Despite cantaloupe recall on September 10, people may get sickened by Listeria through October, CDC warns
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Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest. I wonder if Congress would consider creating a longer day, specifically for entrepreneurs
Read More »How I Make Time For Sleep
Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest
Read More »Are You a Jerk Boss?
Jay Steinfeld, founder and CEO of Houston-based Blinds.com, used to be--well, a jerk. He would criticize employees regularly and rarely dole out praise.
Read More »Listeria concerns prompt romaine lettuce recalls
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Read More »How to Delegate Anything
Managing, to a large extent, is the art of effective delegating.
Read More »How to Bring Ideas to Life
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Read More »Small Businesses That Are Hiring
A recent poll suggests that despite economic uncertainty, America's fastest-growing small businesses are looking for talent. Their biggest hurdle: finding it.
Read More »Why Amazon Isn’t Sweating Losing Millions On The Kindle Fire
As a tablet, the Kindle fire won't threaten the iPad, even at $199. As a digital catalog and promotional tool for moving Amazon products, it could be revolutionary.
Read More »Game Changer
Do games have any place in the training of future journalists? This reporter stages a challenge to students to find out. This fall, I began layering in game mechanics into a graduate journalism course I teach at New York University.
Read More »‘Til 2013 do us part? Mexico mulls 2-year marriage
Mexico City lawmakers want to help newlyweds avoid the hassle of divorce by giving them an easy exit strategy: temporary marriage licenses.
Read More »Facebook Won’t Like This Apple-Twitter Union
According to Twitter's VP of Engineering, the social site has seen more
Read More »4 Reasons Why The Smart Grid Has Failed To Take Off
Since performing research for my book, Climate Capitalism (written with Hunter Lovins) a few years ago, I have become increasingly convinced that the smart grid has the potential to be one of the "holy grails" in the clean tech revolution. I believe that the smart grid can be the enabling technology that enable all kinds of other low-carbon innovations to flourish
Read More »Wearing Altruism On Your Sleeve, And Around Your Neck
Inspired by the power of stories, two former journalists have enlisted high fashion for a higher cause. A new jewelry company called Altruette sells charm bracelets representing different nonprofits that receive 50% of profits from every purchase--typically between $155 to $175 per charm. Each gold or silver pendant (there are about 30) has a unique design and a unique story.
Read More »Work Smart: Overcoming "Reactionary Workflow" To Make Your Vision A Reality
Stop living someone else's to-do list.
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