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If your strategys off track, complete this four-step process to put your business back on a growth path. Growing a company is complicated, so it’s often helpful to go back to the basics and get your management team to agree on the plan to grow the business. The key is alignment: The senior leaders must agree on a common view of the facts, the opportunities and the path forward to create value.
Read More »Get Your Team on the Same Page
If your strategys off track, complete this four-step process to put your business back on a growth path.
Read More »Get Your Team on the Same Page
If your strategys off track, complete this four-step process to put your business back on a growth path. Growing a company is complicated, so it’s often helpful to go back to the basics and get your management team to agree on the plan to grow the business
Read More »Video: Balancing finances and health in a recession
The recession is now taking an even more costly toll on people across the country, as many are being forced to make the devastating decision to not take their medicines or receive medical care. Following the story of one woman's struggle, Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton about this choice facing many Americans.
Read More »Woman Fired for Refusing the Flu Shot
Some Michigan hospitals are making flu shots and other vaccines mandatory for employees. The flu shot or the pink slip? This year that will be the choice for some Michigan health care workers
Read More »Leadership Hall Of Fame: Barry Schwartz, Author Of "The Paradox of Choice"
Are companies overwhelming consumers? We continue our examination of the business book The Paradox of Choice with an interview of author Barry Schwartz. Kevin Ohannessian: What was the impetus for writing The Paradox of Choice?
Read More »New tool may yield smaller, faster optoelectronics
The steady improvement in speed and power of modern electronics may soon hit the brakes unless new ways are found to pack more structures into microscopic spaces. Unfortunately, engineers are already approaching the limit of what lightthe choice tool for "tweezing" tiny featurescan achieve
Read More »Would You Fire Staff for Not Wearing Makeup?
A sales assistant at London's tony Harrods department store claims she was "driven out" over her refusal to wear makeup. A sales assistant at London’s famous Harrods department store has claimed her refusal to wear makeup has cost her her job. Melanie Stark, 24, said she was "driven out;" that her face-off with the store over the issue left her "exhausted, stressed, and upset," she told the U.K.'s Daily Mail .
Read More »Best Tablet: iPad 2
The Apple iPad was the tablet of 2010, and despite more tablet options appearing on the market, the iPad 2 is still dominating the competition. The tablet is lighter—at 1.35 pounds—thinner, and faster than its predecessor. It has front and rear cameras, FaceTime video chat, a faster processor, and 3G options for both AT&T and Verizon.
Read More »Best Portable Massager: Soothera Wooden Ball Foot Massager & Therapeutic Slippers
Strange but true: A vigorous foot massage is one of the simplest short-term solutions to jet lag. And since no one wants to fit yet another gadget in their carry-on, we'jre going low-tech with our choice of the Soothera wooden ball foot massager. The real bonus here is the set of slippers that come with it, which contain within their lining thousands of thermal gel beads that can be heated or chilled, depending on whether one wants to reduce swelling or increase circulation after a long flight
Read More »PlayStation’s Jack Tretton on 3-D Games and the Gamification of Business
When I sat down with Jack Tretton, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment America, it was the third time in as many years that we got together to discuss the state of the gaming industry and the strategies behind PlayStation.
Read More »Do You Know What Makes People Click? Come Work for Fast Company
Fast Company is looking for a software developer with an eye for UI/UX. This is a full-time job in our downtown New York City office. You'd work closely with designers, editors and engineers to build special edit packages, redesign pages, and launch new sites in the Fast Co.
Read More »Comfort food sparks vicious cycle, study suggests
A case of the sads is often best addressed with a bowl of ice cream, a bag of Cheetos or whatever is the comfort food of your choice. Now, a new study shows that eating junk food is linked to depression. We spot a potential vicious cycle.
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