Negotiating with Sharks
Bill Richardson has learned a thing or two about negotiations. The former New Mexico governor, ambassador, cabinet member and congressman has also served as a special envoy on sensitive international missions, winning the release of hostages, American service members and prisoners in North Korea, Iraq, Cuba and Sudan. His colleagues actually dubbed him “undersecretary of […]
Kauffman Series: Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap
Ryan Seacrest’s 4 Secrets for a Great Interview
Ryan Seacrest, featured in the December 2013 SUCCESS cover story on newsstands today, is a beast in the broadcast industry. The 38-year-old can be heard daily on his nationally syndicated radio shows On Air with Ryan Seacrest and the American Top 40 that draw 20 million listeners per week. For 12 seasons he has hosted […]
Just Do It: E-Learning Video Libraries
E-learning is the future of all business. Yes, even yours. Why? Because you and your organization don’t have time to answer the same questions and solve the same problems over and over. Worse, if you have to personally swoop in to solve employee problems and supply boilerplate information, then you become a bottleneck. I saw […]
Unleash Your Superbrain!
Ten or 20 years ago we were traveling the information superhighway. These days our course isn’t nearly as linear. We’re careening around a supersonic pinball machine, getting pelted with bits and bytes, tweets, pings and yelps. To help manage this onslaught, we’re outsourcing our memories, says Jim Kwik, founder of Kwik Learning, a speed-reading and […]
The Talking Window
The Blind Visionary
In 1999, when John Tue Nguyen decided to launch a high-end travel company in Vietnam, reactions from brothers, friends and the manager of Ho Chi Minh City’s best hotel were typically blunt: “You’re crazy!” The average tourist in Vietnam was a backpacker toting a guidebook to exploring the Third World country on the cheap. And […]
John C. Maxwell: Humble Pie
Once, early in my career, my friends gave me an unexpected gift, a T-shirt that read, “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.” They laughed as they presented it to me, but I suspected they were trying to tell me something. Later, I approached one of the presenters and asked […]
Eat, Move and Sleep Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life
Tom Rath was 16 when he was diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau disease, a rare genetic disorder that shuts off a powerful tumor-suppressing gene—so cancerous growths are likely to develop throughout the body. Since then, Rath has battled cancer in his kidneys, adrenal glands, spine, brain and other organs, but he was, and is, determined to […]
Keep Calm Carry-Ons
Business travel is stressful, even for seasoned veterans—flight delays and cancellations turn into missed connections and surprise stays. No gadget can remedy unplanned itinerary changes, but whether all goes smoothly or your luggage gets lost, lots of technology can make your trip far less annoying. Private WiFi (PrivateWiFi.com) Public Wi-Fi networks at airports and […]
Coding for Kids
Hopscotch—it’s a staple game, right next to four square and tetherball, on the playground. It’s a simple and fun kids’ activity, hopping into and over squares. But what if, for fun, your child could hop into something other than chalk-drawn squares? Say, something with a little more substance, like computer science. With a free iPad […]
5 Real World Rules of the Workplace
If this is you, listen up. Are you the Debbie Downer of the office, that unhappy coworker with hunched posture sitting inside her cubicle, head in hands, mind reeling around frustrating tasks, watching the slow ticking clock (Seriously, though, how is it only 10:50 a.m.?)— and not really working? Then it’s time for some inspiration—it’s […]
