Perhaps Vanilla Ice was on to something years ago. The creative process is a collaborative process. The same is true in business: collaboration drives imagination and builds innovation. In a recent article, we learn just how much collaboration can aid a business. Collaboration is essential for long-term innovation. Working together and sharing information enables employees […]
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he retracts his statement. Bloomberg Business Week reports that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has apologized and retracted his statement he made regarding women asking for raises. Though, it is extremely doubtful that anyone, anytime soon will actually forget the comments he made. For all the work that has gone in to seeing business as a genderless
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The ruble is falling. Like fast. Like steep…extremely fast. Yup, it’s pretty much off the radar. And it is having an effect. President Vladimir Putin may control the levers of power in Russia, but there’s one thing he hasn’t been able to control: the relentless slide of the ruble. The currency is down about 20
Sir Richard Branson knows a thing or two about business, and perhaps three or four things about leadership. He’s been in the public eye for a number of years with his airline, record label, and all sorts of other business endeavors. Today we have a special treat as we take a look at one of
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Yup. You heard that right. At least that’s what the WSJ is reporting today. They say that people who quit their jobs have more of a chance of staying productive and inspired rather than those who stay in the same job for a number of years (which causes them to become bored and unmotivated over
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News comes today that the highly ambitious Network Television show Utopia is being canceled. Rumors are that the show cost an estimated $50 million to produce. This is an unprecedented amount for reality television, which is typically known to be quite cost effective (read: incredibly cheap). Why was this particular production saddled with such an
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As leaders in commerce and business, one thing we need to be very cognizant of is the notion of trends. We need to be on the cusp of what is popular now, to be in touch with what people are seeking and searching for. Why? Isn’t it enough for us to be leaders in our
Leading Blog brings us a new post today on 5 things we can learn from the leadership stylings of Google. For a long time now, Google has been recognized as one of the trendsetters in the area of technology development as well as in workplace culture and stylings. It’s this second one that we want
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In a fast paced world such as our own, change is inevitable. You, yourself, have probably experienced such change numerous times in your life. Perhaps it has been the transition from one job to another, or even further from the corporate world to that of entrepreneurship. How have you been able to handle such transitions?
Some tough love from one of Bar Rescue’s consultants. “Own your failure and then you’ll own your success.” Are we too often shifting the blame to others for the lack of success in our own businesses? Are we waking up in the morning, every morning, and considering what we can do that day to make
Bitcoin came out with a boom, then ran into some trouble and tried to whimper into hiding, and now seems to be steadying itself on its legs. Recent reports show that even as the value of Bitcoin has fallen 55 percent this year against the dollar (price on Oct. 8: $344), consumers are embracing the digital currency. People
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Reports come today that Billionaire investor Shahid Khan has pulled out of KYN, a business startup accelerator, thus causing the company to temporarily shut down as Khan was the main investor. Khan is best known as the owner of the NFL Football team, Jacksonville Jaguars. His investment in the startup accelerator was nominal (relatively speaking;
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Bloomberg’s Businessweek is running a story this week about the business of Asian tourism, specifically Chinese tourism. More and more these days, Chinese tourism is driving the economy world-wide. As progressive thought leaders in business, we have to clearly understand the benefit of such tourism and also how to harness those benefits for our business
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What is it you are trying to accomplish? What is it you want this meeting to do? Ask that simple question from the very beginning, before any meeting even starts…before you even step in the room, and you will be setting yourself up for success. Success in meetings, communication, interpersonals…it all starts with intent. What
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We’ve all been there. It’s early in the morning and we’re getting ready for that big client interview. They are interested, that’s for sure. But you still have to go in and seal the deal. The best suit comes out. The hair is combed to the side. You’re extra careful with that morning cup of
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A fascinating write up today on the shifting tide and thought regarding gay marriage. Now, bear with me…this is not a post in support of or against the idea. That’s not the point. What I find fascinating about this is how public opinion has changed over time, and how that change came about. I believe
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An interesting article from FastCompany today as to why Facebook was so driven to have users switch over to their messenger app. It seems that it is tied into their next big move: mobile to mobile payments. What does this mean? Well, Facebook is now taking a swing at PayPal as they throw their hats
