Without a doubt, the U.S. housing market has been the most successful sector of the economy this year, and Wednesday’s Case-Shiller home-price index report — which showed a fifth consecutive month of year-over-year increases in …
Trouble Brewing: The Craft Beer Vs. ‘Crafty’ Beer Cat Fight
In this showdown, some beer enthusiasts prefer David over Goliath. But many drinkers aren’t aware of the difference between the two—and if they do, they might not care much.
How Nonprofits Convince Millennials to Give: Customize the Cause
Nonprofits are setting their sights on Millennials as potential long-term donors, but that requires a different kind of charity pitch.
Hone Your Leadership Skills
The tough economy of the past few years has made managing and leading a business harder than it used to be, but one author has some leadership lessons that might help.
Don’t Hurt Your Own Cause
It’s easy to get overexcited when you have a good idea. But in your enthusiasm, you may balk if other people don’t immediately support your thinking. Don’t let your impatience hurt your cause. Try to avoid these two things when pitching your idea to a skeptical group:
3-D Printing Has a Bright Future with Dark Problems
This post is in partnership with Inc., which offers useful advice, resources and insights to entrepreneurs and business owners. The article below was originally published at Inc.com.
In the wake of the Sandy Hook elementary …
6 Tips For How to Return (Almost) Anything
Just about anything ugly or ill-fitting can be returned if the giver was nice enough to include a gift receipt, but what if they assumed you’d just loooove their present and didn’t include one (and you don’t have the heart to …
Four Misconceptions About Taxes and the Deficit
A misguided response to the fiscal cliff could risk a recession while doing little to solve long-term financial problems
Top Grinchiest Stories of the 2012 Holiday Season
Given the number of recent Grinch-like thefts and other Grinch-like actions that have ruined Christmas for some, it looks like there are indeed people whose hearts are two sizes too small. Here’s a roundup of this season’s …
Get Ahead Without the Corporate Ladder
Gone are the days when you progress up the hierarchy at a steady pace, headed for corner office. There simply aren’t enough leadership positions to go around, and most people regularly switch jobs and organizations. With no ladder to climb, look at career moves differently:
- Cast a wider net. Be open to horizontal experience, not
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Wrapped in Nietzsche and Gun Violence, Will Far Cry 3 Make It Under the Tree for Christmas?
If the success of past Ubisoft games written by Jeffrey Yohalem are any indication, millions of people will be spending Christmas afternoon sitting in front of their X-boxes playing Far Cry 3, or wishing they could. The game, …
Smoking: A Drag for Job Applicants?
This post is in partnership with Knowledge@Wharton, the online research and business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The article below was originally published at knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu.
Smokers need not apply — or need to quit — if they want to be hired at a southern Delaware …