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The truth about management is that managers would never fail if they simply read every management blog available. There are literally hundreds upon thousands of blogs, books and articles directing managers on how to lead, how to multi-task, and how to communicate. The secret to management is not a [...]
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If you are a baseball fan, you undoubtedly watched the 2010 Home Run Derby. The televised event is one of the most popular of the season, and featured eight players from different teams. The competition came to a close when David Ortiz (aka The Big Papi) and Hanley Ramirez went head to head for the [...]
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Simply put, innovation is the creation of a new idea, process or thing. It is undeniable that innovation played a major role in the creation of the new iPhone 4. The previous iPhone has dominated the smart phone market since its creation, and is second now only to iPhone 4.
What makes the new iPhone 4 [...]
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Unless you are living under a rock, you are aware that the FIFA World Cup started last Friday, and has soccer fans worldwide on the edge of their seats. Thirty two teams are competing in South Africa this year for the title of World Cup Champions.
Last week, the USA tied with England for a score [...]
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“More than 40 percent of currently employed respondents plan to start their search for better jobs within the next 12 months”
Despite the encouraging fact that the unemployment rate has recently dropped to 9.9 percent, it still seems that a large percentage of the workforce is taking on more work than one person was intended [...]
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In this clip from The Office, several employees describe the opposing management styles of Jim and Michael. Michael is infamous for his off-the-wall management skills. Have you ever had an atrocious manager? Tell us your management horror stories and compare notes on which traits contribute to ineffective management.
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Facebook stalking is not uncommon to the average social media user. Entire groups on the social networking site exist to highlight overindul
gent members’ activity. Miraculously, and because of people’s lack of stalker-awareness, information that was once only attainable through direct conversation is now learned with a few clicks of the mouse.
Relationship updates, honeymoon pictures and [...]
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One of the greatest environmental disasters of all time struck the Gulf Coast on April 20. An oil rig, located off of the coast of Louisiana, exploded leaving causing three leaks in pipes that are now admitting an estimated 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean every day.
BP is responsible for the oil, but [...]
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A large emphasis was placed on the fact that over 65 percent of Wal-Mart’s hourly workers are women, where only 33 percent of the store’s managers were female.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made history this month, as they affirmed the largest class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart. The mega-retailer is [...]
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The Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajökull continued to shock the world with its second eruption this week. Air traffic is at a stand-still and major airlines are losing millions of dollars due to the ash-filled skies over northern Europe. Thousands are stranded and desperate to get home, but no one is going anywhere until the volcano ceases.
Scientists [...]
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