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An interesting write up today on a “startup” company that was no start up at all. The article details the unlikely rise of an ebook publisher company which evolved out of a bookstore. It’s an interesting read in that it shows how the owners and proprietors were in fact taken by surprise when they finally
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Apple has another event planned for October. The tech giant already had one massive unveiling earlier in September for the iphone. That proved to be an incredible announcement with the arrival of the Apple Watch. Next week the company will focus on their tablet line and, as many commentators believe, will introduce a new line of ipads
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Recently, The New Yorker launched a complete redesign of its website and mobile platform. It did so with the user in mind, and aimed to draw even more new users into subscription by presenting to them, well…what they wanted to see. Fast Company has the interview for us that details the three things that went into this
Bloomberg Businessweek brings us a fascinating read on, of all things, bacon! Why is bacon so interesting? Well, it’s not the meat itself, though to many it is delectable! Rather, this story is fascinating to read on how the industry marketed bacon to the masses. You see, bacon fell on very hard times in the
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You can have the greatest product in the world…the greatest content ever, but if you don’t have a delivery system to maintain and sustain that product then you’re not going to go anywhere. Take for example a U.S. school that is now utilizing stationary bikes in their school learning process. This school in North Carolina figured
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News today that NetFlix is going to co-produce a sequel to the hit movie, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. You may remember the Weinstein Co. produced movie that was an international hit many years ago. Now the film streaming giant is partnering with the Weinsteins to bring another chapter of the story to the big screen.
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Microsoft is preparing for the release of Microsoft Windows 10. That’s right. 10. What’s that you ask? What happened to 9? Well, it seems as if Microsoft is going to skip that altogether and go straight from Windows 8 to Windows 10. Why? Bloomberg has the story for us, and they share how Microsoft has
Bloomberg’s Businessweek brings us an interesting story today about pickled doughnuts. Now why in the world would something like pickled doughnuts be interesting to us? Well, not so much for what it is, but rather for what it says about those who would provide something like this. To us and our ear, the thought of
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Lifehacker brings us an important article today for every executive, CEO and business leader. What is it? Productivity. That is a word that should ring clear in every leaders ear. The one thing we want more than anything else in our leadership abilities is to be productive. And learning new ways of productivity is always, well,
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The WSJ has an interesting article on the rise in demand for MBAs and rise in enrollment to MBA programs. This is always an interesting issue in leadership, because it begs the question: Is leadership learned in the classroom or in the field? Perhaps the answer we are getting in the rising trend (once again)
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Report coming from WSJ reveals that LinkedIn, the online resume social media platform now wants to get into the business of ranking U.S. colleges. The rankings join a growing list created for a generation increasingly concerned about the cost and value of a college degree as the job market for recent graduates remains soft. The
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Interesting news regarding the Pebble smart watch comes to us today via Bloomberg Businessweek: the maker of the smart watch will be cutting their prices substantially in light of Apple’s announcement of their new smart watch, soon to hit the market. One may interpret this as Pebble running in light of the tech giants entry
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Steve Wozniak is known the world over as the co-founder of Apple. He is credited with creating the hardware behind what would become the Mac computer. Having started Apple computers out of a garage with Steve Jobs, it’s safe to say he knows a thing or two about start-up companies and taking your business to
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Great article on the new types of entrepreneur we are seeing in the business world. Laying out 4 different types, the WSJ sets out to see what their intricacies are and how they work. What type are you? Diamond? Diamonds are charismatic evangelists who aim to revolutionize people’s lives. When they succeed, they’re game-changers. But when
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A great write up today on one Qiu Zhonghai, a revered school principal in Shanghai. He’s not just a principal, but he’s considered a pioneer in the education system and credited with leading one of the top educational system’s in the world. He has met world leaders, dignitaries, and has been credited with paving the way
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How do you make decisions? A new infographic from the WSJ shows us the various ways we go about making decisions. Take a look, for it may just be what you need to see today…before you make that next decision!
