Dear Liz, I didn’t trust my gut when I took my current job because there were signs that it wasn’t going to work out. Unfortunately I ignored the signs and I’m paying for it now. I felt desperate to get a job but in retrospect I didn’t need to be that desperate. I have a little savings but I was panicky because my last job laid me off suddenly. They laid off my whole department.

Dear Liz, I am a big fan of yours. I like your common sense. I am in the final stage of a job search now. I’ve never really worried about finding a job but this is an unusual situation because I worked on a huge project for the past 18 months. I was on a contract rather than a full-time employment status throughout the project. I knew it was going to be an 18-month project so I started looking for my next gig around the first of the year. I’ve had some interviews.

It’s official: Women are good for business. This year the G20 have included “women” as a driver of economic growth as part of its overall growth agenda. What does this mean? According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, if OECD countries (this would be the developed world) saw full convergence of men and women aged 15-64 in the work force, GDP in these countries could increase by 12% over the next 15 years.

After working with hundreds of entrepreneurs and small business owners in recent years, I’ve seen some who rise to the top while others struggle. After comparing the two groups, the patterns for success have become clear. What’s great is that those who follow the 3 tips below often enjoy success regardless of what tough situations life throws at them. I’ve even seen business owners who embrace these principles thrive during major economic downturns.

Once your business has started collecting and combining all kinds of data, the next elusive step is to extract value from it. Your data may hold tremendous amounts of potential value, but not an ounce of value can be created unless insights are uncovered and translated into actions or business outcomes. During a 2009 interview, Google’s Chief Economist Dr. Hal R.

If you’re an entrepreneur growing a successful business, there’s a real chance of becoming your own worst enemy. Businesses do it all the time — just when the successes start piling up, they change directions and sabotage their own operation. If that sounds counter-intuitive, here’s a sports analogy to explain the point: In football, there is a formation called the “prevent defense.” Teams use it when they’re leading towards the end of a game.

Retirement represents a period of change. For most people, that means less income, but more time to do what they choose. One logical response to both: move to a place with lower costs and attractive lifestyle features–such as good weather, rich cultural and educational offerings, and ample opportunities to stay physically active and to engage in volunteer work.   With that in mind, Forbes presents our list of The 25 Best Places To Retire In 2016.

I’ve got news for you: Going through traditional applications gets old for hiring managers, too. So, in an attempt to make the experience a little more engaging—for me and for the applicants—I recently led a hiring process where I asked candidates to create a Tumblr showing us why they’d be the best person for the job.

If you were in charge of designing your company’s outreach to prospective buyers, you would ask yourself “What do our customers want to know about us?” You would work hard to make your communications friendly and easy to use, because customers have choices. They could buy from you, or buy from one of your competitors. Marketers have to work to get their customers’ attention and then work harder to keep it.

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