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You can have a vision for the culture of your company but ultimately you have to let go and see what happens. Some time ago we set out to create one of the greatest places to work in America.
Read More »To Motivate Students, Make Them Give Away Their Rewards
A few months ago I wrote a piece for the Washington Post . The next day, my friend Lew emailed me with a link to an article about motivation through rewarding others that appeared on the page opposite my piece
Read More »Uh-Oh: 4 Signs Your Business Partner May Be Dishonest
It's easy to ignore the tiny red flags that can indicate someone is not trustworthy. Here are four you must pay attention to.
Read More »Uh-Oh: 4 Signs Your Business Partner May Be Dishonest
It's easy to ignore the tiny red flags that can indicate someone is not trustworthy. Here are four you must pay attention to.
Read More »Uh-Oh: 4 Signs Your Business Partner May Be Dishonest
It's easy to ignore the tiny red flags that can indicate someone is not trustworthy. Here are four you must pay attention to. Do you ever wonder what dishonesty looks like?
Read More »How to Get The Most Out Of Your Advisors
It took ages to convince the right people to sit on your advisory board. So why aren't they helping?
Read More »Acquiring a Business
Navigating the road of buying another business can be a tricky one. Here are some things to look for along the way.
Read More »Ticketmaster CEO On Brand Hatred: "People Want To Eat My Kids They’re So Angry"
Haters gonna hate. But in recent history, no brand's been on the receiving end of consumer vitriol like Ticketmaster. Its CEO Nathan Hubbard has witnessed firsthand just how intense the loathing can get
Read More »Innovation: A Blood Test on a Chip
Claros Diagnostics has created the mChip, which can produce accurate test results from a single drop of blood in 10 minutes. A lab on a chip Many laboratory blood tests take several days to process.
Read More »Manipulating single molecules to unravel secrets of protein folding
Physicists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) are opening a new window into the life of biological cells, using a technique that lets them grab the ends of a single protein molecule and pull, making continuous, direct measurements as it unfolds and refolds. Their latest results, reported in the journal Science, reveal a complex network of intermediate structural and kinetic states along the way to functionally correct folded forms, including both express routes and dead ends. Better understanding of protein folding is essential because incorrectly folded proteins cause diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Read More »Ideeli’s HR Chief On Hiring
Joel Greengrass, senior vice president of People at Ideeli, the daily-deals site, has hired 175 people in 18 months. Here's what he learned along the way
Read More »The Online Business Incubator
Wicked Start, an online incubator for early-stage start-ups, provides practical, no cost or low cost resources. A self-described "corporate refugee turned entrepreneur," Bryan Janeczko worked at Morgan Stanley before founding his own venture, an online prepared food vendor called NuKitchen.
Read More »Within Six Months, I-5 Will Be The Electric Interstate
A new contract will bringing fast-charging access points to Northwest highways, enabling a wave of electric cars to make long-range journeys, with just quick stops for charging along the way. Live near I-5, and have a Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt? Your luck is in: Within six months all 276 miles of the interstate between Canada and Oregon will be peppered with electric charging points for your car of the future, in a project that'll turn it into the electric interstate of the 21st Century.
Read More »Motherhood: Your Brain On Kids [Video]
When a woman gives birth, she may picture in her mind's eye what that new tiny creature might become--a comedian perhaps, or mechanic or physicist. She might envision the adventures and mishaps she will share with her child along the way.
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