Tech Tools: The Startup Kit
[[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”24223″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”350″,”style”:”width: 480px; height: 350px;”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”480″}}]] BenQ MX600 Projector (NewEgg.com) If your young business lives and dies by the PowerPoint presentation, you understand the importance of a quality projector. The BenQ MX600 ($499) delivers the high-quality HD images you’d expect, but it’s the extra features that separate it from the crowd. Lightweight and easily portable, it has […]
The Joyful Journey of Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates is stretched out on a sofa in the den of her gracious 1920s Los Angeles home. Mr. Mojo Rising (nickname Mini Mo), Zelda Zonk (named for Marilyn Monroe’s alias) and Stelly Bell (more formally known as Stella) are snuggling against her. Licking Bates’ fingers, stretching a petite scruff in a bid to be […]
Reading List: Console Wars
Blake J. Harris has penned an exhaustively researched account of the vicious fight between Sega and Nintendo for video console world domination. Console Wars tells the tale of this battle—or, as it’s described, this corporate war—that put families, friends, and countries up against each other. So who won the rivalry? Sonic or Mario? In 1990, […]
How to Retain Talented Employees
In 1997 I decided to move my organizations from San Diego to Atlanta. I knew the relocation would mean saying goodbye to some great friends and colleagues on these teams. I wondered: How many would stay in a city they loved and how many would pick up their lives to make the move with the […]
3 Solutions to Serious Savings on Your Energy Bill
Highs of 87 degrees in Chicago. Ninety-eight in Atlanta. In Phoenix it’s 109! If it’s hot and humid where you live this summer, chances are you’re sweating your next air conditioning bill as much as the heat itself. The good news is making your home more energy-efficient is a great way to discover new savings. […]
Stop Feeling Guilty About ‘Me Time’
Remember this the next time you need a relationship escape. No matter how great a relationship, it is still crucial for partners to take time for themselves. There is simply no way that a man or a woman can fulfill all of their partner’s needs; it’s just impossible to do. Too often people give up […]
Community in Co-Working (and Other Perks of the Business Trend)
Parker Whitney graduated from college in 2008 with a degree in psychology and a large question looming: Now what? “There was no work anywhere,” he says. A year later, he learned that Indy Hall, a co-working site a five-minute walk from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, had an internship available. Whitney got the position and soon became […]
Reading List: Think Like a Freak
What do King Solomon and David Lee Roth have in common? Are married people happy, or do happy people marry? Does more expensive wine taste better? Why are college applications so much longer than job applications? Intrigued? That’s the idea. In their third collaboration, economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner, authors of […]
Jimmy Kimmel: The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business
It’s a little before 9 on a scorching Los Angeles morning, and I wonder if ABC’s prince of late- night TV might have thought our interview was scheduled for 9 at night. After all, what nightlife denizen thinks there is a 9 in the morning? But before the hour strikes, Jimmy Kimmel’s assistant escorts me […]
Reading List: Invisibles
In an era when being famous is recognized as a career path and people who opt out of Facebook are considered Luddites, what kind of person chooses a career that’s essentially anonymous? People who are ambivalent toward public recognition prefer internal satisfaction over external accolades, are meticulous and relish responsibility, says the author. David Zweig […]
Reading List: Executive Presence
Executive presence (EP) goes beyond charisma, reports Sylvia Ann Hewlett, a respected economist and CEO of the Manhattan-based Center for Talent Innovation. After conducting a nationwide survey of nearly 4,000 college-educated professionals in a wide range of fields, center researchers concluded that EP is a blend of gravitas, communication and appearance. While the specifics vary […]
Rosanne Cash Reboots Her Career
After growing up in a family of country music icons and putting together her own career with 21 Top 40 singles, Rosanne Cash would no sooner retire from being a musician than she would from being a mother. In fact, the notion of part-time parenthood makes her relish her professional roles even more. “Four of […]