By Jeff Fermin If there’s one thing I hate more than snakes (my one and only big phobia) it’s an absolutely horrible boss. On some occasions a person is not ready to take the reins of a leadership positions, or may just lack the skills to hold some form of managerial position, but when it […]
Andrew Filev of Wrike: Check Your Ego at the Door
This interview with Andrew Filev,chief executive of Wrike, a provider of project management software, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Early influences for you? A. I was insanely curious as a kid. I would pick up anything and everything and learn about it. I had very diverse interests. When I was 8 or 9, I kept […]
Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel
By Alexandra Alter For more than half a century, “To Kill a Mockingbird” has stood apart as a singular American literary masterpiece, a perennial best seller that has provoked countless classroom discussions about racial and social injustice. It brought instant and overwhelming fame to its enigmatic author, Harper Lee, who soon retreated from the spotlight […]
The secrets to successful teamwork: Trust and accountability
by Rhonda Savage Oftentimes, life would be great if it weren’t for other people! Yet, it’s through relationships with others that you often obtain the greatest rewards. Your office/workplace is where you spend many hours of your life, so getting along and working productively with your colleagues is very important. Unfortunately, many employees experience stress […]
Creative capital alternatives keeping small businesses competitive
Thought Leadership on Lending by Gibraltar Business Capital. With the state of commerce today, small businesses may no longer need to turn to banks as their first choice for financing. Niche, early-stage and fast-growing, undercapitalized middle-market companies, already squeezed by vast gaps between payables and receivables, can’t effectively remain competitive without access to working capital. […]
History: Birth of pro football
Nov. 12: Birth of pro football The date was November 12, 1892, a day that would forever be etched in sports history, although no one involved that day could possibly have recognized the importance of the occasion. It was the day that the Allegheny Athletic Association football team defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. The game […]
Brent Frei of Smartsheet.com: A Good Excuse Doesn’t Fix a Problem
This interview with Brent Frei,executive chairman and co-founderof Smartsheet.com, a provider of online project management software, was conducted and condensed byAdam Bryant. Q. Were you in leadership roles when you were younger? A. I grew up on a wheat, barley and beef cattle farm in Idaho. Probably more than most kids, I had an opportunity to do […]
Hosting a Super Bowl a huge economic plum, and costly
by Josh Peter USA TODAY SPORTS PHOENIX – Mike Kennedy spoke to a group of Arizona attorneys last week and held up a thick binder few people outside the NFL get to see. It’s the “NFL Super Bowl Host City Bid Specifications & Requirements,” given to viable and interested candidates. Kennedy, former chairman of the […]
Meet an Icicle Farmer
By Sarah Zhang Gizmodo To most of us, icicles grow naturally, usually off the roofs of poorly insulated houses. But at Utah-based Ice Castles, man-made icicle farms are growing 15,000 icicles a day. ow else do you think giant ice palaces get built? Welcome to the world of icicle farming. We first heard of icicle […]
Windows 10's new features: Cortana, a 'Spartan' browser, Xbox streaming, and more
Brad Chacos@BradChacos It’s official, folks: Windows 10 is coming to the people. After kicking off Windows 10 with a bevy of business-friendly features, Microsoft drew back the curtain on the operating system’s new consumer-focused features at an event on Wednesday, while simultaneously driving home a vision of an operating system designed to deliver a […]
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