Management & Strategy
Seven small secrets of an ideal interlocutor - 04/07/2016
Charm is a quality that helps achieve more in every sphere of life. Most people simply cannot resist a truly charming person. But how to develop charisma? What do I need? Jack Schafer и Marvin Karlins, authors of book " The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over", tried respond to the question of how to please people. One of the topics that the...
Building An Entrepreneurial Culture In Your Company - 03/31/2016
Long gone are the days when authoritarian management was considered to be the most effective one. Today wise managers realize the key role of people working in their company: their education, skills, expertise, as well as their ability to work together and generate optimum solutions.
What and Why Do We Fear At Work? - 03/22/2016
Fear is a very complex emotion. This is not surprising since people themselves are extremely complex creatures. Phenomenon of fear at work is particularly interesting because it has several shades. Let's take a look at them one after another and try to understand how to deal with them. 1. Fear of failure. This is a prospect of not being able to achieve goals or to cope with a task set by the...
What Stops You From Being a Good Boss? - 03/07/2016
Bruce Tulgan, recognized as an expert on leadership and management, argues about many modern management concepts. Here are a few myths that, in his opinion, only interfere with being a good head of a company. The myth of empowerment: it is necessary to get rid of micro-management, leave people alone and let them take control by themselves. This is false understanding of the empowerment, and...
Top 20 Richest People Invested in Sports - 03/03/2016
Michael Jordan became one of the richest sportsmen in the world of sports once again. For the second consecutive year, he appeared in Forbes’ rating of billionaires. However, Jordan is not the wealthiest man in the world of sports. He is outperformed by a number of rich people who invest in sports and own whole clubs. So, below is a list of 20 richest people having invested in the world of...
GIF-o-Phily: How Giphy Gained Popularity and Huge Investment - 02/26/2016
Last week, GIF search service Giphy raised $ 55 million from venture capital funds Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners, RRE Ventures and others. As a result of the transaction, the company was estimated at $ 300 million. Giphy is a New York-born company. Its founder Alex Chung was previously engaged in art selling, and also has some experience in launching startups. One of...
Getting Bad Habits Off Your Back - 02/12/2016
All people often indulge their weaknesses. Gradually, some of them turn into negative stereotypes that mess with our work and relationships. But, fortunately, there is a reason for optimism. In recent decades, psychology has made great strides, and now offers new tools to overcome ingrained habits. Sufferers from themselves Sometimes we do not even suspect that our attachments and ordinary...
Nestle's Ceaseless Fight for Coffee Capsules Market - 02/04/2016
In 1975, Nestle employee Eric Favre ordered espresso in Rome. The coffee was very tasty. Favre has worm the secrets out of the café’s barista and used the information to develop coffee capsules. The secret was that the barista did not immediately filter the milled coffee beans out but exposed them to hot steam several times instead. When back in Switzerland, Favre applied his engineering skills...
Mr. Slate: How to Earn $ 6 Billion on Oil - 01/22/2016
American shale baron Harold Hamm has lost $ 889 million from the beginning of the year, shares of his company Continental Resources slipped to third. Yet, the businessman with a fortune of $ 6 billion is not discouraged, expecting growth in oil prices. From the beginning of the year, the American billionaire Harold Hamm lost $ 889 million, indicates Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Bloomberg...
It's Going to Be Hard: Unraveling Knotty Business Issues - 01/21/2016
There’s plenty of information on how to operate a company in good times. But how to stay afloat when all good times are suddenly gone? Ben Horowitz answers this question in his book "The Hard Thing About Hard Things". Crises, layoffs, restructuring and schemers in the team, and your nerves are frayed... How to cope with all this without going crazy? Arm yourself with the advice - and the...
