Admittedly, I am not a big sports fan. I understand the basic premise for most sports and know my way around a Super Bowl party. All that changes, however, when you start talking about the Olympic Games. There’s something about the spirit and passion of the Games and the world’s top athletes competing on the [...]
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Unfettered connectivity through multiple channels is impacting our ability to develop and further grounded relationships. The dynamic crosses over from personal to professional and back again. Global employers like Volkswagen are recognizing the detrimental impact of unrestricted, 24-7 access. The brand recently took a stand and eliminated Blackberry server access after working hours for some [...]
Every weekend, there’s at least one column in The New York Times that serves as a catalyst for more in-depth research, and last Sunday it was Susan Cain’s opinion piece entitled, “The Rise of the New Groupthink.” Cain, an introversion expert and the author of “QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t [...]
Just when I thought the Steve Jobs articles were fading away, along comes “An HR Lesson From Steve Jobs” on Fast Company’s Co.Design blog. And instead of inspiring the designers or tinkerers among us, this one is for the HR department. The article is an excerpt from What Would Steve Jobs Do?: How the Steve [...]
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Just before the New Year, the FDA released some long awaited social media guidance for the pharmaceutical industry. The guidance specifically addressed “Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices.” Unsolicited requests are those coming from third parties (doctors, health care organizations, consumers/patients, etc.) completely independent of the pharmaceutical company. [...]
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Thanks to ZipCar, there are two little Fiats on my corner that make me smile every morning as I walk to work. One red, one tan, little bursts of fun in an industry that not only helps me forget about those J.Lo commercials, but injects some much needed personality into the category. Which is something [...]
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I’ve always had a big melon. Little league baseball caps never fit, basketball headbands were stretched beyond belief and beanies were hopeless purchases. It’s like the good Lord decided to get a chuckle by putting a watermelon atop my shoulders. So, when the Richard Petty Driving Experience instructor at Las Vegas Motor Speedway tells me [...]
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Banned Books. You Know, For Kids
How do you get more kids to get hooked on reading? Give them banned books. In what is clearly an early favorite for best idea of the year, I just read on the fastcoexist blog about a campaign by Uprise Books to promote literacy among underprivileged youths. How do they plan on doing this? By [...]
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