How (Not) To Make Your College Application Stand Out
If there?s one thing college applicants yearn for it is to stand out from the crowd, yet often in their desire to be different they end up just like everybody else.
How To Land A Six-Figure Job
Andrew is frustrated because he can’t seem to break the $100,000-salary barrier, no matter how hard he tries. What would you advise him to do?
There’s On Time And There’s Lombardi Time
Yes, time is money, but I realized that if it meant sacrificing my customers’ confidence, it wasn’t worth it. I could be the best magician in the world, but if part of my customers’ experience was worrying whether I would show up, it would erode the experience and I might not get their referrals that turned into more business.
Five Ways A Weak Manager Will Set You Up To Fail
A fearful manager who doesn’t appreciate your growing flame will set up up to fail. Here are five ways fearful managers will do it
My Boss Threatened To ‘Hammer’ Me At My Annual Review
Mehda’s boss threatened to “hammer” Mehda in two weeks when Mehda’s annual review meeting takes place. What would you in Mehda’s shoes?
What If Television Spots Were Performed Live (Again)?
Is it time for TV ads to get out of the can? I was thinking of ways to incorporate live streaming services like Periscope or Facebook Livestream into marketing ideas for clients. I also recently read an article about GE’s CMO, Linda Boff, limiting GE’s ad buys to live television shows so people can’t fast-forward through her ads. Could we solve both problems with television spots that are performed live?
5 Best Practices to Ace Your Job Hunt
Stop buying into the belief that you are your circumstances.
The Best Times To Start A New Job Search
Mompreneur Invents $2M Products And Inches Her Way To Shark Tank
Entrepreneurs who appear on ABC’s hit business reality show Shark Tank usually pitch only a single product. Mompreneur and inventor Brenda Lee Feldman one-upped them all with two children’s products that she invented plus a retail website. Her Orbit Labels, MyDrinky — a patented juice box holder — and Inchbug.com average $2 million in annual sales.
The Richest Self Made Women In The World 2016
What a Las Vegas Gambler Can Teach You About Business
A few days ago I was in a casino in Las Vegas and was drawn towards a craps table. It was busy and everyone was intent on watching the game. All of a sudden the guy who had just thrown the dice whooped, hollered and punched the air. I immediately whooped, hollered and punched the air with him even though I had no real idea what happened. I discovered he threw a double seven and the small crowd were ecstatic for him.
The Undercover Experiment That Will Tell You If Your Company Truly Values Risk Takers
Many companies claim to value creativity and risk taking, but few live up to the hype. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to cut to the truth of your company?s culture to see if it truly puts its money where its mouth is when it comes to the buzzwords du jour.
Lost Dream: 90% Of Americans Are Worse Off Today Than They Were In The Early 1970s
For the vast majority of Americans, their nation’s economy is in a prolonged stagnation, far worse than that of Japan. When it comes to real income that is–income adjusted for inflation.
Donald Trump’s 10 Best Stock Market Bets
There are only 500-1,000 unique individuals in the world — see if you are one of them!
Small Data is the next big thing. Studying people odd habits teaches us how we make decisions and what brands to choose. Big Data can sometimes be wrong.
Diversity and Inclusion As A Strategy For Growth With Jorge Caballero, Tax Partner at Deloitte
As the cultural demographic shift continues to transform the face of America, business leaders are taking a closer look at their Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) efforts and asking, ‘What really should our D&I efforts be solving for?
The Secret Of Eternal Youth
For humans? Sorry – still working on that one. But for organisations – read on…
The Teachable Moment of Curt Schilling On What Is Outside The Lines
ESPN fired MLB broadcasting analyst Curt Shilling for making what is considered “transphobic and homophobic” comments on Facebook. Schilling responded as if he was surprised and has thrown is own fastball comments to the head of the company.
Strive To Be Less Competent (and Confident)
The only way to grow is to be willing to first be less confident and less capable than you normally are.
What Are The Rules For Business Meetings In Fancy Restaurants?
Rachel is interviewing for a job that will require her to take CEO-level clients to dinner and lunch at expensive restaurants. What does Rachel need to know?
6 Business Apps to Cure Your Productivity and Marketing Weaknesses
The Harvard Business Review recently reported, “There will be nearly 5 billion downloads of enterprise apps this year alone.” Naturally, 5 billion downloads is a staggering number. And the reason is simple: we all want to get more done. Ironically, the sheer number of productivity tools — especially when you and your team are immersed in the world of marketing — is itself a major reason we aren’t productive.
Ten Unmistakable Signs Your Employees Are Job-Hunting
When your employees get sick of trying to talk to you about problems in the department, they’ll stop talking to you and start job-hunting instead!
