Top 5 Reasons Obamacare is Bad for Business

On January 6, 2011

41 First-Year Lessons from Asia

My return flight from Newark to Singapore on last week pushed me over 300,000 miles in the air in 2010. I'm sure many of you have traveled more, but it felt like a pretty big number to me. Turns out…


On January 6, 2011

Small Business Economic Outlook Mixed

The overall economic outlook among small-and medium-sized businesses is mixed, according to the latest Office Depot Small Business Index.

Only about half of the respondents in the survey anticipate that the overall economy will improve, with most forecasting an inflationary…


On January 6, 2011

Demand Media’s Magical Thinking

Regular readers of this blog know that I've been skeptical of Demand Media, which has for years been crowing about its profits—cowing the likes of Wired to describe the company as "profitable as hell"—when it in…


On January 6, 2011

Unconventional Job Titles: Have They Gone Too Far?

Consumer Experience Coordinator. Chief Imagination Officer. Parcel Traffic Supervisor. Do creative titles in business make a difference? Or has the name game gotten out of hand?
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On January 6, 2011

Does a Life of Luxury Turn You Into a Jerk?

The truism that the rich aren't like the rest of us gets some scientific support as research out of Harvard finds that a luxury lifestyle can induce selfishness.
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On January 6, 2011

People Problems Masquerading as Business Problems

In 1993 I launched a company that grew very quickly, from four employees to 400 in the span of eight years. Among other things, we produced very successful long-distance cycling pilgrimages to raise money for AIDS. I happen to be…


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