asked our Facebook community to submit photos of the world's best offices. Then we put them to a vote. Here are your favorites--plus one from the editors. The company, which is run by Philip and Alex Hult, has 400 schools and offices around the world, including a cozy, four-story outpost in Shanghai, pictured here. Continued on next page.) MORE >>

Every now and again I come across a phrase which I wish I’d come up with myself and this is one: Plans are worthless, but planning is indispensable. It’s a great quote because many entrepreneurs don’t like writing committing their plan to paper because they know that they won’t end up following it. In this sense plans are worthless. MORE >>

If you're still impressed with a job candidate after posing these questions, you might have a winner. We all know that "every hire counts" and "the people make the company." What could be more obvious? But most of us have hired someone who seemed right in the interview and turned out wrong. Here are six questions to ask: 1. For me, the No. MORE >>

If you are one of the many people still searching for that job lost during the recent depression, or about to dump the loser of a job you have now, you should be working on starting your own business, in parallel with looking for that ideal job. Let me explain why this is a win-win deal, no matter what the outcome. Fun learning experience. MORE >>

My picks of the best and worst branding efforts of the year. The year is drawing to an end, so it's time for my annual branding post. This year, I'm presenting the worst and best together, because that makes it easier to draw lessons from both. Best: Cheer (Proctor & Gamble) P&G often seems to have more brands than it knows what to do with. MORE >>