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Why a 20-Something is Your Perfect First Hire

The first hire for any entrepreneur is essential: he or she must be the extension of you, your ideal complement. As far as efficiency is concerned, a 20-something is your perfect first hire. [Read more...]

Is Entrepreneurship the New ‘Safe’ Job?

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An employee telecommutes. (CC) pinguino/Flickr

Back in September, I covered a story that positioned entrepreneurship as the new “safe” job. Last night, while catching up with an old colleague from my pre-freelancing days, the topic of job security and solopreneurship came up once again. Should we all go start businesses? [Read more...]

Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 8/6 – 8/10

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This week’s guest posts focus on work productivity tips, employee benefits and networking pointers. [Read more...]

5 Tips on Managing and Motivating Millennials

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Millennials have often been maligned as being entitled or difficult to manage. Maybe they’re just misunderstood. [Read more...]

Weekend Reading: Management Guest Posts 4/27 – 5/2

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Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on business-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorite posts from this week.

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The Management Mistake That Throttles Millennial Productivity

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In my last newsletter, I shared tips to manage millennials for maximum productivity, but there’s one management mistake that will throttle Gen-Y workers’ efficiency every time: disengaged management, otherwise known as “not caring.” [Read more...]

Helicopter Parents, Leave Millennial Workers Alone

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A photo from Ogilvy PR's "Take Your Parents to Work Day." (CC) OgilvyPRWorldwide

NPR recently published a piece on a growing phenomenon that disturbs this millennial: helicopter parents interfering in the workplace. [Read more...]