Bob Funk: Where the Jobs Are—and How to Get One The man who matches companies with workers talks about the skills gap, the harm from ObamaCare, and the incentive not to work. But he’ll still find you a job. Here’s something you don’t often see in Washington: a businessman trying to repeal a law that helps his […]
Why This Writer Keeps The Dearly Departed in His Address Book
Heading into my golden years, I have one bad knee, two good daughters and 836 names in my iPhone address book. Of the latter, 246 are people I have not seen or spoken to in at least 10 years. Thirty-nine are a total mystery to me — I have no idea who they are. Seventeen […]
Want to Learn About Diversity? Become a Foreigner.
This interview with Bob Moritz, chairman and senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Any important leadership lessons when you were younger? A. My first job in high school was in a clothing store, and I ended up working with someone who became a role model. He was in charge […]
Sometimes, You Can Have the Cake And Eat It, Too
This interview with Daniel Lubetzky, the chief executive of Kind Snacks, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Were you an entrepreneur early on? A. I did magic shows, probably from the time I was 8 through 19. When I was a college student, I paid for my travels doing magic shows from the […]
Turning Sparks of New Ideas Into the Fire of Innovation
Q. What was your first management role? A. I studied a lot in my 20s — a six-year program in Spain, and then a Ph.D. here in the United States. So my first management role was when I was about 30. I was a research engineer and I had to hire two people. Q. And […]
Messages Galore, But No Time To Think
By: Phyllis Korkki I’M old enough to remember a simpler time in the office, when talking — whether in person or on the phone — was the main way to communicate. I once had a job where I filled out those pink “While You Were Out” slips for employees who had stepped away from their […]
Lesson in Air Safety: 90 Seconds to Get Out
Next time you’re on a plane at takeoff or landing, watch the flight attendant in the jump seat, seemingly lost in thought. Is she idly wondering where she parked her the car at the airport or what’s for dinner? Not likely, said Leslie Mayo, a flight attendant for over 26 years. Instead, that flight attendant […]
Paul English of Kayak, on Nurturing New Ideas
This interview with Paul English, co-founder and chief technology officer of Kayak, the travel Web site, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Did you have the entrepreneurial itch early on? A. I always wanted to just try new things, and I think it was probably in my DNA or something. As a kid, […]
As Ideas Swirl, It Pays to Use Your Third Ear
Q. What was your plan for your career when you were younger? A. I always knew I wanted to go into psychology. I’m a psychologist by training, which I think is a tremendous help in everything I do. Q. How so? CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE
Aim for the Stars, But Pick Reachable Goals
This interview with Andre Durand, chief executive of Ping Identity, which offers technology to protect professional and personal identities, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Were you an entrepreneur early on? A. As far back as I can remember. My mother says that when I was about 4 years old, I was selling […]
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