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Rude Job Candidates Are Annoying But You Should Still Be Nice
Something has been bugging me and I feel I need to confess. It happened many years ago and I frequently think about it. But, not until recently have I started looking at myself and thinking I should...
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The Ex-BP CEO Who Oversaw The Massive Gulf Oil Spill Just Got A Prestigious...
Tony Hayward became the center of a PR firestorm in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. In addition to the massive environmental damage that resulted from the spill,...
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Abercrombie & Fitch's Reputation Tanks After It Discriminates Against Large...
Abercrombie & Fitch's reputation has taken a hit since Business Insider's story tied CEO Michael Jeffries' comments about beautiful people to the company's refusal to offer XL and XXL clothing. Two...
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Big Law Firms Are Using Ugly Tactics To Get A High 'American Lawyer' Ranking
Every spring, the eyes of big firm attorneys everywhere turn to the American Lawyer rankings — the Am Law 100 – and the contest surrounding its key metric: average profits per equity partner (PPP).But...
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17 Wildly Successful People Who Majored In English
Guess what, contrary to popular belief, you're not entirely screwed out of having a successful career if you get an English degree. English majors get a bad rap in today's college debate, and it seems...
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It Was Lonely Being A Tiger Baby In College
Below is an excerpt from my memoir, "Tiger Babies Strike Back: How I Was Raised By A Tiger Mom But Could Not Be Turned To The Dark Side."Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I began at UC Berkeley as a double...
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BlackBerry Enterprise Gives Companies Freedom To Support Any Kind Of Device
This post is sponsored by BlackBerry®.Everyone's got a favorite smartphone. Recognizing that, companies are letting employees choose their own phones, rather than requiring everyone to use the same...
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Essential Advice For Every Graduate On How To Be An Entrepreneur
I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation.This school has a distinguished roster of graduates... Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic, was an Electrical Engineering grad;...
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CAREER EXPERT: 85% Of Americans Are Wasting Their Time And Money On College
As the cost of education continues to rise, people are questioning the value of a degree. And according to Penelope Trunk, the founder of Brazen Careerist, 85% of people today are wasting their money —...
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9 Management Lessons We've Learned From The Office's Michael Scott
After nine long years, The Office came to a close last night (sad!). And while there are plenty of things we’ll miss—Jim and Dwight’s pranks, Kevin’s one-liners, and all the Andy drama—no one will ever...
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ENDING SOON: 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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McDonald's Could Start Cutting A Lot Of Menu Items
McDonald's is ready to cut menu items to improve customer service. The fast food chain needs to streamline its menu, which has grown 70% since 2007, reports Leslie Patton at Bloomberg News. Some items...
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This Guy Is Betting His Career On Creating A Massive Festival For Las Vegas
Rehan Choudhry had a great job managing events for Las Vegas' hottest new hotel, the Cosmopolitan, when he decided to tour Zappos' corporate headquarters in January 2012.It happened to be the same day...
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It's Worth Navigating The Social Media Minefield Even If You Fear It
For some, social media must seem like a minefield of potential missteps.They have heard stories about people who accidentally destroyed their reputations by making an egregious mistake on sites like...
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Abercrombie Employees Have To Spritz Clothes With Cologne Every Hour
A former manager at Abercrombie & Fitch has revealed the why the stench of cologne emanates from stores. "It's mandatory to 'spritz' 10 pumps of cologne several inches from the clothes every hour,...
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Yale's Emotional Intelligence Test Will Determine If You'd Be A Good Leader
Along with other notable business schools, Yale School of Management is part of a trend that's testing prospective students for their ability to understand the causes of emotions.The difference in...
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Caterpillar CEO: 'We Can Never Make Enough Profit'
Corporate profits have been on the rise for some years now, but wages are stagnant, at best. That's best illustrated by these two charts, showing the trends in corporate profits as a percentage of GDP,...
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Wealthy People Are Starting To Buy Up More Small Businesses This Year
Here's what you need to know in small business today: More wealthy people are starting to buy up small businesses, according to a Pepperdine study.Economists expected retail sales to fall in April, but...
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You Don't Need Permission To Try Something Awesome — Just Do It
Sometimes everybody around you is wrong. Frightfully, horrifically mistaken That’s important to remember. One of the things business experts tell you when you are considering changes to your sales...
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What The 'End Of Ownership' Might Look Like
Silicon Valley is pushing America into a "share culture," which may completely change how we live and work. It's an emerging trend, especially in the transportation sector, with companies like Zipcar...
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