Lead With Emotional Courage

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. At first, it won’t be easy. It is always easier to bury your head in the sand rather than confront these sentiments head-on. But refusing to acknowledge your emotions and the emotions of others can lead to more significant problems down the road.  Commitment to leading with…

How to Talk to Your Leader About Personal Issues and Ask for an Accommodation

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Life is ever-evolving and sometimes can throw the biggest curveballs with little notice or advance warning. Although professionalism teaches us that an individual should leave their personal problems at home, the truth is, what happens outside of work often impacts what happens at work.    Many professionals keep their personal…

7 Costly Mistakes Entrepreneurs Are Making Every Day

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurship is a calling that not every person is meant to answer. For those who do, there are many rewards and many achievements to be had. However, with each opportunity for success, there are risks of failure and downfall, and there are easily avoidable mistakes that can…

The Best Leadership Advice We Heard in 2021

By Entrepreneur Staff Updated: November 6, 2021 What does it mean to be a leader when workforces are increasingly decentralized and traditional business models have been upended by a global pandemic? Do the old axioms apply, and if not, have we gleaned enough from shifts in the marketplace to get behind any new consensus conventional…

A Strong Jobs Report and Five Straight Weekly Gains

There were no eleventh-hour monkey-wrenches thrown into the market mix on Friday, as a strong jobs report for October kept the major indices in record territory to finish a fifth straight week of gains. The term “goldilocks” has already been used to describe this month’s Government Employment Situation report, which showed that 531,000 jobs were…