03 2018 July
The Rise of Passive Job Seeking
In a world where everyone is constantly bombarded with examples of how the grass is greener somewhere else, earning true employee loyalty may soon be harder than ever.
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27 2018 June
Why Our Economy Supports (And Sometimes Needs) Bullsh*t Jobs
“A titanic amount of our economy is presently bullshit, and we’re working crazy hours to ensure that all the bullshit gets done.” This review of...
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05 2018 June
Why Everyone Wants To Sell Everything As A Subscription
This week AirFrance became one of the first airlines to experiment with subscription pricing by announcing a new pre-paid travel product called Le Pass which...
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30 2017 October
The App That Lets You Brag About Disconnecting
As more experts suggest that we should all stop bragging about how many hours we work, this app from Ariana Huffington is timely as it rewards...
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24 2017 October
Why You Can Focus In A Noisy Coffee Shop, But Not A Noisy Office
For years one of my favorite tools for writing is a website called Coffitivity which simulates the background noise of a coffee shop. I find this little...
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23 2017 August
Books Are Getting “Swearier” And This Is What It Means …
Apparently the shift towards swear words in book titles and content has not gone unnoticed by researchers. As Cory Doctorow notes in this article: “books...
Read Now05 2017 August
New Survey Finds Recent MBA Grads Don’t Want To Work On Wall Street
A new survey shows that jobs outside of Wall Street are increasingly being preferred by MBA graduates as just 19% of respondents selected Wall Street...
Read Now03 2017 August
Have An Accent? It Might Help You Get Your Next Job
AI voice-assistants have long had difficulty understanding foreign accents, but now Amazon may be taking steps to address this frequent issue. In Australia, the brand...
Read Now31 2017 July
How “The Backscratchers” Are Reinventing The Agency Model
Back when I worked in the agency world, I remember the angst every time an unreasonable demand came in from a client without a “proper”...
Read Now27 2017 July
Google Studies 180 Teams And Shares 5 Traits The Best All Share
After two years of studying 180 teams with the intent of finding why some achieve game changing success while others fail, Google recently shared some...
Read Now26 2017 July
Why Chief Marketing Officers Don’t Last
The tenure of most Chief Marketing Officers is woefully short, but this fact is often dismissed as a symptom of changing leadership or sometimes ineffective...
Read Now25 2017 June
Instagram Launches Feature To Let Users Archive Embarrassing Photos
This week Instagram quietly rolled out a feature to let users archive posts to hide them from the public. In a world where many users...
Read Now18 2017 May
15 Non-Cliché Books To Give As Useful 2017 Graduation Gifts
A short list of 15 great books to give as a useful and practical 2017 graduation gift for him or graduation gift for her.
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