4 Ways Bosses Screw Up Performance Reviews
Handling a performance review poorly can have serious consequences. For instance, it can lead to a drop in morale and increase dissatisfaction among your staff.In fact, Jappreet Sethi, an HR and...
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View ArticleThe Biggest Problem Facing Chinese Corporations
Back in May China announced a targeted reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cut to support economic growth. We got details on this cut on Monday. But to think that an RRR cut can help boost growth may be...
View ArticleThe Much-Hated Koch Brothers Release A Commercial Intended To Polish Their Image
Koch Industries, the privately owned company founded by brothers Charles and David Koch, made its first national TV ad campaign. The ad will air on Wednesday. The Kochs are best-known for their...
View ArticleHow Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Compares With The MacBook Air
When Microsoft unveiled its Surface Pro 3 tablet last month, Panos Panay, the corporate vice president of Surface, promised the tablet would be able to replace your laptop.Speaking to a crowd of...
View ArticleThe Recent History That Explains Iraq's Descent Into Chaos
Iraq's massive prison break made big headlines, but Baghdad has worse problems than 500 escaped jihadis.Namely, looming civil war.Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — a partisan Shi'ite — tried to blame...
View ArticleHow Do Microwaves Cook Food?
Microwave ovens cook food incredibly fast, warming up refrigerated leftovers in minutes or less. But how does this great invention work?Here, we explore the science behind one of the most revolutionary...
View ArticleShare Buybacks Have Been Playing A Huge Role In The Market Rally
Recent market discussion has centered on volatility, or a lack thereof. Amid this calm, however, stocks have pushed back to record highs.But there is a market force at play that we've talked about...
View ArticleCHARTS: Look How Apple Has Won The Love Of Business Users (AAPL)
The number of Apple devices used by enterprise employees has doubled in the past three years, a new survey finds. And nearly all of the companies surveyed are planning on buying more.The survey of 300...
View ArticleThis Chart May Drive A Stake Through Austerity Cheerleaders
Remember 2010, when everyone was arguing about whether governments hit by the Great Recession should be cutting their way back to health?Here's a chart that shows the cutters were probably wrong.The...
View ArticleHere's What It Will Take To Be A CEO In 2040
The term "chief executive officer" has been around since about 1917, when the modern business management system was first established. A new article from PwC's strategy+business traces the evolution of...
View ArticleThe Goldman Sachs Elevator Guide To Winning Father's Day
Most men don’t get too excited about their birthday; we’re aware — every single day — of the fact that we’re getting older.Not only do we not expect presents, we don’t want any. The same is true for...
View ArticleHere's Why Hillary's Liberal Challenger Is Hanging Out With Mitt Romney
Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney make a decidedly odd couple. Schweitzer is an unabashedly liberal Democrat who has been aggressively staking...
View ArticleA New Dating App Won't Let Men Join Unless Women Approve Them First
Dating apps can be a little sketchy. Since most of them don't have actual human matchmakers monitoring the action, things can get a little out of hand, especially when anyone can message strangers...
View ArticleREPORT: Apple Is Developing A New, Faster iPad Air With A Better Camera
Apple is working on the next version of its iPad Air, according to a new report from Korean news source ET News.The company will reportedly begin mass producing the display components for the next iPad...
View ArticleUS BUDGET DEFICIT NARROWS
The U.S. budget deficit narrowed to -$130.0 billion in May.That's down from -$138.7 billion in May 2012.Expectations were for $-130.5 billion. It's the third-largest deficit in the past 12 months.Full...
View Article16 Easy Ways To Improve Your Focus
Americans have about an eight-second attention span.That's less than a goldfish.But we can improve our powers of concentration by, for example, finding clever ways to eliminate distractions, hacking...
View ArticleSão Paulo's World Cup Stadium Isn't Totally Finished With 24 Hours To Go
Work is still being completed around São Paulo's Itaquerão stadium with a day to go until the opening game of the 2014 World Cup between Brazil and Croatia.The stadium, which was supposed to be...
View ArticleAmazon Could Launch Its Music Streaming Service Thursday (AMZN)
Amazon could launch its long-rumored music streaming service Thursday, sources told The New York Post and The New York Times. The company will reportedly be making a catalog of music six months and...
View ArticleHow To Beat Comcast's Plan To Turn Your Private WiFi Into A Public Hotspot...
Comcast turned 50,000 of its Houston customers' home WiFi routers into a huge network of public WiFi hotspots on Tuesday. A Comcast spokesperson told the Houston Chronicle the switch was flipped in the...
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