Extracted from : http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/234222 Marissa Mayer has been both scrutinized and praised over her past two years as the CEO of Yahoo. At just 39 years old she has the technical expertise to understand the computer science behind the Yahoo matrix, (after all, she was the first female engineer and famously 20th employee at Google) but […]
Extracted from: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247595 Leading a team isn’t easy, and it requires specific skills that not everybody has. Even if you have these skills in spades, at some point, you’ll find yourself faced with the challenge of dealing with an unhappy employee. If you handle this well, you may be able to turn an unhappy performer into a star […]
Extracted from: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247658 Entrepreneurship is not for the timid. It’s not that it takes tremendous amounts of courage, but you do need a certain tenacity to hit the ground running every morning when you swing your feet out of bed. As the allure of entrepreneurship grows in the zeitgeist of global culture, so too do the […]
Source: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247075 When you are able to leave a positive and lasting impression on anyone you come across, the world will become your oyster. The good news is that this charming talent is learnable and yours for the taking. This talent is widely knows as “charisma.” So let’s explore a number of effective ways that you […]
This story first appeared in the April issue of Entrepreneur Extracted from : http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/243542 —— Fifteen years in the home-improvement business taught Matt Fineberg that no one pulls the trigger on a big-ticket project—such as a new roof or windows—without first getting a handful of estimates. When he began building his Philadelphia-based estimate marketplace, Bestimators, in 2013, Fineberg thought he […]
A productive week depends largely on what you focus on every working day and how much time you allocate to activities that take up your time (i.e. busy work). Working harder does not necessarily mean you are being productive. There will always be a better way to complete that task. Find it, work smarter and get more done […]
Let’s face it: The groove we fall into at work can often be less than perfect. When you’re spending more than 40 hours a week at the office, it’s no wonder you’ve developed and overlooked some of your negative workplace habits. While you may not be the notoriously annoying employee at your company—think of […]
President Obama described Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as “a true giant of history who will be remembered for generations to come as the father of modern Singapore and as one the great strategists of Asian affairs.” While there is much to learn from this remarkable statesman and the transformative experience of Singapore that could […]
Extracted from: http://digitalsynopsis.com/inspiration/never-too-late-start-venture/ Mark Zuckerberg and the current lot of 20-something CEOs are ruining it for people like us who’re facing a mid-life crisis. This infographic, by information designer Anna Vital, gets back at those young pricks and proves why it’s never to late to start your own venture. Check it out below. Source: Funders and […]
Top poker players don’t usually wait for good things to come their way. They go out and make them happen. To be a winning player, you need to master skill, strategy and psychology. It’s not all about a well-timed gamble. What does this have to do with you and your job? Research on successful players […]
