Video provided by Business Insider – Elon Musk shared with the audience at our Ignition conference how having job applicants explain their thought process of solving a problem helps him figure out if they are qualified for the job. Watch excerpt above. Continue reading
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban explains how to make the media work in your favor. Continue reading
Story provided by Vox – In the United States, marathons are way, way more popular than ever before. Over the past 40 years, the number of marathon finishers has increased twentyfold, and more than half a million Americans finished one last year. This explosive increase means that tons of people are running (or trying to run) … Continue reading
Story provided by Pacific Standard – Are you an attractive woman looking for a job? Acknowledging your beauty could keep potential employers from discriminating against you. Beautiful people, as a rule, have it pretty good. They tend to have more self-confidence, higher income, and better financial well-being than plain-faced or downright ugly people. They’re also rated as more … Continue reading
Story provided by 99u – First thing in the morning, I check Twitter, only to have it list off for me all the ways I’ve already fallen behind. A colleague has released a new e-book. Two of my design heroes are announcing a collaborative project. One of my old college buddies has posted a video … Continue reading
Story provided by LinkedIn (Written by Jack and Suzy Welch) – When you have a capable person to promote in your company, there’s no such a thing as “appropriate tenure.” Sure, it’s ideal when internal candidates have logged two or three years to prove their mettle in good times and bad. But in today’s high-demand … Continue reading
Story provided by Harvard Business Review – More people are foregoing a lengthy commute and working from home. Whether you are a full-time freelancer or the occasional telecommuter, working outside an office can be a challenge. What are the best ways to set yourself up for success? How do you stay focused and productive? … Continue reading
Story provided by Business Insider – On April 2, I put myself to a new challenge. It was one of the biggest life hacks I’ve ever done. The challenge was simple: waking up 21 consecutive workdays at 4:30 a.m., a challenge I gave the name of #21earlydays. I was already used to waking up early … Continue reading
Story provided by Outside Online – Breakfast has been dethroned. Two recent studies confirmed that eating—or not eating—breakfast makes no difference when it comes to weight loss, weight gain, blood-sugar profiles, cholesterol levels, or cardiovascular health indexes. But if breakfast isn’t the all-important morning meal we’ve been told it is, then what (or who) is … Continue reading
Story provided by Entrepreneur – Over the course of a lifetime, the average American spends 3-1/2 months dozing after pressing snooze, according to a recent study conducted on behalf of Withings, a consumer electronics company that sells wearable devices tracking sleep quality. If you’re like most Americans, then – of the more than 3,000 surveyed, … Continue reading