One of my favorite business aphorisms is that “business is easy, but people are hard.” And yet, it’s still easy to ignore that wisdom and focus so much on a business idea that the human side of an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership in the era of diversity and inclusion. Reinventing one's life every decade is a philosophy that advocates ...

Growing a business means making more revenue. At the heart of business growth is a marketing and sales strategy. Included in this strategy are six distinct activities that grow revenue for your ...

United States manufactures have incorporated many methods of cost reduction and efficiency for 35 years. Most of these programs are identified by three-letter acronyms like MRP, JIT and ERP. Others ...

Personal development has always been the bedrock of human achievement, but the rules of growth have changed. Discipline and hard work alone are no longer enough in a world shaped by constant ...

With more than two decades of experience in lean and agile software development, I have seen how continuous improvement can revolutionize a business. As a founder who has successfully grown a company, ...