Employees get 1% of their working week to focus on training and development. Yet, we live in a culture where companies look to hire “learning animals”. The perfect employee has the smarts to handle massive change and the character to love it. IBM found that when deprived of advancement opportunities, learning animals were 12 times more likely to […]
When you let your mind wander, you engage a brain circuit called the “default mode network” (DMN) . Dipping into our deep storehouse of memories, ideas, and emotions plugs us into our DMN. Which was thought of as our “Mostly Do Nothing” circuit. Until recently. Turns out, the “resting” DMN uses 20% of the body’s […]
Billboard advertising and New Jersey just got a little weirder. New Jersey radio station, WFMU-FM, just put up a billboard featuring Justin Bieber, Rihanna and, uh, Charles Manson on busy Route 280 in Newark. The station is in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign to choose and fund its “first (and last)” billboard advertising. As they […]
People on Quora reveal the most awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping excuses they’ve heard for lateness from an employee or co-worker. Yes, this happened. Source From the “cat told me it was Saturday” to “my Llama gave birth”, I dare you not to crease yourself at these excuses. Share them at work – you’ll look great in comparison! Caught […]
What price your data soul Verizon is betting that price of your data soul is a shot at free concert tickets, Uber rides or Apple Music tune. A new loyalty program will apparently shower you with “experiences you won’t stop talking about” and “rewards you really, really want”. All you have to do is spend […]
Like we needed it. People are turning to the internet for some fairly basic grown up tasks. Google has launched a new site that visualizes which”how to…” questions people are asking. The most popular searches worldwide: how to tie a tie how to kiss how to get pregnant how to lose weight how to draw […]
Want to appear smart in meetings with minimal effort? Without further delay, let’s put a horn on that donkey and call it a unicorn. The Dominator Ask open ended questions that require no knowledge whatsoever on your part but will certainly eat up at least 20 minutes of meeting time. Try: Have you considered the […]
Irn Bru is the world’s most popular soft drink (that isn’t Coca-Cola). Irn Bru showed its true-blue Scottishness by tweeting a cheeky graphic of the global dominance of Coca-Cola. Scotland is the blue bit – favouring home-grown fizzy ginger Irn-Bru. One (very Scottish) explanation is that : Irn-bru uses a colouring called ‘sunset yellow’ that is […]
Weird company names are banned by the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The 33 new guidelines include a section outlawing overly long-winded names. No longer will company names consist of sentences, paragraphs, or even short novellas. Sounds over the top? Maybe you’re not familiar with the northern Chinese condom company ‘Uncle Niu’. Deep breath. […]
Why, sometimes, a bad review is better! Your business is your baby. A bad review on Yelp or Trip Advisor is hard not to take it personally. Especially when your reviews are mostly awesome. And that one’s bringing it all down. You may feel like doing this: A natural reaction is to sweep […]
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