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Feed SubscriptionDon’t Be Like Goldman Sachs: 5 Ways
Regardless of what industry you're in, how can you make sure your company culture doesn't grow toxic over time? By now, everyone has weighed in on the Goldman Sachs crisis. Pundits have pilloried the firm for enabling a toxic and destructive culture
Read More »Why You’d Fail at Goldman Sachs
If your personal beliefs don't mesh with a company's corporate culture, you're destined to fail. On Wednesday, the Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith resigned his job by writing a scathing op-ed in the New York Times . In that column, written as an exit letter, he accuses top management of encouraging predatory sales practices that actively hurt customers: "I attend derivatives sales meetings where not one single minute is spent asking questions about how we can help clients
Read More »Goldman Sachs’ Big Attitude Problem
Here's how--and why it will even improve shareholder value.
Read More »Seth Goldman, co-founder and CEO of Honest Tea
Honest Tea's Seth Goldman explains how he balances social responsibility and success at his beverage company.
Read More »Sell What Your Customers Want
Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman explains how he made the mistake of selling what he wanted to drink, instead of what his customers wanted.
Read More »Social Responsibility and Success
Founder and "TeaEO" of Honest Tea, Seth Goldman discuss how he started the socially responsible beverage company as well as the decisions behind the teas that have been successful.
Read More »Anti-Hotel Service Rivalry Heats Up As Wimdu Threatens To "Kick Airbnb’s Ass"
Wimdu offers a glimpse into its plans for giving nearly identical rent-your-room service Airbnb a run for its huge chunk of money. A dozen or so twentysomethings met for an apparent company outing on a recent Thursday evening in 90-plus degree heat at an outdoor spot in New York's East Village called B Bar. It's as much of a home to bridge-and-tunnel crowds as it is to first-year M&A bankers
Read More »Changing the College Search Process, GenY-Style
Searching for the right college can be stressful, frustrating, and expensive. All those overnight visits; all those hours in the car with mom and dad; all that time spent with the odious Fiske Guide
Read More »Players notebook: McDowell fades away
Graeme McDowell couldn't muster any momentum.
Read More »Ursula Sladek: Taking Back The Grid [Video]
A German activist who helped found Germany's first community-owned utility thinks citizens shouldn't leave big decisions to power companies and elected officials.
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