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In honor of our fifth consecutive year of compiling this video list, the bright minds behind TalentSmart have narrowed down 2013's five most memorable displays of emotional intelligence (EQ). Some are shining examples of...

We are selling ourselves short if we do not define ourselves as entrepreneurs. It's a mindset, not a business model.

Sure, you know Starbucks, Wetzel's Pretzels, and White Castle. But here are ten appealing new restaurant ideas these and other established brands are rolling out.

This article is by Julie Parrish, senior VP and CMO, NetApp.

Can your genes make a difference to your career? The question is as old as the nature-versus-nurture debate. While there are distinct genetic combinations that can give you an advantage, we know there's no escaping Malco...

The following post was published on the Knowledge@Wharton website on January 2, 2014.

Miley Cyrus is the new face of Marc Jacobs. Mozart died poor. Here's the takeaway for your own career.

In the battle over whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits, one of the Republican talking points is: Sure, we'll consider an extension, but it must be paid for. That's a fine idea. Here's another: In exactly th...

I recently completed teaching the second session of my Foundations of Business Strategy massively open online course (MOOC) through the Coursera platform and I continue to be amazed by the reach and impact of MOOCs. In t...

We all have hobbies. Some people play golf. Some climb rocks. Some raise ferrets.

The goal of any business is to grow--expand your customer list, add new locations and staff, and ultimately, increase your income. While growth is great for your business, it could cause friction in your day-to-day opera...

By Dorie Clark

Does an organisation's structure impact it's ability to deliver great customer experiences? A couple of examples of company's with leading customer experiences that have changed their organisational structure, the reason...

Some say that people do not really want advice, even when they ask for it -- but when starting a company, good advice early on can be the difference between success and failure. For this reason, it is common practice for...

The new book Fortune Tellers investigates the history of economic forecasting and its roots in the turbulent nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Nonprofit Finance Fund, manages $80 million of impact investments. He is also the author of Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make M...

While the year 2013 might already be starting to feel like a distant memory, it certainly gave us some exciting startup companies likely to disrupt the way we look at the world in 2014. Here are thirteen startups from 20...

As the bestselling coauthor of Emotional Intelligence 2.0, I'm often asked to break down what emotional intelligence is and why it's so important. Here goes...

Winston Churchill famously said about the former German Empire, "They are constantly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory." This is a good phrase for marketing mavens and PR princes to remember.  Even the best-laid...

A movement is afoot in Illinois (and across the nation) to require more public disclosure of corporate taxpayer information.

At the National Retail Federation event next week, IBM will showcase a new technology that merges in-store, online, and mobile shopping into a single customer experience.  The technology helps retailers give shoppers a ...

Many startups experienced successful exits in 2013. Others crumbled to the ground. A common cause for those failures? Here were their mistakes.