Today on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone celebrates the Luck of the Irish. On the other 364 days each year, the rest of us (without this Irish heritage) seem to lament the few who are always lucky, catching big breaks out of nowhere and being in the right place at the right time. However, […]
Infrequent #Restructuring & #Layoffs were the Only Things an #Employee could worry about in the past, but a lot has changed nowadays considering the tough economic times. For instance, companies are going through bankruptcies, non-stop downsizing and even the illusion of job security will soon be a thing of the past. These factors have seen […]
Arguments aren’t logical. To win them, you have to understand people. We’ve scoured the research and compiled the following science-backed tactics that will help you win any argument. Be civil. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Contrary to what your debate coach said, arguments aren’t rational. So respect the other person’s perspective, no matter how ridiculous it sounds. “When people […]
COMPANY PROFILE: NAGASE & CO., LTD is a manufacture and international trade of electrical cars, solar modules, solar street lights, solar garden lights and other industrial machinery. As an high-tech company, we develop, manufacture and market reliable, high- quality products and service to create long-term value and potential growth for our customers’. We target developing […]
We may never get the full story of Hillary Clinton’s emails, or Lois Lerner’s for that matter. Both were savvy enough to be selective. One can add Al Sharpton to the clever trio, although his contribution to the game may be more old-fashioned: fires that destroy tax records. In his own low tech way, Rev. Sharpton has managed to keep […]
Los Angeles native Jeff Gottfurcht is the first person to have ever reached the peak of Mount Everest with rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating auto-immune disease. He summited the world’s highest mountain — which approximately 4,000 people have attempted, and just 660 have successfully completed — on May 14, 2011 at 6:10 am. The climb took […]
In 2011 Gary Hamel wrote a seminal article called, First Let’s Fire All the Managers where he explores the challenges with modern management and hierarchy. These include large overhead costs, poor decision making, sluggishness due to bureaucracy, and employee disengagement and lack of empowerment. Managers have long been considered to be the bedrock of organizations so even thinking […]
You can’t build a strong professional network if you don’t open up to your colleagues; but doing so is tricky, because revealing the wrong things can have a devastating effect on your career. Successful people steer clear of stories from their wild college days. Sharing the right aspects of yourself in the right ways […]
Last year Merriam Webster’s dictionary stated that ”culture” was the most popular word of the year. Well, it has now become one of the most important words in corporate board rooms, and for good reason. We have a retention crisis. New Deloitte researchshows that culture, engagement, and employee retention are now the top talent challenges facingbusiness leaders. More than […]
The idea of playing politics gets a bad rap. Often you’ll hear people say, “Oh, you’re just playing politics with that decision” in a context that usually means, “You don’t really believe what you’re doing, but you’re doing it in order to avoid doing the right thing.” Success in business requires you to be an expert […]