People traditionally flock to grad school when the economy makes finding a decent job an acrobatic challenge. However–when you factor in the monetary- and opportunity costs, (barring the notion that higher education fulfills a wild passion of yours) is grad school really worth it? Author and Harvard Business Review writer Scott Berkun explores the question […]
Dog psychologist Cesar Milan is nothing short of amazing when it comes to taming grumpy dogs. Before you shudder at the New Age implications of dog psychology, know this: I moonlight as a dogsitter. And believe me, this stuff works. While browsing Milan’s website, I chanced upon 8 dog handling tips that humans in business […]
The Iraq war is many things to different people. It is called a strategic blunder and a monstrous injustice and sometimes even a patriotic mission, much to the chagrin of rational human beings. For many big companies, however, the war is something far different: a lucrative cash-cow. The years-long, ongoing military effort has resurrected fears […]
We’re in a water crisis. Before I talked to economist and creator of Aguanomics David Zetland, those two words–water + crisis—made me scratch my head. I’ve visited developing countries with water problems in the past. In many of those places, water trucks refill tanks located on the tops of buildings, and consumers have to haul […]
Suicide is a big problem in South Korea. According to the Financial Times, the compact peninsula has the highest rate of suicide in the developed world: 24.7 deaths per 100,000 people. It’s become such a problem that employers are sending workers to “well-dying” courses to prevent suicides. During the courses, employees go through the arduous […]
From MSNBC: Beverly Hills is one of the most fertile oil fields in Los Angeles, producing nearly a million barrels a year. Many wells are camouflaged or hidden inside buildings. Not far from here, in Wilmington, they churn out far more oil — in fact, the Department of Energy calls Wilmington the third largest oil […]
From today’s Wall Street Journal: Texas had some of the cheapest power rates in the country when it zapped most of the state’s electric regulations six years ago, convinced that rollicking competition would drive prices even lower. This summer, electricity there is some of the nation’s priciest. Power costs are rising in the rest of […]
After writing about Anheuser-Busch, Fannie Mae, and GM over the past week, something occurred to me. Well, many things occurred to me, but this time, something apart from skipping the country until things get better stuck out in my mind. It was this: During the past week, several key American icons–the suburban house, the SUV, […]
In a drama worthy of a Hollywood movie, Brazilian-run beer giant InBev has purchased American icon Anheuser Busch for a cool $52 billion, according to the New York Times. The multifaceted saga embroiled major players from Warren Buffett to John McCain (NotionsCapital refers to Cindy Lou McCain as the “Anheuser Busch Princess of Phoenix”). The […]
Forget about your faith. Forget about your politics. This blog is about business and as it turns out, gay marriage would rock our economy. Studies by the Williams Institute for California and New Jersey project over $82 million in revenue to benefit those states over the next three years. In addition, the Congressional Budget Office […]
Standard reference check questions have become so rote that I can rattle them off half-asleep. How long did the candidate work with you? What were the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses? Was he a team player?* The clichés repeat, ad nauseam. Doubtless, some questions are essential. You can’t judge an employee’s performance without knowing what they […]
(Image: 3poundsofrealestate.com) A prominent economist has found a strong correlation between wealth (which he defined as making more than $100,000 a year) and stress levels. From Yahoo Finance: According to research by Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist, quoted in an article in the Washington Post, “being wealthy is often a powerful predictor that […]
