Beat fear: Get your ideas out there!
For all the gusto Generation Y shows towards change, I still see an astounding number of great ideas stifled by fear. Fear that others will think an idea is a bad one, fear that an idea will fail, even just plain fear that one’s own ideas are not good enough.
This kind of fear to [...]
Words to Know: BRIC
Here’s a good word to know: BRIC. It is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China. These are the economies that are on pace to be the strongest in the world by 2050. That’s right, they are expected to usurp the current economic powerhouses (like the USA) by the year 2050. For businesses and young [...]
Forbes Best Places for Business and Careers
Last week, Forbes published another one of it’s annual lists– Best Places for Business and Careers for 2008.
The top five best places for businesses and careers is:
Raleigh, NC
Boise, ID
Fort Collins, CO
Des Moines, IA
Lexington, KY
Raleigh was rated number one because it’s business costs are below the national average and the workforce is highly educated. It’s a booming [...]
Phish Food: Socially Conscience Business
It’s nice when you see a business that knows what to concentrate on. It’s fine when a company wants to be socially and environmentally responsible, but when it becomes your total focus, business can suffer. Ben & Jerry’s figured the formula out. They realized, without profit and happy shareholders, all the social advancements imaginable can’t [...]
What are your business trips like?
Tomorrow, I pack up and head to a four day business trip which will consist of a meeting I helped plan, a workout session, and leadership day. Other members of my rotational leadership program will be traveling through out the country to meet for a few days. Traveling for work can be a mixed [...]
Business Casual - Men’s Clothing as a Young Professional
One of our Facebook page fans requested an article on Gen Y fashion so this is the men’s installment, Jennifer wrote the female guide to Gen Y office fashion. While most of us want to feel comfortable at work, it doesn’t mean we sacrifice fashion. While suits for most jobs have gone by [...]
Creativity: What to do When You’re Not Inspired.
Are you in a creative career, do you blog, or is there any room for being creative in your job? Some jobs require more creativity than others, that’s a given. In my job if I or a boss decide to get to creative the IRS comes down with a steel fist! [...]
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