Story provided by Youtern – “What do you want to be when you grow up?” From about the age of six, this is a question we hear often. And by the time we’re in high school, it seems everyone we meet asks us some variation of this question. But how do you really know – … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Rules of Mixing Business With Family and Friends
Story provided by Docstoc – It’s the one business concern that won’t go away. Some observers and seasoned entrepreneurs alike vehemently warn against going into business with family and friends, having witnessed or experienced the negative fallout of relationships and deals gone bad. But there are also a lot of successful entrepreneurs and business … Continue reading
The NCAA “Basketball Fund”
Story provided by Bloomberg – The Basketball Fund Is Born So in 1990 the NCAA created the “basketball fund,” a plan intended to more fairly divvy up tournament revenue and parcel it out among the country’s Division I schools.The new plan cut the amount of the payout that’s directly tied to teams’ wins and losses. … Continue reading
Reinventing Performance Management
Story provided by Harvard Business Review – At Deloitte we’re redesigning our performance management system. This may not surprise you. Like many other companies, we realize that our current process for evaluating the work of our people—and then training them, promoting them, and paying them accordingly—is increasingly out of step with our objectives. In a … Continue reading
This Is What Happens To Your Brain And Body When You Check Your Phone Before Bed
Staring at screens right before sleep turns out to be a lot worse than previously thought. Dr. Dan Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, lays out all of the negative effects bedtime screen viewing can have on the brain and body. Continue reading
How to Ask for a Raise
Story provided by Harvard Business Review – The best managers know when it’s time to increase your pay for a job well done. But what if your salary hasn’t gone up in a while? What if you think you deserve to be paid more? Asking for raise is always a tough conversation. How do you … Continue reading
Here’s The One Thing Mark Zuckerberg Looks For in a Job Candidate
Story provided by MarketWatch – It pays to want the boss’s job. Or, at least, appear like you could do it. It worked for Sheryl Sandberg, 45, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Inc., who now has a net worth of over $1 billion. And it also didn’t spoil the chances of Dustin Moskovitz, 30, Facebook’s third employee … Continue reading