Fast Lane



Managing rapid growth


A focus on people
How to show you care about your employees
Valerie Holstein makes it a priority to know more than just her employees’ names and job titles. She also keeps a lis



A map for success
How to grow a company with goal-oriented employees
Philip Pelusi sounds like a style-savvy Bill Gates as he recounts how he dropped out of high school to attend beauty school and open



All ears
How to really listen to employees and customers
Jeffrey Sopp makes it a point to take time out of his busy schedule as a president and CEO to listen to his 40 employees and to his



Custom built
How to get buy-in from your employees
Convincing employees to buy in to something they don’t agree with can be a challenge, says Nancy P. Crews. “Th



Due north
How to create accountable, responsible employees
Stan Friedman learned early on that if you’re not taking care of your people, your people won’t take care of you. And



Due north
How to create accountable, responsible employees
Stan Friedman learned early on that if you’re not taking care of your people, your people won’t take care of you. And



Flying high
How to delegate effectively
Paul Touw has a saying at XOJET Inc.: “It’s not the spin that kills you; it’s the lack of recovery.”



Fountain of youth
How to tap the potential of your young workers
William C. Tauber has something in common with 16th century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon: Both have searched for the fountai

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Happy people
How to create a values-driven culture


Letting go
How to hold your employees accountable


Letting go
How to delegate duties to your people to save your sanity




People first
How to develop the right team


Refresher course
How to update your brand


Return on investment
How to create a culture that helps retain employees


Sharing ideas
How to communicate effectively with your employees


Stay focused
How to avoid distractions


The American way
How to confront problems with honesty


The good and the bad
How to develop honest and open communication


Tough screening
How to engage employees by asking a lot of questions


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