Get Better at Cross-Generational Communication

Respect. It’s a word Aretha demands, and most people hope to get … but it can be tough to navigate in a modern workplace when the word means different things to different people. This is especially important to remember as a younger business leader managing older employees. Yes, you’re the boss, but you’re still young, and they are coming from a very different generational mindset. In this regard, not knowing what you don’t know can come back to bite you.

4 Ways to Standout as a Young Executive

The big promotion always comes with a couple of things to carefully consider. First, it is always an exciting time and any young executive should feel good about their accomplishments. Second, however, is the reality that as a young executive, you have to deliver. The results you produce will make the difference between an adequate performance and a great career. Here are some things to keep in mind.

Squirrel! How to Keep Your Focus in a World Built on Distraction

Ask any serial entrepreneur, and they will likely admit to being a bit easy to distract. That’s because, to be a successful business builder, you need to have a bit of a horizon focus, always looking for something new or better or different to chase after. Some business owners who are also managers struggle to bring this impulse to heel when they need to buckle down and build where they’re at.
In many cases, leaders get excited and miss the early signs their focus may be slipping. Because they have failed to set up fail-safes in their business lives, they travel too far down the road to distraction, ending up with too much going on and not enough of themselves to go around to give any of it due attention. Here are a few ways you can protect your focus and keep yourself from being spread too thin.

Matthew Perry Reinventing Career with Little Help from Friends

Matthew Perry, who most of the American public knows as Chandler from Friends, is about to debut on the small screen as a younger Senator Ted Kennedy, opposite Katie Holmes, who will reprise her role as Jackie Kennedy. Perry told the Associated Press he took the job because it “scared” him, and he called it the most challenging of his career. It may also be the role that could be a breakout in his career.

Timeless Leadership Advice for Young Businessmen

When it comes to advice, you know just about everyone has some, regardless of whether or not it could actually help you. But what would some of the top leaders in business have to say to someone just starting out? They’ve been where you are right now, and they can give you some perspective and some invaluable wisdom. If you’re willing to listen. Here is some excellent advice from people who know what it means to succeed.

There are many ways to learn, but one of the best ways to learn quickly is to pay honest attention to what is working and what isn’t. If someone comes to you and says something isn’t working, don’t grab onto it tighter just because you Like It That Way. Let go of what you want to work and embrace what actually can work to get you where you want to be. Method is important, but don’t sacrifice success on the altar of wanting to achieve it a certain way.

South Korea in Shaky Transition

Sometimes it happens fast. Other times it happens so fast no one saw it coming, and the only thing left to do is to wonder what just happened … and why. Such is the case of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye last Friday.

The move was largely unexpected, dropping the country into a hot cauldron of uncertainty even as it faces a sluggish economy at home and growing military threats from North Korea as well as growing economic threats from China abroad.

BucketFeet Trying to Reinvent Footwear

Every company has a mission, and every brand has a purpose. For some, it’s about a cause or a deep-seated desire for change. For others, it’s about innovation or just making as much money as possible. All noble goals. For footwear company BucketFeet, the goal is to connect people through art.

The company began as the epitome of the Everyman Makes Good story. Raaja Nemani and Aaron Firestein met while volunteering at a slum in Argentina. Firestein was working as a photographer in the country, but, as a hobby, he painted plain white Converse and sold them through Facebook.

Has your nonprofit answered these key questions?

Markets always change, that’s the real constant. And those shifts, whether they be motivated by economics, consumer moods or another factor, impact nonprofit organizations as well. Sometimes, these factors hit charity organizations sooner … and harder. So, what questions should you ask to set yourself up for success and protect your place in the market when change is always coming.

How’s your cash flow? Cash should not be a dirty word in nonprofit work. You need to be able to make your bills and still have enough in reserves for slow times, marketing, PR, and business-building. Doing administration and doing it as it should be done is worth what it costs.

English Uber drivers get a big win

Uber just got out of court. Again. This time the case was in England, and, this time, Uber lost. In a battle against their own employees, Uber was instructed to make sure British Uber drivers not only make at least the standard minimum wage but also qualify for paid leave and other benefits.

Top Tips to Energize Your Startup

When you are planning a startup, you know you want to come out of the blocks at a sprint, to start fast and get that cash flow up as soon as you can. Step two is to build to sustain, to keep growing but also protecting your gains. New CEOs must keep both in mind at all times, or they will start the race quickly, only to crash and burn just as fast. You need to energize your startup and build it to last. Here are some tips to help you make that happen.

Supplement Maker Accepts Quality Control Decision

Pick up any bottle of herbal supplements and many common “vitamins” and workout aids, and you will find the familiar phrase: “these statements have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration” or another popular disclaimer: “this product is not intended to treat or cure any disease.”

Another Recommendation on Finance Books Millennials Should Read

Creating a financial plan can be tough. Millennials today are starting off in a very different world from past generations. A Millennial is defined as a person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000. With technology booming, there are now apps and books available to them that weren’t available to previous generations.

Clinton Foundation now facing accusations of money laundering

So, now a Fox News personality is accusing Hillary Clinton of money laundering. Put your guns away, we’ll go over “consider the source” in a moment. But let’s get to the meat of this controversy first.

Costs, Benefits, and Sorrows of Hosting the Olympics

It has always been considered a high honor to be the host city of the Olympics. But, almost as important as honor, is also the anticipated revenue and profit expected to come to a city during the Olympics and forever after. City officials have hopes that tourists will flock to the reputed Olympic city, as television viewers fall in love with what they see and travel to the hosting city for years to come.

Koreans Want This VW Exec arrested

The war for automaker supremacy has always been a metaphorical blood sport, but now one country is calling for the arrest of an executive leader at another country’s chief automaker. A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for a Volkswagen Korea executive, identified as “Yun,” blasting him with five charges including document fabrication and violation of multiple laws.

Super Fight Breaks the Box Office…and the Internet

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice seems to be a movie battle destined to not only play out on the big screen but in countless social media threads and blog comments for the rest of the year…or until the next superhero movie comes out.

Fiat CEO Sets a Timeline for Self-driving Cars

Ask just about any automaker and they’ll tell you self-driving cars are likely an inevitability. But at least one brand is willing to put a timeline on the project. Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne recently told the Associated Press driver-less cars could be on the road within five years.

5 Social Media Tricks to Gain Popularity for Your Small Business

Social media has always been known to be a powerful source for immense growth and development, but the key is to make sure that you use these social networks effectively. Social media can play a key role on how you gain more popularity and build a following online. Discover the five best social media tricks to gain instant popularity for your brand, and find out how to implement them to gain true success.

Yahoo Suffering Identity Crisis

As industries change and markets shift there’s always an also-ran. A business once profitable that can’t seem to find a new way to make money when folks no longer want what they offer. Currently facing a similar situation: Yahoo.

How to Get and Grow a Career as Financier

 

Working in the field of finance is a decision that you have made for yourself; however, you are still navigating the waters of this vast ocean. Instead of floundering around and waiting for an opportunity to fall into your lap, motivate yourself to take the necessary steps for success.