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The Creators Of Best Buy's Flexible Work Program Are Furious That It's...
Today, Best Buy announced that it was getting rid of its famously flexible work environment. Instead of being able to work whenever and wherever they choose, most corporate staff will have to work...
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So Many Startups Are Failing, A VC Created A Startup To Help Them Die A...
Jacob Mullins is a Senior Associate at Shasta Ventures, a venture capital firm that has invested in startups like Nest and Path.Lately, he's had a lot of tough conversations with entrepreneurs....
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Costco Is The Perfect Example Of Why The Minimum Wage Should Be Higher
Big-box warehouse store Costco is often compared with Walmart's Sam's Club. Both stores are places where people go to buy in bulk and save money. But while Walmart employees are striking for higher...
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You're Either 'All In' Or You're 'Out'
There’s something inspiring about knowing that you are going to die. That you are dying right now. It’s scary. But it inspires focus. It demands action, priority, and extreme behavior.You’re suddenly...
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TONY HSIEH: Here's Why I Don't Want My Employees To Work From Home
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has been praised for his ability to create a great company culture and his e-commerce endeavor has made its way onto lists that celebrate the best places to work.Hsieh went on...
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Heinz CEO Could Score One Of The Most Lucrative Golden Parachutes In History
Warren Buffet's $28 billion deal to buy Heinz will be very good indeed for the company's current CEO. SEC filings reveal that William Johnson could walk away from the buyout, and the company, with more...
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With Two Big Hires, Path CEO Dave Morin Sends A Signal That He's Gunning For...
Long thought of as a pool of talent ripe for acquisition by Facebook or Google, Path, the mobile-focused social network, is making two big new hires.With those moves, we believe Path CEO Dave Morin is...
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Yahoo's Remote Workers Are Being Scapegoated
Jason Fried’s forthcoming book Remote: Office Not Required can be read as many things—a how-to guide, a manifesto, a chronicle of modern work. It is also a refutation of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s...
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SUBWAY FOUNDER: Starting A Company Today Is Harder Than Ever
Forty-nine years ago, at the age of 17, Fred DeLuca used $1,000 of a friend's money to open a sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Today, that business has grown into Subway, the word's largest...
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The Science Behind How We Deal With Change
Remember when Apple's stock traded at $7 a share? I do, because that's when I sold my shares. Tech experts' sage predictions had convinced me that the Mac would never make a dent in the PC market. As...
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Yammer CEO David Sacks: Here's How I Avoided Getting Crushed By...
It's cheaper than ever to launch a startup. And a theory of running companies inexpensively, known as the Lean Startup movement, has gotten popular.Yammer CEO David Sacks, who raised $142 million from...
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The Public Has No Idea How Much Of A Threat Emerging Markets Are To The US
Recently, the results of the second year of Harvard Business School's survey on US competitiveness were released. This time, in addition to asking both the public and of business leaders how the...
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Congratulations, Facebook—You Just Picked A Great New Board Member (FB)
Facebook just named Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann, the chancellor of the University of California at San Francisco, to its board of directors. She's the ninth board member.Here's why that's a great...
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TimeWarner Is Spinning Off Time Inc — Here's The Departing CEO's Goodbye Letter
After a deal with Meredith Corporation to sell Time Inc. fell apart, Time Warner has decided to spin off the unit and its iconic magazines (Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money) into an...
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There's Been A Huge Shift Towards Working From Home Since The 90s
The debate over the benefits and pitfalls of working from home has been ignited by Yahoo's decision to end its flexible work program, followed by a similar move from Best Buy. What can't be denied is...
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Ad Agency Y&R New York Welcomes Its 16th CEO Since The Year 2000 (WPPGY)
Young & Rubicam just appointed Matt Anthony its new CEO of Y&R Advertising North America. He had for the last six months been running Y&R Australia.That will make him the 16th person with...
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The 25 Most Innovative Businesses in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., is known for its cut-throat politics and its power players.What many do not know is that D.C. is now a hub for business innovation.With an established cultural presence, a burgeoning...
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Ford's CEO Nets Nearly $12 Million In Performance Bonuses
DETROIT, March 5 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Alan Mulally this week was awarded performance bonuses worth nearly $12 million, Ford disclosed to U.S. regulators on Tuesday.The amount...
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Working From Home Is A Mistake For 20-Somethings
Lots of people are up in arms over Marissa Mayer's decision to outlaw working from home at Yahoo.As a manager at a media company with a fairly flexible work environment, it's not that I see no value in...
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Creating Hope Is One Of A Leader's Most Powerful Tools
Though hope may seem like a soft concept, it has hard-edged bottom-line implications for businesses. So says Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Kansas School of Business, a Gallup...
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