The Big Short
Adam McKay's The Big Short is based on Michael Lewis' book about the 2007 financial crisis. It's what's usually termed a docudrama (a category that also applies to Spotlight, the recently released...
View Article2016's Big Growth Industry
It has been my thinking lately that one of the big growth industries for 2016 will be the Private Space Industry. This thinking of mine has been driven by two key events which have occurred in the...
View ArticleSo, You Are a Non-Technical Product Manager
And so am I. I do not have a degree in computer science or electrical engineering or anything close, but I've always worked in technology. When I jumped into my first product management job many years...
View Article4 Myths About How to Deal With Climate Change Effectively
HONG KONG -- The world recently agreed to a new climate framework, and opinions flooded in immediately. Views crossed the spectrum from Jeffrey Sachs, who called Paris "an act of true global...
View ArticleWant a Great Workplace? Don't Use These Hiring Practices!
by Sue Bingham, Founder and Principal at HPWP Consulting Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple famously said, "The secret to my success is that we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people...
View Article5 Marketing Campaigns That Actually Help the Society
Content marketing has quickly become one of the most viable and potentially lucrative ways for businesses to connect with consumers. As part of a well-thought out marketing strategy, content that...
View Article12 Resolutions That Could Save Your Identity in 2016
Another New Year is upon us. Bring on another raft of resolutions I say! I mean, what would a New Year be in the absence of resolutions? As Aldous Huxley wrote in Time Must Have a Stop, "Hell isn't...
View ArticleTop Tips to Getting Organized Financially, and in Life
So, how are you coming on your New Year's resolutions? Are you the kind that even makes them? Whether you are or not, most of us aspire to being more organized in the New Year. At least I know I do! I...
View ArticleTaking Longer to Reach the Top Has Its Benefits
Most career advice today encourages us to move forward passionately, intentionally, boldly -- and above all, quickly. Career coaches don't make a lot of money from encouraging people to "get ahead...
View ArticleWhy You Won't Change in 2016
Can you imagine a better job for yourself in 2016? Or maybe you want to focus on developing a skill that would be useful in your current role. If so, you are in good company. In fact, over the next...
View Article'The Washington Post' Fired Lefty Columnist Harold Meyerson
Fred Hiatt, the Washington Post's editorial page editor, has fired columnist Harold Meyerson, one of the nation's finest journalists and perhaps the only self-proclaimed socialist to write a weekly...
View ArticleCybersecurity and the Twenty-First Century Board of Directors
It's concerning that some board experts are balking about the newly proposed Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 that would require publicly traded companies to disclose, in their investor filings...
View ArticleSiren Dating App's 2015 Year in Review
2015 was the year Siren went from an idea to something that made a real impact in people's lives. This was the year that we learned how to be a team, how to think about repeatable and scalable...
View Article7 Creative Ways to Prepare for the New Year
At the beginning of a new year, there's no shortage of ideas and articles about goal setting and getting the most out of the upcoming year. While certainly helpful, those of us in business marketing...
View ArticleDeconstructing LinkedIn
Dubbed as "the largest professional network in the world," and rightfully so, LinkedIn is an ever-expanding, interactive social medium that serves its constituents in a variety of ways. In order to be...
View ArticleThe Rumble From the People Can Work
If only the people who engage in "road rage" would engage in "corporate rage" when they are harmed by cover-ups or hazardous products and gouging services, aloof CEOs would start getting serious about...
View Article90 Degrees Away
Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of the US patent office, once said this: "Everything that can be invented has been invented." He said that in 1899. We can smile at that now, but that kind of...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know Before Starting Your New Years' Resolutions
Everyday makes resolutions but how many of us stick to them? I made a resolution over a decade ago that I have religiously stuck to no matter what, it was to stop making resolutions. However, the...
View ArticleRamping Up the Problem Solving Capacity of Cities
The more than 400 mayors descended upon Paris' Hôtel de Ville to send a strong message during this month's climate talks: Cities have emerged as major drivers of innovation and action in global efforts...
View ArticleRemembering the 1990s
How was life like in USA during the 90s? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.Answer by Thomas Johnson,...
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