Tying pay directly to company revenue forces employees to focus on what matters.

It takes courage for employees to voice new ideas.

To keep would-be job-hoppers from hopping, good employers find ways to reward commitment.

Job hoppers ignore the many benefits of a long tenure.

A decade after an influential manifesto, more executives look beyond the bottom line.

More than 10% of its revenue comes from tracking what customers say.

For CEOs who are trying to decide whether participating in social media is worth their time, there’s new research that could help tip the balance. The new report from CEO.com and business intelligence firm DOMO notes that social media is more pervasive than ever among consumers: 50% of the population currently uses Facebook, and more […]

It’s time to forget everything you thought you knew about sales, because the down economy is challenging traditional rules. At our company, we’ve grown through the recession by relying on four counterintuitive sales tactics: We’ve avoided hiring hotshot sales stars. We’ve eliminated the prizes and incentives most companies use to motivate sales teams. We’ve invested […]

The costs of a bad hire are staggering. A recent survey by Career Builder reports more than two-thirds of employers were affected by a bad hire last year, according to AOL Jobs. Of nearly 2,700 employers surveyed, 41% estimate a single bad hire cost $25,000; a quarter estimate a bad choice cost $50,000 or more […]