July 2008
Monthly Archives
Latest stories
-
25 Businessmen Who Broke The Rules (And Some Laws)
Fortunes are rarely won by playing it safe. On the contrary, the biggest fortunes have been won by those willing to step outside the box and change the way the game is played. Following are twenty-five business innovators of the past, present, and future whose stories are different in many respects, but all point to […]
-
25 Best Business Books Ever
What makes a business book the “best”? Best-selling? Most influential? Timelessness? Categorical relevance? Business Pundit sifted through numerous categories and resources to come up with this list of the 25 Best Business Books Ever. We didn’t concern ourselves with categories (management, sales, etc.) or timeliness of subject matter. Instead, we focused on the following question: […]
-
Five 5-Minute Tips to Staying Focused During Crunch Times
No matter what you do, chances are that you’ll be working hard at some point in your job. Most occupations vacillate between heavy workloads and slow periods. Tax accountants come to mind as extreme cases of this crunch-lull dynamic. Crunch times require focus. They also induce stress and worry. A little stress may provoke creativity, […]
-
Chris Brown’s “Forever” Takes Corporate Rock to New Heights
Have you heard the song “Forever” by teenage sensation Chris Brown? This catchy pop song made it to #3 this week on the Billboard Hot 100. I’ve found it especially good for traffic jams and gym sessions. It’s the kind of uniform commercial sound that makes you wonder whether the song was written by the […]
-
25 Big Companies That Are Going Green
The average person might believe that the worldwide push to “go green” is coming solely from politicians and concerned citizens. In fact, this is not the case! In recent years, many big-name companies have realized their way towards more sustainable and eco-friendly business practices. Following are 25 well-known companies that are leading the green revolution. […]
-
The WikiGate Scandal: Marketing on Wikipedia Puts You Into the Shredder
Need to find something? Google it. Not good enough? Wikipedia it. Expert facts lie at your fingertips. Sort of. Wikipedia is the engine of choice when it comes to quick information fixes. Google provides lots of information, fast, but Wikipedia takes the burden of site selection off users. It has exploded into an Internet standard […]
-
Cuil vs. Google? Not exactly.
A couple of ex-Google employees last night unveiled what may be the “most comprehensive search engine on the Web.” The initial hype centered around Cuil’s (pronounced “cool”) possibility of beating Google as a primary Internet search engine. From TechCrunch: Menlo Park based Cuil will launch later this evening with an index of 120 billion web […]
-
25 Internet Startups That Bombed Miserably
If the Internet could speak with one voice, it would probably groan “oh, not again!” That’s because every raving success story about Internet startups is tempered by dozens more that crashed and burned in a sea of wasted money, bad ideas, or unfulfilled hype. As venture capitalist Paul Graham writes, most of these failures are […]
-
Mirdle Marketing
The Wall Street Journal reported this spring that men were wearing girdles. Man girdles, or mirdles, are marketed as body-shaping underwear, exercise wear, shapewear, bodywear – even support boxers. Elasticized, supportive undergarments for men are turning up all over. Saks Fifth Avenue carryies spandex briefs and tank tops designed to have a trimming effect. […]
-
Popular
25 Visionaries Who Created Empires From Virtually Nothing
Some of the greatest fortunes and empires in history were created by people who started with nothing. Today, we celebrate 25 of these iconic figures – businessmen, technology entrepreneurs, even celebrities and athletes – by recalling the tales of their rise to glory. Don’t feel bad if your favorites aren’t on the list, this is […]
-
Gen X, Gen Y, and Boomers in the Workplace: Exclusive Panel Tells All
Generation Y are lazy slobs. Gen-Xers are too cynical to make a decent contribution to the workplace. Baby Boomers sold out, and they brought the entire economy with them. Sound familiar? I hear the discourse all the time. Each successive generation is convinced that those coming after it will infect the planet with life-threatening value […]
