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Your Business Can Have Corporate Structure And Still Be Innovative
One of the big balancing acts you have to perform when running a company involves how you deal with structure and processes.Both are somewhat dirty words in the startup community at large (which...
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Most People Have No Idea What Brands P&G Owns
A.G. Lafley is back.Last week P&G’s board appointed Lafley CEO after Bob McDonald stepped down. This isn’t a new assignment for Lafley; he was CEO from 2000 to 2009.A look at P&G’s May, 2013...
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A Former Microsoft Manager Is Trying To Create The 'Starbucks Of Marijuana'
A former Microsoft manager is starting a business that he hopes will be the "Starbucks of marijuana." Jamen Shively is starting Diego Pellicer, the first national retail brand devoted to medical...
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'Alpha Dads' Are Trying To Figure Out Work-Life Balance For Men
The debate over work-life balance frequently tends to focus on women and whether they can "have it all," both a career and a family without compromising either.Increasingly, that's a question that men...
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It's What You Don't See Coming That Will Kill You
I am having a few days of surfing lessons in Bali on the way home from a business trip. Its actually quite productive because I get back from two hours of lessons pretty close to wrecked at 9.30 AM and...
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There's About To Be An Epic Horse Race To Become Procter & Gamble's Next CEO
The announcement that the long serving and highly respected A.G. Lafley would retake the top job at Procter & Gamble reassured investors. But at age 65, he's something of a stopgap, not expected to...
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How The Anxiety Epidemic In The American Workplace Is Ruining Your Health
America is famously the most anxious nation in the world, with 31 percent of the country dealing with symptoms of anxiety, according to the World Health Organization.While there are a host of factors...
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'Why Do Anything?'
I don’t know.I don’t want to do anything. Everyone says things like:“I’m feeling stuck” Or, “I wish I knew what my purpose was” OR “I have lot’s of ideas, what do I do next?”Do nothing.Why do you have...
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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner And Arianna Huffington On Why More Grads Need To...
Venture For America hosted a huge party last night at the IAC headquarters in New York City. It was filled with tech entrepreneurs, including Warby Parker's Dave Gilboa and Rent The Runway's Jen Hyman,...
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How A Former Ad Exec With 3 Kids And A Mortgage Bootstrapped A Startup To...
In 2006 an advertising executive for Arnold Worldwide, Jamie Tedford, left his high-paying job to found a company. It was an inopportune time to become an entrepreneur."Three kids, a mortgage and a...
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Lloyd Blankfein Gave This Super Thoughtful Speech To 1,000 College Graduates...
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein gave the keynote address at LaGuardia Community College's 41st commencement today at the Javits Center in Manhattan. He delivered his address to an audience of around...
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12 US Industries That Will Collapse In The Next Decade
The long decline of American manufacturing isn't over yet.Fifteen of the 20 fastest shrinking industries are in the manufacturing sector, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report on job growth...
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People Just Compare Their Cash Bonuses, And Usually End Up Unhappy
In the popular ABC television drama "Nashville," a young country music artist is discovered by a famous producer and offered a signing bonus. But the bonus is not cash—instead, it is a gorgeously...
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How To Build Unshakeable Commitment To A Goal
What’s the greatest predictor of success among aspiring entrepreneurs?That’s easy: Unwavering, undeterrable commitment.At the heart of every great achievement, movement or masterpiece this world has...
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7 Ways To Give A Better Presentation
The point of a presentation is to convince decision-makers to make a public commitment to whatever you're selling, according to G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa, co-authors of the excellent book The...
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Costco Is Totally Eliminating Self-Checkout In Stores
Costco CEO Craig Jelinek is eliminating self-service checkout from stores because he says his employees do a better job. “They are great for low-volume warehouses, but we don’t want to be in the...
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The 23 Coolest Small Businesses In Seattle
Seattle has always been a trendsetter of sorts: first with grunge music and the coffeehouse craze, and then with its burgeoning startup scene.Today the Pacific Northwest city continues to set trends...
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More Americans Are Becoming Entrepreneurs Than Ever Before
Here's what you need to know in small business today: More Americans are becoming entrepreneurs than ever, and they're increasingly optimistic, according to a study by Babson and Baruch colleges.The...
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12 Technologies That Are Improving At Insane Speeds
Even though we don't always see it every day, technology and businesses are moving at a breakneck pace, dismantling industries, saving lives, and transforming the world. McKinsey recently released a...
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Jamie Dimon Says The Bad Reputation Of Millennials Is 'Hogwash'
There's a common stereotype that millennials are entitled, self-absorbed, unwilling to work hard, and doomed to a semi-employed life living with their parents.At the Fortune Global Forum in Chengdu,...
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