Tag Archives: Consideration

Sick Of Sports: Why Rock Bands Are A Better Metaphor For Work Teams

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Sports teams are the canonical metaphor for teamwork. We try to “pick winners” to score “slam dunks.” Team leaders “coach” team members and then “send in heavy hitters” who “step up to the plate”...
    






What 2013 Teaches Employers For 2014 & Beyond

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By Gene Connors and Amanda Haverstick 2013 left employees as the overall victors on the employment law battlefield, by arming them with a host of new statutory rights and options, primarily at the...
    






When The Time For The Big Cashout Comes, You’ll Wish You’d Planned For It Earlier

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Congratulations. Your hard work and entrepreneurial instincts have paid off in the form of a fast-growing, profitable business that’s worth millions of dollars, or could be some day. And you’re only...
    






Entrepreneurs Aren’t Intellectuals, Until It’s Time To Raise Money

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In a conversation I had with the brilliant small business consultant Michael Gerber 10 years ago, he told me, “…the whole entrepreneurial environment is created by an optimistic view, a young view, a...
    






The 2014 Midas List of Tech’s Top Venture Investors Is Now Open For Entries

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It’s time for all great technology investors and company builders to stand up and be counted in the 14th annual Forbes Midas List of the world’s top venture capitalists. Since 2011, Forbes has worked...
    






Cracker Barrel Waitress Serves Up Happiness, Gets Tip & More

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“Can you give us your grumpiest server?” That was the request made by two men at a Nebraska Cracker Barrel. The hostess couldn’t accommodate their request. There are no grumpy servers here, she told...
    






How To Get The References You Need To Land The Job You Want

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How To Get the References You Need For the Job You Really Want What others say about you is often far more important than what you say about yourself. And that’s especially true for job seekers. “...
    






There’s A Futuristic Rifle So Smart It Can’t Miss–But Profiting From It Is A Tricky Shot

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Customers who want to test-drive TrackingPoint’s Precision Guided Firearm often come to an outdoor firing range in Texas Hill Country with Chase Sutton. A bearded, 300-pound wildlife biologist and...
    






Can A Cure Be Found For Obamacare Brain Meltdown Syndrome? Putting The Lie To The Anti-ACA Talking Heads

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As we launch into 2014, I must regrettably report that we have yet to develop a vaccine or cure that can assist those who have contracted the insidious Obamacare Brain Meltdown Syndrome (OBMS)–a...
    






Enterprise Architecture: Getting Organized For The New Year

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With the new year upon us, and the precept of resolutions in the air, it’s a good time to think about getting organized (personally, I cleaned out the attic). Hence a look at enterprise architecture...