Teaching Introduction to Business

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11 Facts about Women-Run Businesses That Prove the Future Is Female

". . . Here are 11 encouraging signs that the future — of business, anyway — really is female."

Best Buy Is Punishing Customers Who Return Too Many Items

"Best Buy, Home Depot, Victoria's Secret, and a host of other retailers are discreetly tracking how often shoppers return purchases and, in some cases, punishing people who are suspected of abusing their return policies."

Amazon Has Replaced Google as the Best Place to Work in the US

"Amazon has knocked Google off the top spot as the best place to work in the world, according to LinkedIn."

The Six Pitfalls of Leadership

"The pitfalls of leadership spring from within," warns Dan Rockwell (photo, left) in a post at his blog.

"Dangers that emerge from within are more perilous than dangers that attack from without."

Unleash Millennials with Learning

According to Julia Stiglitz (photo, left), "Members of this age group, who typically change jobs at least four times in their first decade out of college, need and want work-based training and development. But employers often question the return on the investment because of this high turnover. So how do you develop a valuable system for both you and your employees?"

"The answer requires a different outlook on both millennials and learning. Here are a few tips to maximize both their and our company’s success."

The Puzzle of Motivation

"Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, a way forward."

Lessons from Mismanaged Crises at Yahoo, Cuisinart and Wells Fargo

"Managing a business crisis has become increasingly challenging in the world of 24-hour news and Twitter. Today a crisis can make a company appear to be in the middle of a three-ring circus, argues Mark P. Zimmett [photo, left] in this opinion piece. He says there are some concrete steps firms can take – in advance — to avoid a lot of the negative fallout that can accompany a crisis. . . ."