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Best Buy's New CEO Thinks One Bold Move Could Save The Brand (BBY)
Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly has an idea for saving the brand: buy up smaller electronics companies so that customers can't get the products anywhere else. Examples of well-known brand names Best Buy...
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Here's What Best Buy's New CEO Read While He Was Interviewing For The Job
Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly is trying to reverse years of declining sales at the ailing consumer electronics retailer. He recently told Bloomberg what books he read as he was interviewing for the top job...
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People Really Believe Time Is Money, And That's Making Everyone Unhappier
Companies may think that setting goals and offering performance bonuses to employees will help motivate them, but those strategies add to a trend that's making workers increasingly unhappy.A recent...
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Analyst Shares Top 4 Tips For Succeeding In E-Commerce
The success of giant e-commerce businesses are forcing other retail websites to pick up the pace. Retailers, such as Macy’s, Saks, Ralph Lauren and Tiffany & Co., have huge resources to build up...
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There's A Big Misconception About How Companies Become Tech Savvy
Being among the best in your industry in digital has been shown by a Capgemini Consulting/MIT report to significantly boost profits.So how do you get there? According to Didier Bonnet, Capgemini's...
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Steve Ballmer's Motto: Tech Companies Are Like Sharks
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is fully aware that Microsoft must transform itself.His motto comes from a Woody Allen movie, he told interviewer Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn cofounder, at an event held by...
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IBM Is Lending $4 Billion To Build New Small Business Clients For Itself
Four-odd years after the financial crisis, things are still hard for small businesses. It's hard to grow when few are willing to lend money. Rather than sitting back and waiting on the economy,...
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American Entrepreneurs Are More Pessimistic About Failure Than Those In Other...
In "fail fast" Silicon Valley, failure isn't feared; it's encouraged. But a new study by Barclays showed that on a global scale, the United States is less accepting of failure compared to other...
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Walmart Has To Overcome A Scary Reality About Its Customers (WMT)
Today, Walmart reported weak results in the third quarter. Sales were up 1.3 percent, compared with the 2.7 percent that analysts expected. Walmart noted higher gas prices — because customers are...
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McDonald's Replaces US President Jan Fields (MCD)
(Reuters)—McDonald's Corp is replacing the president of its U.S. business a week after it reported disappointing global restaurant sales amid a loss of customers to rival fast-food chains like Burger...
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Companies Are Telling Employees What NOT To Do On Twitter
When I wrote my book, The 2020 Workplace, in 2010, I made a prediction some considered bold: that by the year 2020, social media training in the workplace would be as common as ethics and diversity...
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WORK HARD, PARTY HARD: America's Most Intense Colleges
College is all about striking the right balance between work and play. Sure, you want to go to that kegger — but only after you've finished studying for the upcoming exam.At some schools, though,...
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The 15 Best Colleges For Your Money
College is expensive, but if you choose carefully, it really pays off. PayScale surveyed full-time U.S. employees with bachelors degrees to find out which colleges have the best returns on...
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The 10 College Majors With The Biggest Paychecks
With college tuitions reaching record highs and the task of finding employment as challenging as ever, selecting the right major can mean the difference between making a good living and staying stuck...
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The Human Rights Campaign Is Bullying Law Firms Into Being Gay Friendly
The Human Rights Campaign has released its list of who's most gay friendly in corporate America, and 71 law firms got "perfect scores," ALM Law Daily reports.That rating apparently isn't just based on...
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The 50 Best Colleges in America
When it comes to assessing the value of a college, only one thing matters: how much that school will help you succeed in life. And with college tuition at record highs and staggering unemployment...
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Five Lessons I Learned By Quitting My Safe Corporate Job
Two years ago, I quit my safe corporate job to build a company. That decision has been transformative, and I want to share five simple lessons I’ve learned.1. Follow your passionMy husband and I...
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Working From Bed Is A Sign That You're Actually A Workaholic
There is hope yet for haters of the treadmill desk, for people who despise cubicles, or, simply, for folks who don't really enjoy getting out of bed in the morning, much less commuting.Enough people...
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The Secret To Happiness May Be Easier Than You Think
What makes people happy?It's a simple question at first glance, but happiness is an abstraction; it's intangible, it's mysterious, almost indefinable. "Although people often think they know what leads...
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Instead Of Writing Down Your Next Idea, Draw It
Dan Roam knows this better than anyone. He’s the author of The Back of the Napkin and Blah Blah Blah, two terrific books about the power of “visual thinking” to solve problems and communicate...
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