a recession. After struggling with tight operations, an economic recovery might sound like a dream come true — increasing revenue, margins and profits. But it’s important to beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing.

Learn how to improve your small business by implementing Six Sigma problem-solving methods.

Projects involving teams of people and complicated assignments are tough. Fortunately, there are some tried and true project management principles that can increase your odds of success. This article describes lessons learned in the area of software development that have universal applicability.

Get a grip on it before it gets to you.