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Even The Hedge Fund Manager Who Recruited Ron Johnson Is Criticizing Him
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman's company is the single largest shareholder at JCPenney. He sits on the company's board, and he's the man who personally recruited CEO Ron Johnson from Apple.Up to this...
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PROFESSOR: Dead End Jobs Are Going To Become A Lot More Common
Fast food jobs are notorious for low pay, monotony, and poor benefits, to the point where "McJob" came to stand for dead-end employment.A combination of those factors, along with "not enough hours,"...
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Evernote CEO: The Internet Concentrates Anger Into Its 'Purest, Darkest, And...
A Japanese marketing exec recently sent me this question:We get a lot of customer feedback online. I'd like to relay it to management, but we don't have a good channel for doing so. What does Evernote...
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Former JCPenney CEO Says Ron Johnson Is 'A Very Nice Man' Who Will Probably Fail
Former JC Penney CEO Allen Questrom has been one of Ron Johnson's most outspoken critics, saying his discounting strategy had clearly failed back in August, More recently, after the company's...
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11 Whip-Smart Students Have Been Tasked With Finding The Next Mark Zuckerberg
Many of today's largest tech companies began on college campuses.Google stemmed from a project two Stanford Ph.D students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, were working on. Facebook began in Mark...
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IN PICTURES: A Hilarious 15 Year History Of Wall Street
Five years after the financial crisis, Wall Street has yet to return to its former glory.Jobs are still getting cut, regulation is still driving compliance departments made, and even the hedge fund...
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Too Many Companies Follow An Outdated Strategic Model
Hannibal Smith, the fearless leader of the A-team, always loved it when a plan came together and on that campy ’80′s TV show, they always seemed to, no matter how intricate and contrived. It seems...
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Hillary Clinton Destroys The Competition In Mock Election
It may be the weekend for the “Final Four” in the NCAA basketball championship. But for political junkies out there, the “Sweet Sixteen” already has been whittled down to the two major party candidates...
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Meet Google's Next Generation Of Superstar Executives (GOOG)
There's been a big shakeup at Google, and we're still fathoming its implications. But one thing is clear: Change at the top means new opportunities for rising talent.Two top executives who reported to...
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You've Already Started A Negotiation Wrong If You're On Opposite Sides Of A...
Although everyone claims to want a "win-win" deal, the sad truth is that most businesspeople are competitive and subconsciously want to "win" by making the other person "lose."Even when you enter...
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Walmart's Plan To Have Customers Deliver Packages Seems Like An April Fools Joke
Right now, same day delivery is one of the hottest topics in e-commerce with multiple firms experimenting with different ways of fulfilling on-line orders tout suite. See this Wired graphic-fest for a...
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Managing Your Time Will Never Be Enough
Fact: there are only 24 hours in a day, and 7 days in a week. It’s impossible to add additional hours to the day, and it definitely isn’t healthy to cut back on sleep, exercise, or personal time in...
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Enter To Win A Kindle Fire From Business Insider
We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
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You Only Have 7 Seconds To Make A Strong First Impression
Everybody knows how important first impressions are. But not everybody knows that the "first impression" is actually only a seven second window upon first meeting someone.This means in an interview...
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Schedule Limited Times To Check Your Email To Boost Productivity
The ability to juggle work is a standard job requirement.Researchers have another name for this supposedly desirable skill, however: chronic multitasking.If this sounds more like an affliction than a...
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A Company's Success Is Its Greatest Barrier To More Success
Managing a company's culture is an extremely nuanced process. There are plenty of brilliant startups that experience massive growth only to fall apart when they get too large.We came across a great...
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People Are 'Taking Bets' On When JCPenney's Ron Johnson Will Get Canned
Time is running out for Ron Johnson to execute his turnaround plan at JCPenney. As the company burns through available cash and resources, the industry is "taking bets" on when he'll get fired, reports...
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Curiosity Is An Incredibly Powerful Motivator
Curiosity is the engine of intellectual achievement—it’s what drives us to keep learning, keep trying, keep pushing forward. But how does one generate curiosity, in oneself or others? George...
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The Dangers Of Sleep Deprivation [INFOGRAPHIC]
There's been a lot of research on how lack of sleep affects productivity, but the effects are much more detrimental than most realize. According to Health Central, sleep deprivation makes people more...
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Ron Johnson Out At JCPenney
Ron Johnson is out as JCPenney CEO. Mike Ullman, the former chief executive of the company, will take the helm as interim CEO, the company said in a statement.CNBC first broke the story, citing an...
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