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Sometimes You Have To Fire The Star Executive That Made Your Company A Success
Andreessen Horowitz partner Ben Horowitz is always coming out with useful blog posts about how to operate a company.(His bona fides: He was the CEO of Opsware when it sold to HP for $1.7 billion.) His...
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Citi's New CEO Has An Aggressive Plan To Root Out Bad Executives
Several years after the financial crisis, Citi is still a company in turmoil. Fourth quarter earnings were weak, and it's still trying to retrench after CEO Vikram Panditwas pushed out in October.Now,...
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The Most Respected Universities In The World
Times Higher Education has released its 2013 World Reputation Rankings, which are based on the world's largest invitation-only academic opinion survey "to provide the definitive list of the top 100...
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Indeed Is Becoming The Google Of Job Search
Indeed is turning into the Google of job search.The web site announced today that it has reached 100 million unique visitors worldwide in January, a 20% gain since late September. By some measures, the...
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P&G's Legendary Ex-Chief On How Today's CEOs Are Failing
A.G. Lafley was one of the most successful executives in recent times. During his nine years at the top of Procter & Gamble, the consumer product company's value increased by more than $100...
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You Don't Need To Grow A Thick Skin To Get Ahead
There’s no glory in learning how to “take criticism.”Despite what you have probably been told about needing to grow a “thick skin”, there is something magically inspired about taking life deeply...
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60% Of Americans Are Convinced We're In A Recession
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index fell 10.8 percent in March to 42.2, down from 47.3 in February.A reading below 50 indicates net pessimism."Americans across-the-board think that the economic...
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Birchbox Co-Founder On What It Takes To Scale And Break Into New Markets
It's been a few years since Birchbox launched, and it's had to differentiate itself as other competitors have emerged. The company, which has $11.9 million in funding to date, started out as a...
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Legendary Architect Zaha Hadid Is A Terror To Work For
Zaha Hadid is one of the world's most respected architects, she was the first female winner of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest award, and has built dramatic and famous buildings around the...
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Blackstone President Tony James Spills On Getting Rejected From Every Job...
Last month, Wall Street recruiting firm OneWire set up an awesome, exclusive video series with Wall Street's leaders called Open Door.CEO Skiddy von Stade managed to sit down with some of the biggest...
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The New York Times Is Doing Exactly The Right Thing By Getting Rid Of Extra...
Struggling companies often do better when they focus on their core brand.There are good reasons to have many different brands. A broad portfolio lets you target different customers with unique brands....
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How To Not Come Off As Being Overly Confident
Confidence is indisputably a good thing. But over-confidence can spell trouble—especially when we’re learning. Research has shown over and over again that we are not very good judges of how effectively...
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THE END OF WORKING FROM HOME: Best Buy Kills Flexible Work Program
Marissa Mayer's decision to end Yahoo's remote work program has ignited a debate about the benefits and pitfalls of letting people work from home. Now, Best Buy, another struggling giant, is following...
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The World's Greatest Sushi Chef Says You Should Never Have A 'Plan B'
Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a documentary on the life and craft of the great 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono who owns a tiny 10-seat shop in Tokyo that has the highest Michelin Guide rating of three...
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Why Most American Companies Are Terrible At Globalization
Coke is so prevalent around the world that non-profits look to its supply chain for help on distributing aid.McDonalds, in 122 different countries, is so widespread that there’s a foreign relations...
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Honest Workers Don't Perform As Well As Those Who Lie
At the risk of losing a job prospect, job seekers may feel inclined to over-exaggerate about their skills during the job hunt.For example, perhaps the employer asks if a candidate is proficient in a...
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Bleacher Report Co-Founder: I'm Starting Another Company, And It's Going To...
Bleacher Report co-founder Bryan Goldberg isn't done with startups, even though he just sold his sports company to Turner for ~ $200 million.Goldberg says he's going to get back into the content game...
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Sound Off: What Are Your Social Media Pet Peeves?
Business Insider’s Social Media ROI conference is taking place May 15, 2013, in New York City — and we need your help! We’re doing a special session: “Brand Leaders Sound Off,” where McDonald’s Social...
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This $4 Billion Dollar Company Is Run With No Bosses
Imagine being a part of a company with no bosses, upper-level management, or HR where bonuses, hirings, and firings were all determined by peer consensus. Imagine a company like this going on to become...
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Best Buy CEO: 'You Need To Feel Dispensable, As Opposed To Indispensable' (BBY)
Hubert Joly, the new chief at Best Buy, has made a bold move to totally revamp the culture at the struggling consumer electronics big box chain.Last November at an investor conference, Joly gave a...
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