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Feed SubscriptionYour Perks Aren’t Motivating Your Employees
Frustrated that your office fussball table or employee wellness program doesn't seem to be motivating your team? Here's why your perks are ineffective. Maybe you bought your employees a ping pong table or let them telecommute one day a week.
Read More »Mobile Sales Lessons From Girl Scout Cookies
What does a pet product start-up have in common with a Girl Scout selling cookies? They can both teach you about mobile payments.
Read More »Need a Revenue Boost? Try This Simple Formula
An easy way to break down your revenue goals into specific, actionable items.
Read More »In Defense Of The Not-So-Lean Startup
Last year, from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, it was impossible to escape the concept of the "Lean Startup"--especially the great ideas espoused by the preeminent thought leader on the topic, Eric Ries . Hundreds, if not thousands, of entrepreneurs embraced these tenets and joined the "Lean Startup movement." In addition to curbing costs, an entrepreneur would begin by creating their first "minimal viable product" to test that initial business idea
Read More »Confidence, Conviction, Communication: 3 Ways Startups Can Step Up Their Game
Last month, I wrote an article about what large, established companies could learn from startups --lessons on remaining nimble and creatively driven at any stage or size. As the founder of a branding and design consultancy that works almost exclusively with startups, but also having spent years in advertising working with corporate clients, I've seen both sides.
Read More »Annual Armory Show Will Bring Contemporary and Modern Art Galore
Nearly 200 dealers from more than 30 countries will showcase modern and contemporary artwork by Ai Weiwei, Peter Doig, Maurizio Cattelan, and more at the 14th annual Armory Show art fair from March 8 to 11. Held on Piers 92 and 94 in New York City, the show will host ...
Read More »Step Up Your Game at One&Only’s New Golf Getaway
One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico, has opened the first international outpost of the PGA Tour Academy to allow guests a unique opportunity to improve their golf game with state-of-the-art training equipment. Modeled after the flagship academy in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., the new facility features club fitting, fitness, and ...
Read More »The 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week
Catch up on the stories readers deemed most clickworthy this week from Fast Company, Co.Design, Co.Create, and Co.Exist. This week, we revealed our annual Most Innovative Companies list.
Read More »Video: The need for more primary care doctors
With a looming shortage of family care doctors, medical students aiming to become primary care physicians are in high demand. However, fewer and fewer students are choosing that path
Read More »Family care doctors are in high demand
Projections show the supply for physicians will fall short by 91,000 in just eight years
Read More »Video: Prescription drug abuse problem grows
The deaths of celebrities such as Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith, and the possible role of prescription drugs in the death of Whitney Houston, spotlight a problem that continues to worsen. Rebecca Jarvis and Seth Doane speak with Dr. Travis Stork about staying safe.
Read More »Video: Brain scans may lead to early autism detection
A new study has found that children who develop autism have abnormalities on brain scans that can be detected long before obvious symptoms develop, reports Dr. Jon LaPook.
Read More »Study: Brain scans detect early signs of autism
Report: Children who develop autism have abnormalities on brain scans that can be detected before obvious symptoms advance
Read More »All infant Tylenol recalled by J&J
Parents say new bottle design doesn't work properly, despite J&J's attempts to simplify packaging
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