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Is it Time to Say Goodbye to Email?
Your email inbox might seem crowded, but consider this: There are more than 1 billion business email accounts around the world, with an estimated 100-plus billion work-related emails sent every day.

Close a nuclear plant, save money and carbon, improve the grid, says PG&E
A widespread claim—that dozens of nuclear plants, too costly to run profitably, now merit new subsidies to protect the earth’s climate—just collided with market reality.

I Knew The Interview Was Over When This Happened
Kevin went to a job interview where no one was expecting him to ask the question he did.

Poor Behavior Hits Boys Hardest
Behavior problems in early childhood affect the educational outcomes of boys more than girls, according to a new study, while schools are likely to take a harder line against boys who behave badly.

The Truth About Employees With Attitude Problems
An HR Manager wants help in dealing with supervisors who respond to any employee challenge by saying “That employee has an attitude problem!”

Your Strategy Needs Client Centric Adaptability, Not Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Companies come and go.  According to several studies, company lifespans are getting shorter. The average S&P 500 company now has an expected lifespan of only 20 years, according to research done by Richard Foster at Innosight.  This is dramatically shorter than the 60 year lifespan for companies in the 1960s. So what happened to the much hallowed strategy of sustainable competitive advantage?

The Trump Dump
The big news on the political front is Donald Trump’s sudden and unceremonious dismissal of his loyal campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. In their dissection of the event, many media reports attributed the firing to a power struggle with the recently hired political veteran Paul Manafort or to a conflict with Trump’s children. Be that as it may, the real cause is with the message—and not the messenger.

I’m Your Boss, But You Don’t Believe Me When I Say, “I’m Listening”
If I am dropping eye contact or checking texts messages or rotating my shoulders away while you are speaking, you don?t feel heard — even if I tell you I?m listening and can repeat every word you just said.

Four Techniques To Keep Your Talented People
Working at on offsite, seven owners of an architecture firm of 100 architects were asked if they thought money motivated people. One spoke out and adamantly said yes. The facilitator paused and responded, “I know you make a significant salary every year. What if I said I would double it but you could never design a building again?” No one in the room would do it. They did agree that it was important people felt they were paid a good wage but there needed other things to keep people from moving to another company. What things can you do to keep your top talent?   Ownership to Make Decisions and Improvements

World’s Smartest Companies: The Chinese Are Rising
China’s companies are getting smarter, beating their Japanese and Korean counterparts and catching up with their American counterparts.  According to recent MIT’s  listings of the 50 smartest companies, that is.

‘Fashion China’: Designers To Watch

Five Unmistakable Signs You Should Be Working For Yourself
Are you cut out for self-employment? Read the story to find out!

Where Most Job Stress Actually Comes From

The Forbes CMO Interview: Peloton?s Lori Marcus
The global CMO on the young, unique fitness company?s marketing strategy and efforts to become ?the most important company in the world.?

Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign Is Enriching His Businesses
The Republican Party presumptive nominee’s campaign paid his companies over a million dollars in May 2016 alone.

The 40 Top Companies Professionals Want Most To Work For: Google Tops The List
Professional networking platform, LinkedIn, tracked a years worth of membership data to find out which companies professionals seek out the most. Google came out on top.

The 20 Companies Professionals Most Want To Work For – LinkedIn

Namaste, World! India Amps Up its Yoga Diplomacy
Tuesday, June 21, marks the second year of “International Day of Yoga,” a UN designation enacted in December 2014 through a General Assembly resolution introduced by India. It came about after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s September 2014 address to the assembly, where he spoke about yoga as a potential solution for many of the world’s challenges, including climate change. Since then, Modi has continued to reference yoga’s benefits in a variety of speeches, including most recently his address to a joint meeting of the United States Congress. While this concern might appear esoteric to outsiders, Modi, and the government he leads, is 100% serious about expanding the framework in which people around the world think of yoga and its role.

Here’s How The Jet.com Buying Experience Stacks Up Against Amazon
It’s been nearly a year since Jet.com, a direct challenger to the Amazon.com e-commerce empire, launched onto the retail scene.

6 Reasons Why You Haven’t Been Promoted

Harvard Business School Study Has Implications for College Admission
A Harvard Business School study about work/life balance is relevant to high school students and the college admission process.

Marketing Technology Is Far Too Complicated: Here’s What You Can Do About It
David Edelman is the global co-leader of McKinsey’s Digital and Marketing & Sales Practices.

God’s Love We Deliver Midsummer 2016

God’s Love We Deliver Midsummer Night’s Drinks Raises Over $350,000
Supporters were unanimous in their admiration for the way the charity is run, from both a human and business perspective.

Communicating Under Pressure: How Leaders Can Be Calm And Effective No Matter What
Communication problems begin when you don’t you don’t keep an open mind to what others have to say and refuse to compromise. When you don’t strive to achieve a collaborative solution everybody loses.

Why Your Open Office Workspace Doesn’t Work
While the recent trend toward open offices is often explained as necessary to inspire collaboration, research is showing that the benefits of open office design for collaboration are typically offset by myriad distractions and possibly even health concerns.

How To Build Your SEO In 2016

23 Cartoons About Tech And Your Life

Victimized By An Airbnb Racist? Good Luck With That …
After Airbnb renters complained that they are being denied rentals by Airbnb hosts due to their race, Airbnb said it would take steps to eliminate racism from the website. But it didn’t say what it would do, or when it would do it. Cartoon by Ted Rall.

10 Great Media and Entertainment Companies To Work For In 2016

10 Great Media And Entertainment Companies To Work For In 2016
Disney tops the list of the best media and entertainment companies, as ranked by the research team at Vault.com.

How To Find And Use A Mentor

These Women Are Redefining ‘Mentee’ — Here’s What It Should Mean
Want to up your game? Try something new? Understand a new generation? You need a “younger mentor” to lead the way.

Prophet Brand Relevance Index: Top 10 Most Relevant Brands

Why Is Branding Still Like Molding Fog?
Everything in marketing but ?Brand? is solidly defined and measured. But if you ask 100 people ?What is a Brand?? you get 100 different answers.

A 3 Step Guide To Turning Your Brand Into An Award Winning Entertainment Studio
Today’s era of collaborative commerce, where companies such as Airbnb and Uber rule our lives as the ioT movement takes shape, is giving way to a more pervasive overall collaborative culture.

25 Great Places In 2016 To Follow Your Passions In Retirement

Retirement In An Age Of Longevity
If you are in your 50s or 60s your thoughts are probably turning towards retirement. When should you retire? How much money do you need?

Five Habits Of People Who Get Promoted To Leadership
Here are the simple, practical steps you can take to get promoted to your next leadership role.

Daniel McMahon Of Wilson Elser, On Strategy, Value, And Efficiency Derived From Discipline
Dan McMahon, chairman of Wilson Elser, speaks about the legal market, technology, the firm’s heritage of discipline, and the tactics and strategy deriving from it.