A book proposal is essentially your business case for why your book should exist and can persuade an agent to represent you or a publisher to make an investment in your work. Turn it into your tool to get the book deal or positioning you want.

Successful events look organized and are organized. The best ones are planned like a military operation from start to finish down to the very last detail. Here’s who you’ll need in your regiment to plan your next one like an Olympian.

For web surfers, good websites are not “good” enough. Your website has to be totally awesome, or what real surfers call “heavy,” to grab the attention of potential or returning customers and make them brand ambassadors.

For all the attention given to developing project teams, unbeatable sales strategies, and cutting-edge business negotiation techniques, great business relationships aren’t as mysterious or complicated as some want you to believe.

Instead of crowning yourself the King, Queen, or Ruler of Procrastination or, worse yet, berating yourself about it, why not kick the habit and put yourself on the road to productivity? Try one of our productivity hacks to manage your indolence.

Employee handbooks can provide a roadmap for the future. If done well, they will emotionally commit each employee to their role, the company, and your customers—ultimately setting themselves and your company up for success.

A good pedigree alone does not make a board of directors great. To have a board that excels at corporate governance requires more elbow grease than nuance, more cultivation than a reliance on expectation.

Are you willing to risk the deal on the state your Word document or PowerPoint presentation is in? These suggested refinements to your documents and presentations can give you the edge.

Wait! Something is wrong. Isn’t that title supposed to say, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” Nope. I am proud to say that I have officially proven wrong the old adage found in John Fitzherbert’s “Book of Husbandry” published in 1523. It has only taken someone 499 years, but I have done it!

When used (yes, actually used, rather than filed away in a forgotten folder), brand guidelines ensure that the end results of your projects and designs show that you and your team take pride in the details.

I love processes. Processes help you to go faster and make improvements over time. This means you go quicker the next time you undertake the same task and are even better or more effective.

I didn’t purposefully start the fire. According to Billy Joel, “It was always burning.” But a spark got me where I am right now. Why? “It was always burning” apparently…