7 ways strong leaders build to build trust in a team

When it comes to building a team that can work efficiently together, accomplish mutual goals, and still maintain a good morale while doing so, there's no more significant quality than trust. Trust allows you to delegate a task without worrying whether it will get done. It allows for faster, more open communication, and gives people a sense that they truly belong within your organization. But trust doesn't come naturally or easily, and it's a leader's job to inspire and facilitate that trust in a team environment. How do the strongest leaders of the business world accomplish this?

Mobile Technology will make you rethink your HR strategy

The use of mobile technology is on the rise, with employees using their smartphones on a regular basis. And, if you're an employer, this increase isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Wrike’s 2016 Mobile Productivity Report found, for instance, that 44 percent of the more than 850 professionals surveyed said they checked their phones for work more than 20 times per day.

Ninety percent said they believed that their use of mobile technology was critical to getting their work done. Advancements in tech are inspiring businesses to use tech to improve productivity, engage their employees more and streamline processes to save time and labor. Here’s how mobile technology can be used to augment your human resources function, as well:

4 Etiquette Blunders You Can't Afford To Make at Work

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There's no denying the paradigm shift in American corporate culture to more relaxed and unconventional office environments. Google and Facebook have been leading the way through their nap pods, bean bag lounges, and on-site skate parks. Though this easygoing attitude has undoubtedly improved morale, it's important to remember that casual doesn't mean unprofessional, and according to Cindy K. Goodman, columnist for the Miami Herald, "In business, manners still matter."

The way you interact with your colleagues and your clients should demonstrate that you have taken into consideration how your individual behavior affects the company as well as the feelings of others. Exhibiting poor decorum can cost you a customer or even your career.

13 Unlikely Body language tips to help you land the job

Body languages cannot be underestimated in the search for jobs in this 21st century. Some employers do not overlook these signs as you go through your interview process: Learn more

Make the best impression. By the time you're invited for an in-person interview, hiring managers have already reviewed your qualifications for the job. They want to learn about you as a person. So make sure your body language communicates why they'd be crazy not to hire you.

Psych yourself up. Research by psychologist Amy Cuddy shows when we use expansive body language, we feel more confident. So spend a few minutes at home standing with your legs and arms spread wide or sprawling with your feet on your desk.

4 Interview Questions to Identify Trailblazers and Nonconformists

If you own a widget factory, what you need in employees is punctuality, efficiency, and the ability to withstand the boredom of repeatedly following a set procedure. But you're probably not running a widget factory. 

In pretty much any other sort of company, you're going to need some people who can think on their feet, challenge the status quo, and call BS when appropriate. In short, you're going to need what Wharton professor and best-selling author Adam Grantcalls "originals."

"We can't all be nonconformists at every moment, but conformity is dangerous," Grant says, explaining the value of originals and iconoclasts in a fascinating and lengthy recent First Round Review article. "If you don't hire originals, you run the risk of people disagreeing but not voicing their dissent."

Recruit These 7 Superhero Archetypes to Build the Perfect Team

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If you thought superheroes were only a thing of comic books and movies, you were wrong. It turns out that startups need superheroes, too. How else do you think entrepreneurs build billion dollar companies with world-class products? I realized early on that if I wanted to create super companies, I needed to surround myself with super people. Individuals who have their unique super powers that would help build and defend my startup.

Here is a list of superhero archetypes you should recruit for your perfect startup team so you can build a fast-growing company like I did:

How to Make People, Not Résumés, Your Hiring Priority

When I consider acquiring a company, I try to get inside the heart of the person selling -- and allow him (or her) to get inside my own. I try to avoid being overly technical. When it comes to hiring people, on the other hand, there is no magic formula.

Yet it occurs to me that the two tasks are still related. In fact, “hiring” (acquiring) companies has a lot to teach us about how to hire employees.

For decades, companies and hiring managers have experimented with the hiring process, seeking the right sets of questions and qualifications that will guarantee successful hires. But, these days, companies are bucking the traditional trend of favoring education and experience.

What is emotional intelligence? And why does it matter?

Most people are conditioned to believe that knowledge is power, when, in fact, knowledge is only potential power. In my life, I’ve been blessed enough to have many meaningful conversations, yet the one I had this past week on emotional intelligence with a young woman, Ashley Zahabian, who I met at the entrepreneurial incubator that I recently launched, Fownders, really resonated with me. 

We were going through her pitch deck and stumbled across the topic of “EQ” emotional intelligence. As the conversation grew more in depth, she told me a powerful story of a young boy and his grandfather that truly altered my perception.

“A young boy and his grandfather were sitting in a car on their way to a restaurant to grab dinner,” she said. She went on explaining how the grandfather was curious as to what his grandson’s choice of food would be.