Story provided by Wall Street Journal – Careers in medicine have taught them the limits of treatment and the need to plan for the end Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. It was diagnosed as pancreatic cancer by one of the best surgeons in … Continue reading
Story provided by Entrepreneur – Everyone loves the business stories of the new CEO who came in and saved the company or the innovative startup founder who took a gamble and came up flush. It’s far more awkward to face the music when you look at your team, your financial records and the totality of … Continue reading
Story provided by Fortune – Sandi Peterson, Group Worldwide Chairman at Johnson & Johnson MPW Insider is one of several online communities where the biggest names in business answer timely career and leadership questions. Today’s answer for: What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time? is written by … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – What’s the highest compliment for an aspiring entrepreneur? What’s the one thing you can say that suggests they’re in tune with the ultimate definition of entrepreneurship, and that they’re likely to succeed? I don’t think it’s that they’re smart, determined or even that they’re a great leader–as nice as it is … Continue reading
Written by DeChelle Harris (Photo courtesy of Best & Company) Unfortunately, there isn’t a standard one solution fix-all for setting up a home office. Since every home and every individual is unique, so to is every home office. Your home office should largely be a reflection of you and how you work best, but here … Continue reading
Story provided by Wall Street Journal – When Traci Ruble and her husband, Clemens Gantert, climbed into bed one night recently, he began telling her about his day at his software startup. He explained that changes in a state law would affect his business. And he told her about a technical problem he was having … Continue reading
Story provided by The Upshot – If you’re like a lot of Americans, one of your New Year’s resolutions is to work out more. If you’re like a lot of Americans, you’ll join a gym this January as part of that plan. And if you’re like a lot of Americans, you won’t go very much. … Continue reading
Story provided by Harvard Business Review – George is the most talented, productive executive Roy ever had to fire. George had pulled off a string of celebrated victories and won a reputation as a strong performer. Having been hired to lead his hospital’s compliance program as regulations grew increasingly complex, he had put the … Continue reading
Story provided by FiveThirtyEight – Fewer Americans of all stripes are getting married. But beneath that overarching trend lies an important distinction: Some groups are merely delaying marriage, while others are skipping it entirely. The Pew Research Center last week released a big report on the decline in marriage in the United States. In 1960, … Continue reading
Story provided by Inc. – Few learning curves are as steep as the one that faces first-time entrepreneurs. So how do you avoid going tumbling down it like an amateur skier who wandered onto a black diamond trail? Get advice from more experienced founders who are willing to share their own initial bumbling missteps, of … Continue reading