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The New Manager’s Guide to Effective Leadership

Congratulations! You’ve recently been promoted to a new position as a manager. You now have a team, perhaps the opportunity to hire, and the chance to guide and grow your new direct reports. Are you ready for this? You may be feeling excited, afraid, nervous, or empowered. You may also be experiencing the very common imposture […]

How to Tackle Your Most Ambitious Goals: A 5-Step Process From NBA Legend Bill Walton

For many, goal-setting can feel like a daunting process. You want to be sure that whatever you’re working towards is measurable, impactful, and challenging enough to keep you on your toes. Trouble is, the planning process is only half the battle.  When it actually comes time to achieve said goal, it’s easy for things to fall […]

Digital Does Not Mean “Just Build a Website”

Many traditional publishers have prematurely thrown in the towel on digital. “I have a website, but no one wants to advertise on it.” “I have an iPad version of my print magazine, but only a tiny fraction of my audience subscribes.” “I have made pdf’s of all my articles but no one is downloading them.” […]

17 Things People Absolutely Hate About Your Website

One of the tenets of inbound marketing is to not annoy people. So why is it that many websites are still chock full of the elements that so many visitors have bemoaned over and over? Perhaps with the sheer excitement (or terror, depending on your personality) that comes with designing your own website, all of […]

A Visual History of Internet Firsts [Infographic]

Back in 1995, less than 1% of the world’s population used the internet. During that same year, Newsweek published a now-infamous article (originally titled, “The Internet? Bah!”), which surmised that the internet would amount to little more than a fad. Flash forward to today. Around 40% of the world’s population is connected to the internet, […]