A couple of high-profile business leaders insist their teams flex their atrophying writing muscles. Unless you're a professional wordsmith, it's unlikely you've written much of anything that's much longer than an email since college. That might come as a relief to many, and for good reason. Want to meet a friend? quick text will sort you out. MORE >>

We can all dream about what it takes to make our startup a success. From recent survey feedback, it seems evident that the urban legends leading to success are wrong. The average entrepreneur is not the one who dumped a promising career, sketched his idea on the back of a napkin, and accepted millions from an investor to make billions of his own. MORE >>

Here are six changes to your management style that will make your employees happier. Last week, I described the 7 traits of extraordinary bosses. While that list has proven popular with readers, it doesn't contain any practical advice for bosses who want to improve their own performance. Manage your people not your numbers. That's YOUR job. MORE >>

Here at Palo Alto Software , we’ve added a major new feature to our business planning app , LivePlan, that I think you’re going to love. It’s called the LivePlan Pitch and we’re really excited about it. But, before I dive into what our new feature does, let me give you a little context. The mythology of startup planning. They don’t make mistakes. MORE >>

Meetings get a bum rap, especially from Gen-Y founders. What are the youngest entrepreneurs actually doing behind closed conference doors? The Young Entrepreneur Council asked 13 successful young entrepreneurs how they keep their start-up staff meetings lively and productive, week in and week out. Here are their best answers. The benefit? MORE >>