Top 5 Recent Blog Posts for Business Owners

I try to read a lot of blogs to stay up to date on what is going on in the business community. Here are my top 5 Recent Blogs that I have read:

1. America’s Top-Rated CEO Just Taught a Brilliant Lesson in Leadership. Here it is in 1 Sentence from Inc.com.

• This blog highlights some leadership insights from the Clorox CEO Benno Dorer. Great advice for anyone hiring and managing effective teams.

2. FBI: Extortion, CEO Fraund Among Top Online Fraud Complaints in 2016 by krebsonsecurity.com.

• Great article showing the top fraud complaints in 2016 and their total financial impact. These are only becoming a bigger and bigger problem for business owners and being aware of the trends allows you to build plans around how to manage the threat.

3. Work doesn’t have to be Dreadful: 6 Tips From an Ex-Google VP on How to Make Work More Rewarding by Inc.com.

• This is an article about how to create a more meaningful experience for your employees. The 6 tips come from Laszlo Bock who helped take Google from 6,000 to 76,000 employees.

4. Why a Company Can’t be “More Like a Startup” by Steve Blank

• Steve has a very interesting take when he compares new entrants and startups in a market to established companies trying to keep disruptors out. 

5. 6 Ways to Build Your Brand Using Content Marketing by allbusiness.com.

• This is a quick hit list of 6 tips to build your brand. Very easy read with great information.