CollegeHumor has just made a very bold move. In a video titled, “I Dare You To Watch This Entire Video,” CH challenges us, a multi-tasking Internet super-breed, to watch an entire three-minute video without skipping ahead, pausing, opening a new tab or losing interest — basically, the impossible. Watch the Video.
Anyone who has been a leader of people; whether a manager or a president, has at some point not done it particularly well. Read More.
In 2012, the Harvard Business Review posted an article with the headline “I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.” By his own admission, the author is a grammar geek and he needs to be. His company creates open source manuals for everything from Harley-Davidsons to polaroid cameras, so employees with good English skills are
OMAHA –“By the standards of the rest of the world, we overtrust. So far it has worked very well for us. Some would see it as weakness.” Read More.
Consider this quote from, Vince Lombardi, the legendary football coach of the Green Bay Packers, “leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” I believe that with some effort put forth everyone can
If you are running a successful company, one of the most terrifying things you can ask your business partners is: “What do you think about starting an airline?” When your successful company features The Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones and Culture Club, the idea of going into aviation sounds even more shocking. Read More.
A former talent agent shares how advice typically given to performers can apply to business professionals, too- and why you should Google yourself now. Read More.
WHAT ARE ESSENTIALLY PRETTIER GMAIL ADS WILL COME AT THE PRICE OF EVEN MORE ADS. The company says it’s “just experimenting” for now. Read More.
Over the past 40 years, I’ve interviewed over 10,000 people for hundreds of different jobs, from entry-level to CEO. As part of this, I’ve debriefed over 1,000 managers and tracked the subsequent performance of the people they hired and didn’t hire. Based on this, I can safely conclude these are the top 10 classic hiring
While a social media department that exists in a silo is certainly better than none at all, it’s not nearly as effective as an integrated brand strategy. Read More.