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Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in US history (1959-2010), passed away today. The longtime West Virginia representative left a long, colorful, and impressive leadership career in his wake. Here are five leadership lessons from the illustrious senator’s life and career: 1. Don’t forget your humble beginnings. Instead, use them to your advantage. It’s part of […]
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is one of the worst company-created environmental disasters in history. Water and wetlands are sullied. People are dead. We’re still waiting on wildlife casualties and strange illnesses. Amazingly, these themes are familiar. As long as mines and factories have existed, they’ve cut corners to save money, sprung leaks, and […]
Image: José Goulão/Flickr If you think that only bigwig companies like Google and Facebook have security problems, think again. Small businesses are also prone to hackers, phishers, sneaky employees, and others with designs to wreak havoc on company assets. Safeguarding against these tricksters takes more than just a firewall. We caught up with Robert Gorby, […]
Stuck in a career rut? Light a fire under your obstacles with the 50 career improvement tips below. General Advice for Improving Your Career From tweaking your online presence to widening your network, there are plenty of ways to give your career a boost. 31 ways to improve your career today. It could be time […]
Federal regulators have ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to stop trading their shares on the NYSE. CNNMoney has more: …while the (government bailout) money given to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped put a floor under the U.S. housing market and overall economy, the two firms have continued to hemorrhage money. The two firms […]
Vultures have always had a place in the economy. From time immemorial, regular citizens have scraped by on scavenged goods. Being a vulture today may involve more connections and paperwork, but the basic premise is the same: Profit off something that’s floundering, dead, or simply unclaimed. We’ve compiled a short list of the ways vultures […]
Recalls are a part of modern life. A manufacturer overlooks a defect or chemical byproduct. Somebody gets sick or hurt. People panic. The company offers refunds (a la McDonald’s recent Shrek glass refund), and people forget about it–at least until the next recall comes around. Amidst all these recalls, one thing stands out: Children are […]
Transparency. Alignment. Relationship building. Culture. Many companies struggle to incorporate today’s new business memes. But some companies have embodied these ideas for years. Zappos, the online shoe store known for its tribal culture and customer service, is one of those companies. Zappos’ CEO, Tony Hsieh, tells his story in Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, […]
McDonald’s is giving customers who bought cadmium-tainted Shrek glasses a $3 refund per glass, more than the $2 and change it initially charged. Bloomberg Businessweek has more: Starting tomorrow, customers can fill out a refund slip and return the glassware to any McDonald’s restaurant in the U.S., the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said today on […]
You’ve probably seen him on TV. Tony Little is the ponytailed guy pumping his legs on the Gazelle trainer while yelling “You can do it!” He’s kind of hard to miss. When I was offered There’s Always a Way, Tony Little’s latest book, to read and review, I had my doubts. What could I possibly […]
Image: EpSos.de/Flickr Leadership is an art. Keeping your workers happy and maximizing their potential while attaining company goals is not for the faint of heart. We’ve compiled 50 tips that cover the mental, physical, and management aspects of being a leader. General Leadership Tips These tips will give you an all-around leadership boost. From leading […]
How long will Facebook be around? Right now, the platform’s future looks contentious. The Harvard Business Review’s Bruce Nussbaum explains how Facebook’s problem is a cultural one: Facebook is wildly successful because its founder matched new social media technology to a deep Western cultural longing — the adolescent desire for connection to other adolescents in […]
