Who’s top dog in your office kingdom? If you’re convinced that the office would devolve into mayhem without your team’s contributions, you’re not alone–in thinking you’re the most important, that is. Most of us have the tendency to see our own contributions in a rosy light. Those colleagues on other teams tend to be, well, different. See where you figure into this grid. (If you’re on a team not mentioned here, comment on how you might see yourself and be seen by others!)
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AT&T, worried about losing its exclusivity with the iPhone later this year, is scrambling to upgrade and improve its much-lamented network. The company plans to double its network capacity this year, which comes at a price tag of about $2… Read more
Share Since the recession began, politicians of both parties have spoken about the importance of economic growth. President Obama’s stimulus bill, for example, was said to be conducive to job creation and business expansion. But while… Read more
Music company EMI is $6 billion in debt. It doesn’t look like owner Guy Hands (who bought EMI through his Terra Firma equity group) will be able to satisfy Citibank, EMI’s main creditor, in time to prevent the bank from seizing it in June. The… Read more
The recent arrest of the Hutaree militia have brought a classic US tradition back into the limelight. Militias, which helped us win independence during the Revolutionary War, are as American as apple pie. Militias have tripled in number since 2008,… Read more
Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding Corp. has purchase Volvo from Ford for $1.8 billion. Geely, one of China’s biggest automakers, has plans to invest $900 million more into Volvo to make the brand profitable. Reuters has more: Geely,… Read more
Rumor has it that an iPhone is coming to Verizon this summer or fall. PCWorld sums up the report, which first appeared in the Wall Street Journal: According to the paper’s unnamed sources, Apple is developing two new iPhones–one that will… Read more
Oil tycoon and Enterprise Products cofounder Dan Duncan passed away today at the age of 77…. Read more
April Fool’s Day 2010 could be the best workday of your life–if you plan your office pranks right. To help you strategize, we compiled 15 classic April Fool’s pranks that you can do at the office. See which one best suits the Dwights, Miltons and… Read more
The US Treasury will sell its 27% stake in Citigroup this year. The Treasury announced this morning that it will sell its 7.7 billion shares, netting an estimated profit of more than $8 billion. BusinessWeek has the story: The sale would… Read more
Check out Financial News Express for financial crisis news and links (sister blog Big Picture Agriculture has good ag content, too). Vitaliy Katsenelson on China’s big, fat bubble. The Daily Beast on Carl Icahn’s attempts to take over… Read more
With coins, counting, primitive ladders, and pot, this week’s weird jobs might actually make a good role-playing game: 1. Virginia: Primitive Barn Ladders Looking for someone local that can make primitive looking/distressed ladders for… Read more
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