Article by Martha C. White | Found on TIME Do you wind up being so exhausted by Monday that going back to work almost seems like a relief? Canadian writer Katrina Onstad thinks she’s discovered the secret to making weekends great again. Her new book, The Weekend Effect, takes a look at how and why we […]
Article by Jessica Stillman | Found on Inc.com Ask what Millennials are doing wrong at work and a host of older people will instantly offer endless, crotchety, “get off my lawn”-style complaints. Most of these are nonsense, according to a host of reputable studies. Young people aren’t distractible job hoppers whose every career setback can be […]
Article by Jeff Haden | Found on Inc.com A friend of mine can’t find a job. “I’ve worked hard on my resume,” he says. “I’ve written a killer cover letter. I’ve applied for dozens of jobs and I haven’t even gotten an interview, so clearly no one must be hiring.” Maybe you’ve done the same. Maybe […]
Article by Nicole Fallon | Found on Business News Daily It’s no secret that the job market has changed a lot in recent years. Employers now value cultural fit almost as much as skills. Job seekers know that they have the upper hand as employers compete for the top talent. And employees have no problem walking […]
Article by Beth Pinkser | Article Found on Reuters Surveys regularly find that Americans have no idea what a 529 college savings plan is, so a little tinkering under the hood is definitely needed. For more than 20 years, families have been able to save in these dedicated investment accounts, with the funds accumulating tax free, […]
Article by Jennifer Cohen | Found on Entrepeneur.com What do Cher, Warren Buffet, and OKCupid founder, Christian Rudder, all have in common? While you might have guessed that they’re professionals at the top of their game, it’s not the only similarity. The truth is that they all have an even bigger commonality among them: they all work out, […]
Article by Gretal Egan | Found on AccountingToday As Tax Day looms near, many individuals are likely scrambling to gather their 2016 tax documents to avoid missing the filing deadline. This year’s “extension” to April 18 may have contributed to an atmosphere of procrastination: According to an IRS interim results report, early March filings for 2017 […]
Article Found on Knowridge Science Report Few companies or organizations are looking to fail when they plot a new strategy. However, turning a blind eye to the possibility that a strategy may fail can have disastrous consequences. According to Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School and leading expert on strategy and disruption, there is […]
Article by John Mauldin | Article Featured on Forbes By 2035, the number of Americans 65 and older will climb from about 48 million today to over 79 million. That’s the Baby Boomer impact. There are now 2.8 active workers for each Social Security beneficiary. This number will likely drop to fewer than 2 workers per […]
Article By Andrew Griffiths | Found on Inc.com In business most of us are pretty good at allocating money for the bills, things that have to be paid, perhaps buying new equipment, new resources to use around the office, staff training and all kinds of fairly tangible expenses (as much as we might not enjoy paying […]