14 Lessons From Benjamin Franklin About Getting What You Want In Life
Benjamin Franklin was a man of action. Over his lifetime, his curiosity and passion fueled a diverse range of interests. He was a writer (often using a pseudonym), publisher, diplomat, inventor and one of the ...
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You’re Hired. Now Figure Things Out (With The Help Of This Whimsical Handbook)
This week, Valve's hipper-than-thou employee handbook was unleashed on the Internet, to much envy and amusement. Companies like Valve, Zappos, and Facebook spill on how they maintain continuity and culture using clever onboarding practices and ...
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Stop Working More Than 40 Hours a Week
You may think you're getting more accomplished by working longer hours. You're probably wrong. There's been a flurry of recent coverage praising Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, for leaving the office every ...
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The Rise of the Supertemp
Ed Trevisani hangs with his young sons when they come home from school. He volunteers as a Boy Scout leader, serves on nonprofit boards, and teaches management at Philadelphia-area universities. He’s even been known to ...
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Drinking On The Job: Is 2012 The New 1966?
The TV show Mad Men has won fans for breathing life — and a heavy whiff of bourbon — into the fictional advertising world of 1960s New York. But surely no American company has such ...
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