The ability to negotiate is an essential business skill. But the art of compromise is surprisingly subtle—and sometimes the deal can stall. In GETTING TO YES, a classic book about negotiation, a team from Harvard makes a simple suggestion for when two sides are digging into opposing positions.Their advice? Work together to write and revise a […]
Get a Social Media Makeover
Are you savvy enough about social media marketing? Entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk says that engagement—making conversation, having a laugh, and soliciting opinions—is more important than your sales pitch, and that this social media micro-content should be tailored for each distinct platform. Here are two key insights from our latest release, JAB, JAB, JAB, RIGHT HOOK. Key Insight […]
Weekend Wisdom – The Advantage of Being Broke
Why do eight out of ten entrepreneurs fail within the first 18 months? According to Daymond John, an investor on “Shark Tank,” a big factor is money. Too much money, that is—not too little.John says that overfunded entrepreneurs tend to buy their way out of problems and challenges that would have forced workarounds and on-the-job […]
The Cult of Musk
Richard Branson crosses oceans in hot-air balloons. Peter Thiel planned an elaborate conspiracy fronted by Hulk Hogan. Mark Zuckerberg has a profoundly strange haircut. But even by the standards set by other billionaires, Elon Musk stands out as eccentric. With his own fan club (the Musketeers) and a dream to die on Mars, Musk frequently […]
Take It On Faith
Faith isn’t just for church. This insight is at the core of H. Emilie Cady’s classic New Thought text, LESSONS IN TRUTH. Taking a Christian perspective, Cady maintained that people who suffuse all areas of their lives with faith in God are more likely to succeed and less likely to suffer. Transform your belief into […]
Weekend Wisdom – Elicit Everyone’s Best
Theories about teamwork management often involve thinking of the group as cohesive entity. And to be sure, how a group works together is important to the team’s success. But in HIGH OUTPUT MANAGEMENT, co-founder and longtime leader at Intel Andrew Grove points out that the best managers don’t treat the team as a group. Instead, each […]
The Mommy Blogger With a Past
Tiffany Jenkins isn’t like most women with parenting blogs. In lieu of a Pinterest page, she has a rap sheet (17 arrests, 20-plus felonies) and a memoir about her life as a drug addict. Now sober and the mother of three young children, Jenkins has become famous for being honest in an industry where everyone […]
The Marriage Fixer
In the lore of the controversial radio host Laura Schlessinger, husbands are a bit like Gremlins: if they aren’t fed and cared for properly, they will become upset and lose control. Fortunately, this fate can be avoided. Our Instaread on Schlessinger’s instruction manual for a happy relationship, THE PROPER CARE AND FEEDING OF HUSBANDS, is packed […]
Three Reasons to Eat Less Meat
Meat: for a number of Western eaters, it’s almost always what’s for dinner. In the United States, the average consumer eats well over 200 pounds of meat in a given year, an amount totaling more than many diners’ body weight. Combined with copious eggs and dairy products, the Western fascination with meat has made for […]
Weekend Wisdom – Give up on Band-Aid Solutions
Autoimmune disorders are on the rise, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, IBS, fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and celiac disease. In THE AUTOIMMUNE SOLUTION, Amy Myers points to a fundamental flaw in conventional medicine: it tends to treat the symptoms of these disorders while overlooking the patient’s overall quality of life. If you want to get to the bottom […]
