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April 25, 2016
What I Gained When I Threw In The Towel On Family Dinner
Sometimes, everyone is better off when mom goes on strike.
My mother put dinner on the table five or six nights a week when I was growing up, complete with salad and side dishes and place mats and ironed cloth napkins. For many years, I struggled to emulate my mom's domestic achievement—even before I had kids. But I have been broken down since I started to attempt to feed three people other than myself, two of whom are children and one of whom is as picky as a child.
Meet The New Mavericks: An Inside Look At America's Drone Training Program
We traveled to Holloman Air Force Base for a glimpse of the future of war—and the future of work.
On most weekday mornings, Crystal drops her daughter, Bianca, at school before driving through downtown Alamogordo, New Mexico, a town of 31,000 people in the Chihuahuan Desert, on her way to work. She and her husband, Luis, coordinate after-school care and pick-up, and by the time the sun sets over White Sands Missile Range, the sky aflame with ragged streaks of pink, they're both home with Bianca for dinner and homework.
Which Degree Will Make You A Better Leader?
An analysis of 15,000 leaders in 18 countries found that the degree-holders who score much better at leadership skills will surprise you.
Just in time for graduation, reports are examining the economic prospects for the newly minted class of 2016. But one thing is less obvious to both the graduates and their prospective employers: who will make the best leader?
6 Leadership Lessons From The Presidential Primaries
This primary season has been full of surprises—but it also holds some important lessons for leaders.
As one of the most unconventional U.S. presidential primary seasons in recent memory, the candidates on the stage couldn't be more different. However, the race to secure their respective parties' nominations holds some important lessons for business leaders. Here are the key takeaways.
7 Moments Of Wasted Time In Your Day And How To Fill Them
Losing bits of time here and there can wear you down. Here's how to make the most of the time that slips away.
Even if the big pieces of your life fit together well, wasted bits of time can feel as annoying as a leaky faucet. Some of these leaks can be blamed on others, and some are self-inflicted, but either way, no one can make more time. Losing minutes in drips and drops can wear you down. Here are some common time leaks, with short- and long-term solutions for plugging them.
Why Facebook Is One Of Your Most Important Job Search Tools
You can learn a lot more about a company's culture and values from its social media presence than you will on its website.
Facebook is a great place to connect with friends (or to procrastinate when you really need to be working on a project), but it can also be a great source for your next job search.
3 Steps For Dealing With An Annoyingly Competitive Coworker
Career experts weigh in on the steps you can take to tone down your workplace rivalry.
There's nothing like the thrill of competing with your work nemesis to bring out your best performance. Just think of some of your favorite rivalries: Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Without someone to chase and outperform, would you be as motivated? A little friendly competition never hurt anyone, right?
This Minor Work Habit Is Burning You Out For No Good Reason
Replying to your boss's email after hours might seem like no big deal, but it's a bad habit with potentially outsize consequences.
There's an epidemic no one talks much about because it's rarely seen that way. Even so, it makes no distinctions from one industry to the next; I've seen this bad habit infect the ranks of Fortune 500 companies in technology, retail, manufacturing, health care, pharmaceuticals, hospitality—you name it. The good news, though, is that it's easy to diagnose.
April 22, 2016
China Shut Down Apple's Book And Movie Services. What's Next?
Apple's encryption keys could become its key to one of its most important markets.
The New York Times reported Thursday that Apple's iBooks Store and iTunes Movies were shut down in China at the request of the government, just six months after opening.
Cloakroom 2.0 Is Like "Whisper For Capitol Hill"—And It's Not Half As Bad As You Think
The app moves beyond anonymous chatting with votes and polls that will produce insider data for the app's maker to harvest.
Last year, former congressional staffer Ted Henderson released an anonymous chat app for Washington, D.C. staffers and insiders to freely discuss bills and issues—think Whisper but for Capitol Hill. After building a solid user base, Henderson released Cloakroom 2.0 last week with polling and social tools, which may turn what was once "just another anonymous messaging app" into a truly valuable knowledge base of insider politics.
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