Business Explained, by Stever Robbins

I did a half-hour live interview show today about social media, its impact on productivity (business and personal), and more on the career lies  (see this post for the handout). You can hear a recording here: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/18410 Click on episode 4. Enjoy!

Ryan Allis is the 23-year-old founder of iContact.com, the web's second biggest marketing website. Ryan spoke in this podcast about how he ended up where he is and the role passion plays in business. This is a companion interview to the Get-it-Done Guy podcast, "Passion Play."

This podcast is an interview with Alec Hudnut, CEO of Evolution Robotics, discussing how to get your CEO's attention.

Are you up to date with your user experience? Tune into this podcast to find out. Click here to see a transcript of this episode.

On a recent birthday I was looking back at the strategies that my friends from high school and college and I employed to get where we are today. We assumed that success would bring happiness, and as far I can tell, we were wrong. It turns out that the two are separate, even though marketers […]

Marshall Goldsmith is an amazing executive coach. He has worked with several Fortune 500 CEOs and is currently a best-selling author (#1 on Amazon.com in the Leading People category). He has developed a couple of peer coaching techniques that will let you and any supportive friend coach each other to superb results. In this podcast, […]

Marshall Goldsmith is an amazing executive coach. He has worked with several Fortune 500 CEOs and is currently a best-selling author (#1 on Amazon.com in the Leading People category). He has developed a couple of peer coaching techniques that will let you and any supportive friend coach each other to superb results. In this podcast, […]

Is Social Networking a Tragedy of the Commons? I’m starting to think so. They’re pretty cool. They let you share yourself and your life with your friends. You find out more about them, they find out more about you, you swap cool stuff. Life is good. And therein lies the problem. Life is so good […]

The love of money isn't the root of all evil; arithmetic is the root of all evil. More specifically, counting. Learn how the Oft Acclaimed management tool of counting stuff just might be destroying your life.

I'd like to share with you a LinkedIn exchange I had on the topic of whether Being Nice is a good business strategy.

The Consulting Firms of the world seem to win the recruiting game, hands-down. It's not because of money, though; it's because they treat recruiting as seriously as sales.

It sounds easy: my client wanted to think more strategically. isn't that the hot buzzword? "Strategic thinking." Oooh! Sexy. There's only one problem: what, exactly, does it mean?

Ever found yourself resisting change? Read about how to overcome it or listen to the podcast here.

We’re taught that overhead in business is a bad thing. But is it really? My self-esteem depends on the answer…

What’s the difference between profit and cash flow? Often, it’s the difference between success and bankruptcy. Before we begin, let’s use clear language. I won’t say “income” because different people mean different things by that word. I’ll say “revenue” to mean money that comes in from selling a product or service. Imagine two kids who […]