Story provided by Fast Company – The Internet of Delicious Things is coming to your Thanksgiving table this year, courtesy of a fun turkey hack from Oracle. The software company has been running a series of blog posts this month that lay out a “recipe” for how to prepare an Internet-connected turkey that will send out tweets as it roasts … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Talent vs Labour
Story provided by Jarche – Are you talent or labour? The difference may be very important. According to a recent article in the New York Times, talent is getting into a position to be able to push capitalism around, but not labour. Talent is extracting more of the pie and getting richer. The gulf grows between … Continue reading
Raise Your Conversational IQ
Story provided by Entrepreneur Magazine – Too many conversations miss the mark. We talk past each other, over each other and make up things that suit our motivations and needs. We can connect 24/7 from anywhere in the world at any time, but it’s not enough to have the tools to connect. We need … Continue reading
Stop Doing It All Yourself: How to Delegate When You’re Overwhelmed
Story provided by 99u – You’ve tried every productivity hack in the book and have reached your max capacity in terms of output. You know that you need outside help to bring the work to the next level… but you hesitate. On the one hand, the idea of not having to do everything yourself really … Continue reading
Jobs at Super Bowl XLVIII
Story provided by Triple Play Staffing – Join the excitement, join the fun, and get paid! Fill out our Super Bowl XLVIII application today! Follow the directions to sign up for Super Bowl XLVIII located here. Download Application E-mail application to Must have a handwritten signature Continue reading
5 Ways To Transform Your Team Into Rock Stars
Story provided by Fast Company – Everyone thinks training is a great idea. But in the workplace, professional development often takes the form of pointless webinars or workshops that have much in common with our high-school trigonometry lessons. You’re bored the whole time and forget everything you learned soon afterwards. But some people … Continue reading
Growth of Women-Owned Businesses Outpaces Rest of U.S.
Story provided by DocStoc – The past 16 years have been filled with burst bubbles, bailouts and a recession that all but crippled the growth of American business. As U.S. commerce steadily begins to recover, growth among all industries and regions has also become apparent. As a recent American Express OPEN study revealed, women-owned businesses have been … Continue reading
The 80/20 Rule of Time Management: Stop Wasting Your Time
Story provided by Entrepreneur Magazine – Small-business owners waste their time on what I call $10 an hour work, like running to get office supplies. Meanwhile, they forgo the activities that earn $1,000 an hour, such as sending the right email to the right person, or negotiating a lucrative contract, or convincing a client … Continue reading
80,000 Square Feet of Awesome
Story provided by reThink Israel – Take a walk through Google’s killer office space in Israel … maybe they’re hiring. After all, Israel has more start-ups per capita than anywhere else in the world. Continue reading
To Save Americans’ Health, Government Must Intervene In Food Industry
Story provided by Al Jazeera America – Who do you trust to regulate the safety of some of the most basic goods you consume every day: An independent expert, or the industry that makes billions of dollars selling those very goods? When it comes to food, we are forced to trust the industry. This month, … Continue reading