Over at Employee Evolution, Natalie discusses common mistakes people make when starting a business.  According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, over 50 percent of small businesses fail in their first year and 95 percent fail within the first five years.  Among the mistakes, and Natalie’s tips: 1. Business owners don’t create ...

Touche, Scot Herrick.  Over at Cube Rules, Scot suggests that innovation may be overrated, and that innovation means very little without the ability to execute on great ideas.   Innovation is important, says Scot, because we all need to be adapting to the changing business environment.  But too often, we see innovations as meaning ...

You know those creepy-crawly plastic insects kids play with around Halloween time?  Back in the day, my friends and I would throw a bunch of them against the wall and then see which one would stick.   When I saw these in the store last week, they got me thinking that a lot of people have careers that involve exactly the same ...