[ad_1] Let’s face it: Everyone, employees and managers, dreads performance reviews. The tired ritual of sitting down for an hour once a year is uncomfortable and unproductive. No wonder companies like General Electric and Adobe are redefining how they approach feedback. Related: Employee Reviews Should Include the CEO So, what exactly …

[ad_1] I was asked recently what is the most important lesson I’ve learned about selling that has contributed the most to my success. I said that prospecting and filling my pipeline has been huge because you can’t close if you don’t have prospects. If you are ever discouraged because you …

[ad_1] Networking and making connections is vital for a burgeoning entrepreneur. The right introductions can help catapult a new startup from a roughshod patchwork of ideas and execution in a garage or studio apartment to a fully operational, well-funded machine. Related: 5 Steps to Rock Any Networking Event By connecting entrepreneurs …

[ad_1] In grade school, distractions are a major problem. Toys, notes and gadgets are common, and they prevent students from paying attention to course materials. Nor do such distractions end at the school door. Related: Eliminate These 8 Distractions That Are Killing Your Productivity As an entrepreneur and leader of a team, …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » One of the hardest things I had to do when first getting started with my business was getting organized. Not having an MBA, the first year of leading my startup was the most hectic as …

[ad_1] This video is part of a series brought to you by Entrepreneur’s book division, Entrepreneur Press, the publisher of Jill Schiefelbein’s book Dynamic Communication: 27 Strategies to Grow, Lead, and Manage Your Business. In this Dynamic Communication interview, author Jill Schiefelbein chats with Noah Fleming, founder of Fleming Consulting & Co. …

[ad_1] The current process of building backlinks to improve your SEO is outdated and it’s about to change. Enough with automated emails and random pitches to contribute content on external sites. While this can work, I’m going to share the secret sauce to differentiate your backlink strategy. Beware, this might be …

[ad_1] In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Brian Tracy discusses four ways rich people think about themselves, and how those thought patterns drive their success. 1. They have a high self-concept. If you want to be rich, you need to think about yourself as capable of becoming a rich person. Dress …

[ad_1] Securing a business loan or financing for your small business can be incredibly frustrating, especially for first-time business owners who don’t know the ropes. In fact, in its Spring 2015 small business survey, Nav discovered that despite having more business financing options available, such as online lenders, it’s still an uphill …

[ad_1] Small business owners typically start a business because they have a specific passion or want to be their own boss. This vision is only the beginning of being an entrepreneur; the hard task is to generate a profit over time. Critical to creating a profitable operation is to set …