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Most Employees Are Ignoring One Easy Way To Increase Motivation
Social collaboration platforms are an increasingly popular tool companies use to motivate employees. The idea is to increase collaboration and engagement through things like internal groups, forums,...
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6 Reasons Why So Many Acquisitions Fail
In my last post, Why Innovation Through Acquisition Is Such A Darn Good Idea, I commented on the crucial importance of mergers and acquisitions in the business innovation ecosystem. From an...
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8 Psychological Insights That Could Prevent The Next Crisis
Financial regulators still aren't paying nearly enough attention to the cognitive biases that lead people to take excessive risks, according to a research paper by attorney Nizan Geslevich Packin. Some...
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Overthinking Big Decisions Is A Sign Of A More Serious Problem
When you face a big decision in your business, it's easy to start over thinking. As we debate the pros and cons, we often get stuck rehashing the same arguments in lieu of making a choice. Effective...
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4 Months After Its Launch, Pinterest Sent A Pretty Unimpressive Email To Its...
Ben Silbermann is the CEO and cofounder of Pinterest. Pinterest is now the third-largest source of traffic to other websites, thanks to the rabid passion of its users for "pinning" interesting images...
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6 Keys To Delivering A Powerful Elevator Pitch
When you only have a small window of opportunity to make a lasting impression, it's crucial to be prepared long before a chance encounter. In her book Small Message, Big Impact, Fortune 500 consultant...
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Here's Proof That You Don't Need Tech Skills Or A College Degree To Launch A...
The idea of launching a tech startup can be intimidating to anyone who isn't immersed in that world. But it doesn't have to be. We spoke to Leonora Valvo, a serial entrepreneur and founder of events...
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Google-Like Interview Questions May Be Costing Employers Their Best Hires
Google is known for grilling candidates with brain-teaser questions like, "How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?" or "Why are manhole covers round?" during job interviews. These questions have...
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PROJECT HOMERUN: Marissa Mayer's New Yahoo Homepage Is Going Wide (YHOO)
Marissa Mayer has a winner: Project Homerun, the crucial redesign of Yahoo's homepage, is going wider. Yesterday, TechCrunch confirmed our earlier reports with the additional news that more users are...
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Why Female Entrepreneurs Need Male Mentors
Now more than ever before, female tech founders can find start-up events tailor-made just for them. Google and Twitter have sponsored coding camps for teen girls. And there is a plethora of women-only...
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3 Major Trends That Are Shaping The Future Of Hiring And Management [CHART]
The Boston Consulting Group put out its third annual global report on people management. They surveyed more than 4000 executives from more than 100 countries on 22 of the most important factors in...
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11 Tough Truths That Every Great Leader Knows
One of the greatest traits in leaders is that they are able to handle being at the top so effortlessly that you wonder if they ever doubted themselves. According to Deirdre Maloney, a speaker and...
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Forget Anti-Japan Protests — Here's The REAL Reason Toyota Flopped In China
BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp blames its China underperformance on the widespread anti-Japan protests triggered by a territorial row. Some company insiders and dealers, though, say the...
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Business Schools Need To Teach People To Have Opinions
About a year ago, a journalist asked me: “The current crisis; you could see it as the failure of corporate governance in general, and boards of directors in specific. What radical new ideas do we see...
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15 Of The Hottest Crowdfunding Sites Out There
Everybody knows about Kickstarter. That's just the start. These platforms have gone global, and are giving the opportunity to participate in and change projects, rather than just fund them. It's part...
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Discover Walgreens Winning Social Strategy At Social Commerce Summit
Walgreens — an iconic brand founded in 1901 and now the leading U.S. drugstore chain — is winning its industry’s social commerce race. Among the fastest growing retailers in the country, Walgreens...
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PANERA CEO: Companies Need An Autocracy To Get Ideas Off The Ground
These days, anyone can get a radical idea off the ground. Technology and social networks have made the world more democratic. The same thing is happening in companies; there's a more decentralized...
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Why Motivation Beats Raw Intelligence 'Almost Every Time'
“I am often asked whether I am an optimist or a pessimist. I generally answer with the old saying, ‘A pessimist is a person who wants to be an optimist, but has a grasp of the facts.’” These are the...
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More Proof That Startups That Hire Fast Are More Likely To Crash And Burn
One of the most important decisions a startup makes is how fast they want to launch, and how big they want to be at that time. Some choose to hire employees right away, while others decide on a pilot...
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What Social Media Does And Doesn't Do For Business
Retailers of every size are pressured to invest in making money off social network sites like Facebook and Twitter. As businesses navigate the social landscape, it's important to know what social media...
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