I’ve had a bunch of job interviews in the past two months or so, and whenever we get to the “What do you want in a corporate culture?” question, I usually mention the idea of a place where not everyone… Continue Reading
From here: There is some argument on this topic in weather circles, but it is hard to argue that 2-3 of the top 10 global wettest places do reside in Colombia.
It was the (single-biggest) funding round of all-time, surpassing Facebook from years ago, and it’s been confirmed on their official blog. The valuation is $17 billion, one of the largest tech start-up valuations ever, and it appears “the sharing economy” may be well… Continue Reading
This article on work-life balance ideologies as relate back to sports is getting some traction at Harvard Business Review, and rightfully so, as ’tis interesting: This brings us, finally, to the exertion–recovery balance that Loehr and Schwartz see great athletes managing so well.… Continue Reading
Go to around 2:40 on the above clip and judge for yourself; later in this same show, which I just discovered on Hulu yesterday, Jason Alexander refers to her as “high.” I honestly have no idea what the purpose of… Continue Reading
You can see the headcam version here: When he landed, he got to chat with Prince Charles for a while (cool). 70 years ago today, this was his deal: Aged just 19, he was one of the first to land… Continue Reading
If you’ve ever wondered where the term comes from: The term “happy hour” originated from sailors in the United States Navy who used the term to describe the period of time during the day scheduled for entertainment. In the 1920′s,… Continue Reading
So says new research from the Stanford PhD dissertation of Emily Garbinsky: Through a series of five experiments, the authors showed that feeling powerful — defined as having control over valuable resources — is a pleasant state that individuals are… Continue Reading