Most of us have had to work with a weak boss at some or another. I bet if you were to stop random strangers on the street and ask them about their boss, you would probably get a range of descriptions from wonderful to horrible. I want to focus on working with a boss who ...
High School is such a formative time in our lives despite the moments of social angst. These four years can give a person personal habits s/he will use for success in college and the workplace. Angela Ruth in her article “Seven Habits You Learned In High School That Are Crucial For Work Success” highlights these seven habits: Time Management Being Proactive Being Prepared Setting Attainable Goals Learning ...
I had no idea that the Ray-Ban brand had fallen sharply from it’s high-tone perch. Fortune.com published a recent post giving a short background on the slippage of Ray-Ban and the steps that its parent company, Luxottica, took to retool the luxury brand. Luxottica, the Italian eyewear giant, purchased Baush & Lamb, which included Ray-Ban, in 1999 for ...
According to U.S. Small Business Administration, in 2011 5.7 million small businesses employed 54.9 million workers. This represents about 48.5 percent of private-sector employment and 42 percent of private-sector payroll. These numbers tell us how important small businesses are to job creation and retention. Key to any small business is finding good employees. This article, written ...
Getty Images via @daylife I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a big basketball fan; mostly because I don’t understand the game. But, I did find this Forbes article useful since it gave nine lessons from the NBA experience of a Harvard-graduate professional basketball player, Jeremy Lin. Most of today’s successful people are not ...
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