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Ashton Kutcher accepted the Teen Choice Award 2013 on August 11 and the video of his speech went viral, with one YouTube post alone at nearly 3M hits as of today. My 15-year-old sent me the link and I have to admit, I had little interest in watching Ashton Kutcher tell teens how to have […]

If you don’t know it, there’s a poster that you’ll find in some cubicles and offices around the world. It’s called the Holstee Manifesto and was written up by “Dave, Mike and Fabio” and designed by “Rachel.” I know that because their names are in small print on the bottom. I have no idea who […]

I read this Seth Godin post today as we left Paris for the US with my sleeping daughter next to me It’s very good and if there’s anything my new daughter should know about money when she grows up, this is it. The following is reposted from Seth Godin’s blog from today: Thinking about money […]

The following is a guest post by Rickey Williams, a talented teacher and leader who lives in LA and works for SEA Charter Schools. He works in a very tough environment and has a higher graduation rate than the LA public schools. His work is an inspiration to many. While “Roasting” is an art, it […]

I’m a father a few times over, most recently to a baby girl born in late February. While Catherine isn’t old enough to tell me yet, I’m sure she’ll soon be reminding me of the same thing my teenagers say: that I’m a victim of the thoughts and structure of an earlier time. Fair enough…while […]

I just completed one of the most inspiring runs of my life. Not fast. Not far. But it left me with a lesson I’ll carry forever. So how does this relate to business? We’ll get there. Just stick with me… Running with a purpose This morning I shared a pre-dawn jog with Kathy DeFrancisco on […]

LinkedIn is running a series on commencement speeches and advice as older, more experienced people are imparting wisdom for the class of 2013. As someone who was supposed to graduate in 2013, this still somewhat applies to me and I thought I would contribute my own thoughts. Anecdotally speaking I was supposed to graduate in […]

I’ve long maintained that the business world can learn a lot from the arts community. Here’s another example. Great Big Sea is a band from St. John’s, Newfoundland, that blends traditional Newfoundland folk music with pop/rock. This year, they’re celebrating their 20th year in the music business. In that time, they’ve grown from playing the […]

The 139th Kentucky Derby will be held today at Churchill Downs and a sizable chunk of the world will be watching as this 2-minute long race crowns a champion. So much build up and hype surround this one race…these two short minutes, that it pulls in people who have nothing to do with the sport. The favorite […]

I’m a bit of a comic book geek; I read them, collect them and chase the writer and artists to sign them. Everyone has a vice, that’s one of mine. But it got me thinking about how many lessons from comics could be translated into business life. Technology can be your superpower Look at how […]

This guest post was contributed by Clare Jeeves. Airlines are usually at the mercy of our acid tongues when it all goes wrong and the flight is delayed. However it is a rare thing to read about when they get it right, and in United Airlines case when they go more than the extra mile […]

Full disclosure: I have never lived in snow, have only played in it a few times, and don’t actually care for the cold that much. However, the best advice I have been given is to never eat the yellow snow because that’s what my grandfather advised me. It seemed like a good idea at the […]

What if a box as small as Ouya was all you needed to run your business ? Mainframe is becoming extinct. Software is becoming leaner, faster. Cloud is digitally pervasive. In-Memory data and parallel processing across an Internet of Things will be a reality. Startup businesses are becoming leaner, more agile. And all you’d need […]

Brent Hardy is Vice President of www.extraspace.com, responsible for all corporate construction & facilities management and has been the driving force for corporate responsibility with energy management and sustainability programs. He also writes about sustainability at the Extra Space blog. Is Sustainability the New Business Model? Sustainability is not a new concept. For years there have been […]