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The 10 Simple Secrets Of Living An Awesome Life
Forbes - 16 Nov 2015 19:53
What are the top 10 things that we should be informed about in life? This question was originally answered on Quora by Nelson Wang.
The 7 Most Effective Ways For Women To Own Their Ambition
Forbes - 16 Nov 2015 16:51
We only see incremental shifts in the percentage of women in the top positions in business. And while it is true that we need to change the workplace culture to create a more level playing field in which both genders can...
How to Get Face Time With Richard Branson--For a Good Cause
inc - 16 Nov 2015 16:00
In the giving season, meetings with business icons are going to the highest bidder.
How to Deal with Fast Growth (and Not Let It Kill You)
inc - 16 Nov 2015 19:40
Surviving expansion is a matter of knowing what to add and what to subtract.
How to Be Good at Managing Both Introverts and Extroverts
Harvard Business Review - 16 Nov 2015 15:05
Regardless of which one you are.
How to Bring Out Talent In High-Risk Kids
Forbes - 16 Nov 2015 13:00
My daughter just spent two years teaching 4th and 5th-grade special education students in the Bronx. Last spring, she organized a career day, and I was delighted to be one of ten adults who visited the school to talk wit...
How To Help Victims, Survivors Of Paris Attacks
The Huffington Post - 16 Nov 2015 21:32
A series of coordinated deadly attacks took at least 129 lives in Paris on Friday. But the terror couldn’t claim local and international supporters’ commitment to supporting the reeling city. A number of aid organiz...
The $3 Million Problem That Every Entrepreneur Should Be Aware Of
inc - 16 Nov 2015 17:30
Adam Miller, founder of Cornerstone OnDemand, explains why crises happen with every $3 million of growth.
China Bond Investors Bet on Bailout
Wall Street Journal - 16 Nov 2015 04:55
A rash of corporate defaults in a sputtering economy typically would make bond investors nervous. But not in China, where reform takes a back seat to stability.
Mark Zuckerberg takes a swing at Alphabet (FB)
Business Insider - 16 Nov 2015 15:25
In a long and wide ranging interview with Fast Company, Mark Zuckerberg has taken a swing at Alphabet, the parent company of Google, for its lack of focus on a single project. "There are different ways to do innovatio...
Two former Apple employees have accused the company of 'destroying design' (AAPL)
Business Insider - 16 Nov 2015 15:20
Two former Apple designers have written a lengthy article in Co.Design in which they accuse Apple of abandoning the design principles that made it great. Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini both worked at Apple in the design...
How to Choose the Perfect Second-in-Command, in the Week's Best Business Books
inc - 16 Nov 2015 15:00
A close look at the brilliant (and less-so) decisions of three tech superstars.
How to ease the tax bill on initial IRA distributions
Market Watch - 16 Nov 2015 12:01
When I turn 70 in November, in what time period should I take my first required minimum distribution so that I won't have to take two in the same year?
New York State Workers Laud Higher Minimum Pay
The New York Times - 16 Nov 2015 03:04
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's announcement to increase the hourly rate to $15 for about 10,000 public workers may mean more money for food and clothing, and less worry about checks bouncing.
Fallout 4's Ending Blew My Mind And Broke My Heart
Forbes - 16 Nov 2015 18:01
I’ve spent the better part of the last two weeks with Fallout 4, combing through every inch of my review copy in an effort to write an effective analysis of the game. My official review was published last week just be...
Can't shift traditional processes online and expect scale
livemint.com - 16 Nov 2015 16:34Shake Shack and the Rising Wages-Rising Prices Infinity Loop
The Atlantic - 16 Nov 2015 16:31
The burger chain announced its prices were going up to accommodate rising worker pay and reignited debate about the impact of minimum wage.
Buffett's Berkshire cuts crisis-era Goldman stake
Reuters - 16 Nov 2015 16:16
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said it reduced its stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc by 13 percent during the third quarter, paring a successful investment it made during the height of the g...
Big Data Is Only Half the Data Marketers Need
Harvard Business Review - 16 Nov 2015 16:00
“Why” is as important as “how much.”
Marriott to buy Starwood to create world's biggest hotel chain
Reuters - 16 Nov 2015 16:00
(Reuters) - Marriott International Inc will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc for $12.2 billion to create the world's largest hotel chain with top brands including Sheraton, Ritz Carlton and the Autograph Colle...
It's Official: Medicare Part B Premiums Will Rise 16% In 2016 For Some Seniors
Forbes - 16 Nov 2015 23:57
A wealthy senior couple will pay almost $10,000 in Part B premiums for 2016.
Rdio is filing for bankruptcy, Pandora will buy 'key assets' for $75M
Venture Beat - 16 Nov 2015 23:21
Pandora will acquire “key assets” from streaming music technology company Rdio for $75 million in cash. The move comes as Rdio revealed it sought bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the No...