Management & Strategy
JPMorgan Chase head becomes the highest-paid banker in the US once again - 07/23/2018
The head of the largest in terms of assets the US bank JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, in aggregate earned $ 28.3 million in 2017 and once again became the highest paid top manager of Wall Street. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, his compensation grew by 3.9% compared to last year. CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, earned $ 21.3 million, including salaries and bonuses, in...
Five traits of Gen Z - 07/20/2018
Today, millions of young men and women are entering the labor market. They are different from their parents and even from those who was born five to ten years earlier from them. It's about representatives of the generation Z, or, shortly Gen Z. Who are they? What are they striving for and how to work with them? There’s no large-scale researches, but David Stillman, author of “Gen Z @ Work. How...
Seven tips for better life - 07/13/2018
Life is not easy. However, there are some simple but useful tricks for making it better and less stressful. Here are seven simple rules for every day. Loss and gain It is not possible to completely avoid time losses, but they still can be interpreted differently. Get your own box of mental tools, tips and tricks for different occasions, and you'll see: the cleverer you become when avoiding...
Four steps to become successful - 07/06/2018
Doctor of Psychology Sean Young offers a harmonious theory of how to achieve success in any endeavor. The author's advice, based on a variety of research, is universal and can be applied in all spheres of life. So, what exactly needs to be done to stay motivated and achieve each of the set goals, be it diet compliance, getting rid of bad habits or increasing productivity at work? Here are some...
Nobody is invincible: Shareholders are pushing Zuckerberg to leave - 07/05/2018
Patience of Facebook investors is wearing thin thanks to Facebook’s Head Mark Zuckerberg. A few days ago, six large shareholders, owning $ 3 billion in the company’s assets, conceived to dismiss the billionaire from his post. The discontent of investors has never been so high since the social network was launched back in 2012. Over the past year, they have seen a series of scandals with the...
Small steps that will get you closer to your goal - 06/22/2018
Small goals lead to small victories, and small victories often trigger a positive behavioral spiral. Let's consider some interesting examples on this subject from the book "Switch" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. The placebo effect In 2007, scientists Ellen Langer and Alia Crum published a study on the attitude of hotel housekeepers to physical exercises. The topic doesn’t look very interesting,...
Audi Supervisory Board appoints temporary head of the company - 06/19/2018
The Audi Supervisory Board suspended the authority of the company’s CEO Rupert Stadler and appointed Bram Schot as the interim head of the company. This is reported by Reuters, citing a source familiar with the situation. The managers of the Volkswagen concern have been negotiating for the second consecutive day to overcome the crisis in the Audi management. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was detained...
Top five digital jobs - 06/14/2018
Many jobs that have become familiar to us emerged just a few years ago. However, many of them have already become popular and highly paid. Below are the top five popular professions of the digital era. E-learning Developer The dynamics of the modern life demands fast and inexpensive ways of transferring knowledge. Online education is rapidly developing, and E-Learning has already become...
How marketing turned green coffee into bestseller - 06/11/2018
Green coffee has become widely popular in recent years. Its sellers are receiving huge profits, and customers buy unroasted grains, regardless of taste qualities. Green coffee is taking over increasingly more countries: this product is sold on the Internet, appears in stores and even in particular cafes dedicated to a healthy lifestyle. As a rule, this sort of coffee is several times more...
How to become a good mentor for your trainee - 06/04/2018
Many companies hire trainees who want to gain valuable practical experience. How to provide them with good practice? After all, you are expected to like them, because at the end of the practice he will return to the university and talk about how he spent the summer with your company. This can significantly affect the organization's ability to hire graduates for a full day. And the fact that you...