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Why Leaders Blame Culture Instead of Their Own Behavior

By Richard | Oct 11, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Leaders tend to blame cultural problems when performance stalls because it’s broad enough to describe everything and specific enough to implicate no one. Leaders who have stopped spending hands-on time with their people often don’t know what’s standing in their way. Ask how they’re feeling […]

I’ve Mentored People for 20 Years. I Use These 4 Steps to Help Them Advance

By Richard | Oct 11, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The best mentors treat every conversation as a two-way exchange, asking questions that sharpen the other person’s thinking while staying open to having their own views challenged. A four-step process of building self-awareness, gathering feedback from five people, separating perception from reality and refining your […]

When Growth Stalls, I Don’t Spend More on Marketing. I Reset the Business

By Richard | Oct 11, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways When revenue levels off, review your financials and talk to frontline employees to find where you’re losing time, money and accountability before you launch another campaign. Use the following weeks to collect outstanding invoices and cut unneeded expenses, align every leader on the same 90-day […]

She Grew Up on Food Stamps. Now She Runs an 8-Figure Startup.

By Richard | Oct 10, 2026

Key Takeaways Christina Qi started a hedge fund as an undergraduate at MIT, building it to trade $7 billion per day. A “really bad year in 2020” caused the hedge fund to shut down. Qi then started her current venture, a market data provider called Databento. Christina Qi boasts an impressive resume. As a 21-year-old […]

5 Things to Ask a Credit Card Processor Before Signing a Contract

By Richard | Oct 10, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways U.S. merchants paid a record $198.25 billion in card processing fees in 2025, up 219% since 2009. The card networks’ top interchange rates have barely moved in that time. Much of what merchants overpay is processor markup and add-on fees, and those can be negotiated. […]

I Retired at 36 and Started Over at 41. Here Are 5 Lessons I Learned About Time.

By Richard | Oct 10, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways More free time does not automatically bring fulfillment. You have to learn how you like to spend it. Money improves happiness when it buys back time and you decide deliberately where that time goes. At 36, I sold the fintech company I had spent years […]

You’ve Been Overlooking Your Best Idea People. AI Is About to Fix That.

By Richard | Oct 10, 2026

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The modern workplace has long rewarded the ability to package thinking into tidy output over the quality of the thinking itself. AI now handles structuring, summarizing and formatting, which favors fast, associative thinkers, including many people with ADHD. Everyone is asking who AI will replace. […]

Jeff Bezos Has an Optimistic Vision of an AI-Powered Future

By Richard | Oct 9, 2026

Key Takeaways Jeff Bezos predicted that AI could boost productivity enough for more families to live on a single income. He said those productivity gains could allow some people to support their families while working just three days a week. Bezos predicted hiring challenges, not mass unemployment, as more people choose to work less or […]

Chick-fil-A’s CEO Wants His Team to Have a ‘Healthy Dose of Fear’

By Richard | Oct 9, 2026

The chicken franchise wars are getting extra crispy. Chicken chain sales grew 5.3% in 2025, compared with 3% for the restaurant industry overall and 1.5% for burger chains, according to Technomic data cited by Restaurant Business. Raising Cane’s, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Wingstop have all helped fuel the fowl. Now McDonald’s wants in. The Golden […]

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