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It’s no secret that the office space is one of the most germ-riddled areas in a person’s life. From dirty keyboards to light switches to door handles. Germs are everywhere. And with a simple touch, those germs can be transferred all over the office. A new article points out just how dirty the office is,
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More than 10 years ago, Tesla Automotive set out to change the future of cars. They argued, and continue to, that electric cars are the way of the future. In the past decade they have worked hard at seeing this reality come to bear upon the conscience of the public masses. Have they been successful?
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The Economist brings us a story today on the overall picture of global economy. The following infographic gives an interesting outlook for what’s in store. Though the US and Britain are seeing an upswing, the rest of the global economy heading for what is classically defined as recession. Virtually everywhere else, however, the
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An interesting write up from the WSJ blog on colleges which produce the best investors. UVA came out as No. 1 based on the average annualized returns of its grads’ stock picks on the site. Using annualized data, a pick that produced a 10% profit over six months and one that gained 20% over one
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An interesting story for us today at Fastcodesign on the future of wearable technologies. First off, what is wearable technology? Well, you probably already have an idea with the introduction a few weeks back of the new Apple watch that is soon to be released. Wearable technology, commonly conceived, is the idea of a watch
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We all have those things in our lives that we tolerate. We put up with things on a consistent basis, because we believe that they are not really a distraction. But such things have a tendency to suck the life and energy right out of us. Well, today inc.com is bringing us some great advice
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Inc.com lists out for us today 25 essential components to any and every small business website. It’s a great checklist for you to compare your own site to today and to see how it compares. As y0ur site is a portal for your business, you need to keep an eye on what that portal and
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Bloomberg Businessweek brings us a fascinating read today on the link between social media driven causes and young entrepreneurs. It’s a fascinating read from the perspective of how such concepts drive our companies today. Take a look and enjoy.
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Have you ever heard something akin to that before? What does that even mean? You may not know what it means, but you surely have experienced the effect of it if you haven’t done it. Recruiting the recruited is a simple reminded that even after we shake hands with someone, after the new hire is
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PayPal is partnering with BitCoin for the future, at least according to Forbes.com. Now, it’s true that bitcoin has somewhat of a cloudy and murky history, not only in the States, but around the globe. But this doesn’t mean that they can’t be of any use. PayPal obviously sees something here…which begs the question: Are
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Steve Blank is a start-up genius. He has started, steered and even failed at more businesses than we will ever do. A well-known entrepreneur in the heart of technology, Silicon Valley, he is well-known to all who find themselves in this start-up culture of ours. Today he sits down to discuss his triumphs, failures, and
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Helpful and important article today on marketing at inc. For decades the major brands (like Coca-cola) spent so much advertisement to tell stories to their customers. But a recent shift from telling stories to making stories has provided a new avenue of marketing in this internet, social media driven society of ours. Could this be
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An interesting video was posted earlier regarding the form factor of the new iPhone 6 Plus. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znK652H6yQM The iPhone has certainly been eagerly awaited around the globe. One can see this by how quickly it sold out in its opening day of online orders. But as orders have multiplied,
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New data coming out today regarding data security breaches in the U.S. As many have heard, HomeDepot has had a huge breach of security recently. Not only were credit card numbers stolen, but also all sorts of other sensitive material was made up for grabs. Now we hear that as many as 43% of companies
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Bloomberg Businessweek has a very funny and enlightening post on what the world reaches for when it’s snack time! It’s neat to see what various parts of the world will reach for, by percentage. For example, 69% of Chinese and Japanese people are reaching for some sort of chocolate, whereas almost that same percentage of
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National Coffee Day is soon approaching, and according to Bloomberg Business week, it’s going to cost. The price of coffee beans has seen a steady and consistent rise over the years. So much so that this year, as many national chains celebrate coffee day by giving away a free cup of joe, they are actually
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