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June 20, 2016
Beyoncé, Inc: How Airbnb, Warby Parker, And Others Are Finding Inspiration In Lemonade
A deep dive into how Beyoncé is wowing business executives—and 10 lessons every company can learn from her.
"KRA-KOOM!"
Disney And Pixar Fight To Rule The Mouse House
Walt Disney Animation has been surging, while Pixar has gone into sequel mode.
Last Christmas, for the first time in history, a Pixar movie flopped. With the critical and box-office dud The Good Dinosaur, the animation studio that enjoyed a two-decade-long run of imaginative and high-grossing films, such as the Toy Story trilogy and Up, found itself in a strange place. It was no longer the top-performing cartoon shop inside the Walt Disney Corporation.
Why Managers And Staff Have Very Different Ideas About Open Offices
Employees think open offices are too noisy and distracting. Their managers believe they are equipped to deal with it just fine.
What makes an office worker happier than perks like free food, natural light, or even onsite day care? According to a new report by Oxford Economics and consumer electronics company Plantronics, one of the most important "perks" is the ability to focus.
7 Time-Saving Ways To Automate Your Everyday Tasks
By making use of simple tools you likely already have, you can save time and money through automation.
Automation's big payoff is supposed to be that it will release us from rote tasks and usher in a new era of freedom. That way, we can devote our time to higher-level activities. Instead of spending time inputting data, we'll be making valuable connections or coming up with innovative ideas. Instead of cleaning the house, we'll be having quality time with family and friends.
6 Mistakes That Can Teach You The Most In Your Startup's Early Years
Mistakes aren't all fatal. In fact, they're inevitable. Here are a few that new entrepreneurs can learn from the most.
Every successful entrepreneur has horror stories. When it's you and your idea against the world—at least that's what it feels like during the dark midnight-oil-burning times—you're going to drop the ball, bite off more than you can chew, and make mistakes.
Three Ways Being A Great Mentor Helps Your Career
Mentoring somebody isn't just an act of charity. Invest in the experience, and it can pay off on both sides.
When you sign on to be a mentor to a junior employee, you probably think the arrangement is weighted in favor of the mentee. After all, the traditional dynamic sees you doing the bulk of the giving, while the latter just has to absorb your priceless wisdom and reap the rewards. But what you may not realize at first is just how much your own career stands to gain from the mentor experience.
How To Brainstorm Like A Googler
This is the deceptively simple, three-step process Google uses to come up with its most innovative ideas.
Here at Google, we don't have a secret formula for innovation. But that doesn't mean Googlers' best ideas are ineffable mysteries. On the contrary, we've found they can be systematically coaxed into being and steadily improved upon. And so can yours.
June 19, 2016
The Hidden Leadership Skill Every Good Parent Eventually Masters
Like military commanders, effective parents know how to create guidelines, set expectations, and get out of the way.
The fact that saying "parenting is a full-time job" is cliche doesn't make it any less true. But we seldom see parents—with all the hard work and specialist skills they bring to the challenge—as actual professionals in that field.
June 18, 2016
What Scuba Taught This Yik Yak Product Manager About Business
This woman decided to confront her fear of the ocean—and learned valuable lessons from the deep in the process.
Tracey Marshall used to be afraid of the ocean.
How This Faith-Based Filmmaker Found His Audience
Gathr is a startup that empowers filmmakers to connect religious films and other niche films to theatres.
Rhyan LaMarr is a 32-year-old filmmaker. He's also a devout Christian who has always felt drawn to films that preached a message of faith. "A lot of people say Christian films are cheesy," he says. "But I like Christian films." In the summer of 2013, he saw a movie called I'm in Love with a Church Girl, which concluded with a stirring "altar call" scene: an invitation to faith. As people left the theater after the film, LaMarr saw members of the audience kneel in front of the screen as though it were an altar itself. "I want to impact people like that," he recalls thinking.
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