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We're Ignoring How Quickly Machines Are Replacing Humans At Work
Computers have been around for awhile. For a long time though, nobody could say if they were doing us any good or not. As economist Robert Solow put it in 1987, “You can see the computer age everywhere...
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There's A Skills Gap Because Companies Prefer Poaching Employees To Training...
A common refrain among American companies is that there are plenty of jobs out there, but that they simply can't find the people with the right skills to fill them. The Manufacturing Institute...
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Your Video-Conference Setup Could Be Costing You Productivity
If you've attended a meeting in which your coworkers are in one room but you're on the phone, you know there's a difference between physical and virtual presence.Steelcase researchers call that...
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How To Get The Job Done When You Just Want To Crawl Back Into Bed
The thing about being sick is that it always feels like this is the worst it's ever been. Like it's never going to end.And nothing's worse than having to work when you feel like crap--having to think...
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China Is About To Face Some Major Problems In The Workplace
China will become the global economic leader sometime in the next 10 to 25 years, according to many economists. This means China -- and not the United States -- will have the largest GDP in the world,...
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DOWN ON STARTUPS: What Happens When No One Thinks You're Worth Billions Anymore
As startup prices soared in the runup to last year's Facebook IPO, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech observers sometimes griped about lofty valuations.Just mention Foursquare, say, or LivingSocial,...
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Abercrombie's Biggest Initiative Of The Past Five Years Is Failing
After U.S. teens stopped lining up to buy its signature cologne and $40 tank tops, Abercrombie looked overseas for help. But today Abercrombie forecasted that it would lose money in the first quarter,...
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How Lululemon Is Killing Juicy Couture
Back in 2005, Juicy Couture was on top of the world. Its velour tracksuits were worn by celebrities from Jennifer Lopez to Jennifer Aniston.Jessica Simpson was snapped wearing one while leaving the...
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JCPenney Has Kicked Off Another Round Of Firings At Its Headquarters
At least 300 JCPenney employees are being laid off this month, James Covert at the New York Post reported.Around 75 workers in legal, HR, and IT have been let go this week, along with 20 fashion trend...
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IGNITION Mobile To Feature Cisco, Facebook, Instacart, Stripe, SoftTech VC,...
Business Insider’s IGNITION Mobile conference is just one month away.On March 21, industry leaders from all areas of mobile — e-commerce, payments, enterprise, investing, apps, content discovery,...
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Sears Went Into A Spectacular Tailspin After It Gave Up On Customer Service...
When my grandfather started working at Sears in 1965, it was America's greatest retailer. "Sears was where everyone shopped and I knew my customers well," my grandfather, Carl Schweinfest, told me....
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Mayo Clinic CEO: Here's Why We've Been The Leading Brand In Medicine For 100...
Over more than 100 years, the Mayo Clinic's built an enviable reputation and medical practice. People all over the country and world regard it as one of the best places in the world to treat any...
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People Perform Poorly When They Fear Confirming A Stereotype
When does competition help your performance — and when does it hurt?Top Dog, a new book by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman about “the science of winning and losing,” is in large part a celebration of...
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A Famous Angel Explains The Four Biggest Mistakes Startups Make (QLYS)
Qualys founder and CEO Philippe Courtot has been leading companies to multimillion-dollar exits for decades.He just did it again in September when he took Qualys public, raising $72 million for the...
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How Jason Blessing Slipped Out Of Larry Ellison's Grasp Twice
Jason Blessing is the brand-new CEO of a hot enterprise startup, Plex Systems, but it was a strange road that got him here.Plex Systems offers enterprise resource planning software to manufacturers,...
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Business Insider Is Hiring A Conference Editor For Our Events Team
We're hiring a Conference Editor to join the growing Business Insider events team.Business Insider events are designed like the web site: fast-paced and to-the-point. Informed editors moderate the...
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3 Keys To Destroying The Competition
In this economy, it’s not good enough to simply meet expectations. Businesses need to be exceptional to stand out.The key to dominating any industry is knowing exactly who your customer is, says Lior...
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In-N-Out's Billionaire Heiress Explains Why Her Burger Joints Haven't...
Much to the chagrin of East Coasters, the folks at the helm of In-N-Out Burger haven't expanded the chain all the way across America.Why's that?The Orange Country Register managed to get a rare...
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'University Of Heroes' Will Teach Survival Skills And Riflery To Young...
Going out and starting a business has become a somewhat glamorous alternative to college and a traditional career path. Increasingly, people are trying to capitalize on that, feeding into the demand...
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Great Storytelling Is Even More Important In A Fast-Paced World
It’s not HTML5, iOS development or CSS3. (Although, those are valuable skills). No, this is a skill that we are all born with, and something as old as time. Many of us use it, but few of us master...
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