Let Your Team Help You Manage Your Time

Let Your Team Help You Manage Your Time

by John Beeson  |   8:00 AM March 11, 2014

Good managers study time management techniques. They analyze their calendars and prioritize their to-do lists in an effort to eke out a few percentage points of extra personal productivity — which is all to the good. Great managers, by contrast, realize a fundamental fact: their time, not budget or staffing levels, is their scarcest resource and their team must be staffed and organized in a way that will maximize their own, personal impact. Read more of this post

The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool

The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool

by Harrison Monarth  |   9:00 AM March 11, 2014

It’s not often that you hear Budweiser and Shakespeare mentioned in the same breath. But according to new research from Johns Hopkins University, the Bard’s deft application of storytelling techniques featured prominently in the beer company’s Super Bowl commercial. Read more of this post

Should Big Companies Give Up on Innovation?

Should Big Companies Give Up on Innovation?

by Scott Anthony  |   10:00 AM March 11, 2014

“Why bother?”

It’s a common question thrown at me by entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, or the more cynically minded corporate leaders. Read more of this post

How to Have a Eureka Moment

How to Have a Eureka Moment

by David Burkus  |   1:00 PM March 11, 2014

In the ancient world, the Greeks believed that all great insights came from one of nine muses, divine sisters who brought inspiration to mere mortals. In the modern world, few people still believe in the muses, but we all still love to hear stories of sudden inspiration. Like Newton and the apple, or Archimedes and the bathtub (both another type of myth), we’re eager to hear and to share stories about flashes of insight. Read more of this post

Assess Your CEO’s Strategic Fit Over Time

Assess Your CEO’s Strategic Fit Over Time

by Marc Effron and Miriam Ort  |   9:00 AM March 12, 2014

Roger Federer can arguably be considered the greatest tennis player of all time, having won 16 Grand Slam titles—and yet he lost every French Open Championship he played against Rafael Nadal.  Few would suggest that Nadal was a better overall tennis player. But on the clay courts of Paris’ Roland Garros stadium, he was the best player. And even though no one would deny Roger Federer’s overall tennis prowess, no one expects that he would win in every conceivable situation. So why do we assume that our CEOs will? Read more of this post

Bill Gross’ $200m pay ‘not appropriate’, says PIMCO trustee; William Popejoy blasts boss of world’s largest bond fund, saying Bill Gross’ salary could pay for 2,000 teachers

Bill Gross’ $200m pay ‘not appropriate’, says PIMCO trustee

William Popejoy blasts boss of world’s largest bond fund, saying Bill Gross’ salary could pay for 2,000 teachers

By Katherine Rushton

4:50PM GMT 11 Mar 2014

Bill Gross is under pressure on a new front, after one of the trustees of his Pacific Investment Management Company said he is overpaid. Read more of this post

TARTUP CEO: The Secret To Success Is Never Telling A Lie

STARTUP CEO: The Secret To Success Is Never Telling A Lie

JENNA GOUDREAU CAREERS  MAR. 12, 2014, 11:36 PM

Rebekah Campbell, founder and CEO of Posse

How many lies do you tell a day? Perhaps white lies to save an employee’s feelings, exaggerations to make yourself look better in front of your boss, or cherry picking the truth when dealing with clients? How many lies a day do you tell yourself? Read more of this post

The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of History

The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of History

ANDY KIERSZ FINANCE  MAR. 12, 2014, 11:38 PM

Mathematics is all around us, and it has shaped our understanding of the world in countless ways.

In 2013, mathematician and science author Ian Stewart published a book on 17 Equations That Changed The World. We recently came across this convenient table on Dr. Paul Coxon’s twitter account by mathematics tutor and blogger Larry Phillips that summarizes the equations. (Our explanation of each is below): Read more of this post

Designing the corporate headquarters can be pricey

March 10, 2014 4:56 pm

Designing the corporate headquarters can be pricey

By Andrew Baxter

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Making a point: inside the Infosys campus in the Electronic City of Bangalore

Occupying a prime corner location on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Louis Vuitton’s Paris flagship store is pink and elegant, its terraced upper floors enhancing an aesthetic effect that says wealth, luxury and opulence to anyone passing by. Read more of this post

Hegarty on Creativity by Sir John Hegarty; “Creativity isn’t an occupation. It’s a preoccupation.”

March 12, 2014 3:45 pm

Hegarty on Creativity by Sir John Hegarty

By Henry Mance

Welcome back, vanity publishing – we have missed you. For a moment it looked like the concept would die in a digital age that gives everyone a platform for self-promotion. But rest assured, it is back with some new tricks. Read more of this post

The secret life of start-ups in Kansas City; Kansas City – often referred to locally as “KC” – has a history of entrepreneurship

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March 11, 2014 4:04 pm

The secret life of start-ups in Kansas City

By Jonathan Moules

Kansas City – often referred to locally as “KC” – has a history of entrepreneurship. Hallmark Cards launched here in 1910, shortly before the United Telephone Company, which later became the telecoms group Sprint. These foundations are now being built on by some of the US’s most respected start-up enthusiasts. Read more of this post

Economic abstractions conceal the true contours of human life; No mathematical model can describe ‘the world as it really is’

March 11, 2014 6:50 pm

Economic abstractions conceal the true contours of human life

By John Kay

No mathematical model can describe ‘the world as it really is’

In Alan Greenspan’s recently published book, he argues that the economist’s assumption of rationality is inadequate to describe human behaviour, and that banks that are too big to fail are too big. These are not novel opinions; what is – mildly – significant is that it is Mr Greenspan who is expressing them. The former US Federal Reserve chairman also claims that government spending on Social Security and Medicare, the healthcare programme for the elderly, is drawn more or less dollar for dollar from business investment. And he thinks that economic forecasting is difficult. Read more of this post