Management Secrets: Core Beliefs of Great Bosses A few years back, I interviewed some of the most successful CEOs in the world in order to discover their management secrets. I learned that the "best of the best" tend to share the following eight core beliefs. 1. Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield. Average bosses see business as a conflict between companies, departments and groups. They build huge armies of "troops" to order about, demonize competitors as "enemies," and treat customers as "territory" to be conquered. Extraordinary bosses see business as a symbiosis where the most diverse firm is most likely to survive and thrive. 2. Average bosses consider their company to be a machine with employees as cogs. Extraordinary bosses see their company as a collection of individual hopes and dreams, all connected to a higher purpose. 3. Average bosses want employees to do exactly what they're told. 4. Average bosses see employees as inferior, immature beings who simply can't be trusted if not overseen by a patriarchal management. 5.
Shark Tank This article is about the reality television series. For the arena in San Jose, California, see SAP Center at San Jose. Shark Tank is an American reality competition television series that premiered August 9, 2009, on ABC.[1] Based on the international Dragons' Den format, Shark Tank has aspiring entrepreneur-contestants make business presentations to a panel of "shark" investors. A Portuguese version of the show is to be released in January 2015,[2] as well as an Australian version to be released in that same year.[3] Overview[edit] History[edit] Shark Tank premiered in August 2009 and aired 14 episodes through January 2010. Shark Tank's third season premiered in January 2012.[21][22] During the second season, Kevin Harrington was replaced by Mark Cuban, while in the third season, the "queen of QVC" Lori Greiner replaced Barbara Corcoran on 4 episodes. Ratings[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
10 Awesome Tools To Make Infographics Advertisement Who can resist a colourful, thoughtful venn diagram anyway? In terms of blogging success, infographics are far more likely to be shared than your average blog post. This means more eyeballs on your important information, more people rallying for your cause, more backlinks and more visits to your blog. In short, a quality infographic done well could be what your blog needs right now. Designing An Infographic Some great tips for designing infographics: Keep it simple! Ideas for infographic formats include: Timelines;Flow charts;Annotated maps;Graphs;Venn diagrams;Size comparisons;Showing familiar objects or similar size or value. Here are some great tutorials on infographic creation: Creating Your Infographic Plan and research.If required, use free software to create simple graphs and visualisations of data.Use vector graphic software to bring these visualisations into the one graphic. Free Online Tools For Creating Infographics Stat Planet Hohli Creately New York Times Many Eyes Wordle
Studio C Originally aired: It’s Christmas time at Studio C, and Santa gives Mrs. Claus his best present yet. The elves start to unionize for a fair working environment, and... The Matt Center team makes another inconvenient appearance, get a first look at a new CW series, and the Channel 8 News team has their broadcast... A high school graduation ceremony gets a little off track, the search for Rapunzel finally comes to an end, and Mal is given more advice on... This special forty-ninth episode has a lot to offer. Ken Burns uncovers the true story of Lewis and Clark's expedition, there is love in the air at the local ice cream parlor, and the people of... Matt gives his last words before his sentence is carried out and everyone's favorite Hunger Games characters try to decide who should marry... In this Halloween special, Matt and Mal find themselves in a prank gone wrong, the Justice Trio saves the day once again, and Grandpa tells the... The whole cast welcomes you to Season 5 of Studio C. Mr.
The Forex Market Explained Although the stock market gets all the publicity, trading currencies in the Forex market is a little different than trading a regular company’s stock. The Forex market trades currency and trading goes on for 24 hours during 5.5 days-a-week. These hours of operation mean that the Forex market trades in 1 day what Wall St. trades in a month. Right now the US dollar is not as strong as it used to be. How stable the country is and how well tourism is going are some deciding factors for the value of a country’s currency. Obviously because of a bad recession our dollar value isn’t looking too good. The Forex market can be a bit simpler than Wall St because of a limited number of popularly traded currencies. Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox
Women in Business I’m sure you’ve been filling out a RFP, or some mundane company information form, when you see the section that asks if your company is a Women-Owned Business. My company is not run by women, however, I work with several companies that have women owners and key stakeholders. There are some advantages to being a women-owned business, but according to this infographic, women still only hold 3% of c-level positions. This is changing though. Click to enlarge Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox