Elon Musk Is a Quitter. And That's What Makes Him Successful
On October 20, 2015, Consumer Reports pulled their recommendation of Tesla's Model S, Elon Musk's electric car. Once touted as the best-performing car they ever tested, now it has a...
View ArticleFreedom in the Discipline
I don't know of anyone (including myself) who can't wait to do their weekly review. But I do know the discipline of a weekly review gives the freedom that we all experience once it is complete. And...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Team Creatively Inspired
One of the biggest challenges CMOs face is ensuring that their teams continue to deliver fresh thinking for their brands. Though many brands lean heavily on their agency partners for great creative,...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things Will Drive the Digital Transformation of Industry
COPENHAGEN -- Physical objects, such as an engine, a river or even an entire manufacturing plant, can be equipped with sensors that measure physical characteristics of the surrounding environment --...
View ArticleUnlocking the Talent Puzzle
There are two parts to the talent puzzle Developing TalentDemand for Talent They operate like the two sides of the same coin.1. Developing Talent The dictionary definition of talent is -- "natural...
View ArticleThe Fate of Abe's Japan
TOKYO -- As Shinzo Abe sat down this week in Seoul with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, he did so as the leader of a country that many people around the world now...
View ArticleMaking Holidays Bright -- and Affordable
The winter holidays often have a bad reputation as the most budget-busting time of the year, but with proper planning, they don't have to be. No matter how you celebrate during the season, putting all...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Team Creatively Inspired
One of the biggest challenges CMOs face is ensuring that their teams continue to deliver fresh thinking for their brands. Though many brands lean heavily on their agency partners for great creative,...
View ArticleHigh Performing Teams
High Performing Teams It's unusually simple: High performing leadership teams have a deeper sense of responsibility and commitment than average teams. The deep sense of responsibility is to the...
View ArticleSaying "I Don't Know" Is a Strength
"A culture of asking questions -- the really big ones and the seemingly small, incremental ones - is critical for innovation." - Karl-Ludwig Kley, CEO of Merck The great physicist Richard Feynman once...
View ArticleHow to Be Happy When Things Aren't Going Your Way
Ambitious people have drive. Drive is a deep motivation to have a better life, do bigger things and achieve all you desire. Drive makes you do stuff. And that's good. You make progress by doing stuff....
View ArticleFrightful, Yes; Incurable, No: Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
There is an affliction that threatens the livelihoods, as well as the very lives, of a great many people. I exaggerate not in the slightest when I assert, as a scientist and as a writer, that the fear...
View ArticleHow Technology and Work Culture Drive Each Other
There's a ton of research showing that a happy employee is a more engaged employee (and more productive, too), and technology can play a big role. As I've mentioned previously, the future of work is...
View ArticleWe're Bringing Unsexy Back to Entrepreneurship
A few months ago, I was talking to Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, who had attended an entrepreneurship event earlier this year. He joked that the most entrepreneurial guy at the event was the...
View ArticleThis One Tip Should Make You Rethink Your Social Media Strategy
There are so many messages floating around on how to get the best out of your social media marketing. Messages that sing the praises of fan engagement, social media platforms, tools, trick and tips....
View Article6 Ways to Determine Whether to Pay Yourself or Reinvest Into Your Business
Business is going exceptionally well and you're starting to see your company's financials trending in a positive direction. As a young founder whose business is your "baby," it can feel like a...
View ArticleEtsy Entrepreneurs Share 7 Secrets to Their Success
By Teddy NykielIt started as a mix of desperation and creativity. Claudia Lucero was up to her ears in student loans, and she needed some extra cash to make her payments. So in 2009 she took her hobby...
View ArticleNobody Else Knows What They Are Doing Either
"I don't belong here. I have no idea what I'm doing. They're going to figure out I'm a fraud." Have you ever believed you are not deserving or worried people will reveal you as a fraud? Have you ever...
View ArticleInfographic: Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Moving Online
Black Friday traditionally marks the start of the holiday season sales, but more retailers are now choosing to stay open on Thanksgiving Day itself for the first batch of eager shoppers. Data from last...
View ArticleThe Godfather's Top Recruiting Tips for HR Executives
My name is Mark Wayman, and for the last eleven years I have owned an Executive Recruiting firm focused on gaming and high tech. Compensation starts at $100,000, average placement is $250,000, last...
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