Story provided by The Wall Street Journal and written by John Simons – Big businesses have embraced flexible work practices, but fewer of them seem to favor full-time working from home. International Business Machines Corp. , Aetna Inc. , Bank of America Corp., Best Buy Co. , Honeywell International Inc. and Reddit Inc. are among … Continue reading
Story provided by Wall Street Journal – Getting your annual performance review from your boss can be awkward and irritating. Can you imagine getting one from your spouse? A growing number of marriage therapists and relationship researchers recommend that spouses and romantic partners complete periodic performance reviews. Couples typically wait too long to go to … Continue reading
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 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 Wall Street Journal – The 2-0 Philadelphia Eagles are already rolling toward another NFC East title. They’re doing it with a smart coach in Chip Kelly, a speedy offense and, of course, a secret network of college professors from across the country. Yes, really. Kelly, in his second NFL season after … Continue reading
Story provided by The Wall Street Journal – In my three months as a senator, I have already seen firsthand that partisan debates in Washington can distract us from uniting around common-sense actions to address our most urgent needs. I always try to remember the old African saying: “When there is a snake in … Continue reading
Story provided via The Wall Street Journal – An updated tax rule is causing restaurants to rethink the practice of adding automatic tips to the tabs of large parties. Starting in January, the Internal Revenue Service will begin classifying those automatic gratuities as service charges—which it treats as regular wages, subject to payroll tax withholding—instead … Continue reading
After 23 years of friendship, career advances, families being created and lives evolving, 10 successful friends still manage to get in a game “tag” for one month out of every year. As they get older, the rules and the game itself gets wilder. To read the article, click here. Continue reading
Irving Azoff, the executive chairman of Live Nation Entertainment Inc., left the concert-promotion giant’s board and resigned as an executive, the company said Monday. The 65-year-old music-industry veteran said he is taking with him his business managing the Eagles, Christina Aguilera and a handful of other major acts. Read the article here Continue reading
From a workout regimen that includes boxing and running, to meeting dozens of executives and taken dozens of calls, Steve Stoute never stops. Stoute, the top executive at Translation, has set out to change how businesses demonstrate their relativity to the consumer in the marketplace. And he does it at a pace that is much faster … Continue reading