How To Stop Headhunters From Wasting Your Time
Recruiting partners are great if they collaborate with you on your job search. However, less-than-sensational recruiters can waste your time and suck your mojo tank dry. Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen!
How To Prevent Being Labeled A ‘Lazy Leader’
Lazy leadership sounds just awful, right? There’s a reason sloth is one of the seven deadly sins.
Alexandra Popa: Bringing Kink Couture Mainstream With Her Lingerie Line, Bordelle
Blurring the lines between seduction and domination is tricky business when it comes to designing lingerie. Lingerie that’s not well constructed or incorporates the wrong materials ends up looking ill-fitted and cheap. Go too bold and, well, you get the picture.
Why Silver May Rally to $25: CPM Group
Veteran commodity markets observer Jeff Christian explains why the rally in the white metal may go a lot further in this interview with Forbes contributor Simon Constable.
Uber Wins Big In Its Fight With Drivers For Now
Uber’s settlement with drivers was a crucial win, even if it will pay tens of millions.
The Rideshare Uprising Around The World
Ready To Fly: Resilience In The Cloud
A recent Forbes Insights case study, “To Infinity and Beyond: Aerospace Industry Finds Resilience in the Cloud,” sponsored by IBM, takes a close look at Italy’s UmbraGroup. The privately held company is a strategic supplier to aerospace companies including Boeing, Airbus, British Airways, Lufthansa, KLM, Lockheed Martin, Trumpf and Mori Seiki—all of whom depend on UmbraGroup’s high-precision mechanical components to keep their aircraft in the air and their machinery running. The group’s industrial and energy clients also depend on a steady supply of UmbraGroup’s screws, bearings and electromechanical parts.
7 Most Powerful Young CEOs in America
The CEOs listed here hail from the publicly-traded U.S. companies that have CEOs age 40 and under with the highest market caps as of April 15, 2016. These are the 7 most notable people on the list.
Five Essential Career Skills For Middle Management Millennials: Build Your Network
The first of five essential career skills for middle management millennials is to build your personal network strategically, don?t let it just happen to you! Follow the Five Key Principles to continually increase the value of your network to your career.
The Top 25 Most Innovative Companies 2015
The World’s 10 Most Reputable Countries, 2015
The Carbon Footprint Of Tesla Manufacturing
What is the carbon foot print of manufacturing a Tesla? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mike Barnard.
5 Great Ways To Hack Your Leadership Style
Our world is run by leadership decisions, good or bad. We learn that the FBI spent about 1.3 million to hack an iPhone, when director James Comey finally divulges just enough information. A top talk show host steps off the set in a legitimate huff and the network is caught short. Google the word “leader” and you’ll get, on a given day, some 1,070,000,000 results — partially because someone made decisions in what we’d see. Leading is a hot seat and some of us embrace it and some of us don’t. And there are always ways to do it better.
How To Be A Better Leader: Four Essential Tips
The 10 Best Cities For New College Grads In 2016
Three Pieces Of New Grad Advice That Make More Sense When You Actually Have Experience
Commencement speeches aren’t just for 22-year-olds. This advice from successful people like Oprah and Steve Jobs will help you at any stage of your career.
On Earth Day, Make Sustainability Selfish
When Earth Day was launched in 1970, not many people were paying attention. Forty-six years later, consciousness around environmental issues has exploded — although given the slow progress towards sustainability, we still have miles to go.
The Top 10 Cities For Employee Engagement
The Robber Baron Versus Robin Hood Of Organizational Purpose
The purpose of an organization (and business itself) has long been discussed. Some leaders — firmly ensconced on the far right — believe the purpose of an organization and its sole identity is to forever increase the magnitude of profit … and nothing more. Decades ago we might have referred to these folks as “robber barons.”
The Best Small Cities For Starting A Business
Launching a business can be challenging no matter the backdrop, but some small cities provide a unique environment in which a new venture is set up to thrive.
The Top 10 Small Cities For Starting A Business
David Geffen Makes $100 Million Gift To MoMA
Billionaire David Geffen is giving $100 million to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. As a result, three floors of the museum’s new galleries will be named The David Geffen Wing and this spring the current building’s fourth floor gallery space will be renamed The David Geffen Galleries.
How To Follow Up After An Interview Without Looking Desperate
Casey had a great job interview and he really wants the job, but he doesn’t want his post-interview follow-up to make him look desperate. What would you tell Casey to do?
Dos And Don’ts Of Following Up After An Interview
Saipan Casino Chief Plays Donald Trump Card In $7B Resort Gamble
Mark Brown, who opened Venetian Macao, knows about outsized bets in unproven locations and big egos
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