Paris Exotic Dancers Strike, say Wages “Miserable” | Reuters
#paris #france #gogo #dancers #business According to Sybille de La Hamaide 2012, “Topless dancers at the renowned Crazy Horse night club in Paris have gone on strike, saying they are not being paid enough to take the shirts off their backs.” Read More > http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/us-france-crazyhorse-idUSBRE84F0W620120516
9 Greatest Entrepreneurs of All Time | Small Business Hub
#consulting #in #business #entrepreneurs According to Small Business Hub 2012, “Jeff Bezos – AMAZON, Net Worth US$18.1 billion – He is the founder, president, chief executive officer (CEO), and chairman of the board of Amazon.com. Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After graduating from Princeton University in 1986, Bezos worked on Wall Street in the computer science field. Then he worked on building a network for international trade for a company known as Fitel. He next worked at Bankers Trust, where he became vice-president. Later on he also worked in computer science for D. E. Shaw & Co.” Read More > http://www.smallbusinesshub.co.nz/9%20Greatest%20Entrepreneurs%20of%20all%20time.html
Mark Cuban’s 12 Rules For Start Ups | Entrepreneur.com
#consulting #business #in #startups According to Mark Cuban 2012, “Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own. My “rules” below aren’t just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them, as well.” Read More > http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222524
7 Things You Didn’t Know That Can Hurt Your Credit Score | CanDoFinance.com
#ritarobison #business #finance #credit #money According to Rita Robison 2011, “Before the computer era, consumers would go to their local banker and provide information on their assets and debts to show that they could afford the loan they were seeking.
In the 1970s, credit scores began being used. They’re based on consumers’ credit histories and estimate the probability consumers will pay back their loans.
The most widely used credit score is the FICO score. Created by the Fair Isaac Corp., FICO scores are three numbers ranging from 300 to 850. A score of 720 is considered good. Consumers with lower scores may be charged higher interest rates or denied loans.” Read more > http://www.candofinance.com/loans/things-you-did-not-know-that-can-hurt-your-credit-score/
Google+ Off To Better-Than-Expected Start | CNNMoney
#business #socialnetwork #internet #google+ #google According to David Goldman 2011, “The Google+ social network has topped 60 million users, according to Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen, who also made the bold prediction late Tuesday that Google+ would reach 400 million users by the end of 2012.
Allen, who calls himself the “unofficial statistician” of Google+, runs hundreds of queries on various surnames on the social network each week. He has been tracking those names since Google first announced that Google+ had reached 10 million users in July.” Read More > http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/28/technology/google_plus/index.htm
Use Whitman and Jobs as Your Role Models | TechRepublic
#leadership #leader #tech #consulting #callistecomm According to John McKee 2011, “Takeaway: Today — more than ever — says executive leadership coach John M. McKee, leaders need to be guided by the right role models. He explains why Jobs and Whitman are those role models.
Regardless of industry, organization, gender, or even country, the leaders who are the most successful are usually very savvy at getting their own way. Because of that, they make massive impacts and leave their mark on the organization or even industry.” Read more > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/use-whitman-and-jobs-as-your-role-models/6842?tag=mantle_skin;content
Best Leaders Know What They Stand For | TechRepublic
#leadership #leader #tech #consulting #callistecomm According to John McKee 2011, “Takeaway: Ever notice that some leaders and some organizations seem to be able to move forward in any environment, while others seem stalled? There’s a reason for this, says executive leadership coach John M. McKee.
Why do some leaders, even those with very little education, like Sam Walton of Wal-Mart, make more effective bosses than others who have studied the theories of management for years?” Read more > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/best-leaders-know-what-they-stand-for/6875?tag=mantle_skin;content
HP’s CEO Failure was Lack of Leadership Savvy | TechRepublic
#leadership #leaders #tech #innovation According to John McKee 2011, “Takeaway: It’s not what you’re selling — it’s what you stand for. For both leaders and organizations it’s important to keep this rule of success in mind.
Recently fired Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker set at least one new record during his brief tenure — the company lost nearly $40B in value during his 11-month rein. He wasn’t the first choice of everyone on the board when he replaced Mark Hurd; some decision makers had apparently doubted if he had the right stuff. To his credit, Apotheker was savvy enough to negotiate himself a nice “parting gift,” reportedly worth about $25M in money and stock as a severance package. But based on readers’ comments about my blog in August where I cited HP, I’m guessing his payout has outraged many who still care about the company.
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Analysis: Why Would Anyone Want To Be Yahoo’s CEO? | Reuters
According to Peter Lauria 2011, “There are few surer ways for an executive to lose a good reputation than to be CEO of Yahoo Inc. Just ask Carol Bartz or Terry Semel. As the company searches for Bartz’s replacement, its biggest obstacle is likely the track record of past CEOs after they moved under Yahoo’s figurative purple umbrella.” Read More > http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/08/us-yahoo-ceo-analysis-idUSTRE7870DC20110908 
The Economist’s The Economist Innovation Awards and Summit 2011 Oct. 20 – Oct. 21, 2011
According to the Economist 2011, “Who’s the greatest innovator of all time? Vote Now.” Participate between now and October 14, 2011 to cast your vote . “A Decade of Celebrating World Changing Innovation.”
Economist adds, “About – As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of our Innovation Awards programme, we have created The Anniversary Award - a one-time honour which recognises the essence of truly great innovation. We are inviting Economist readers and the wider community the opportunity to vote on who of our previous winners is the most significant to them.” Read more > http://bit.ly/n1eVTu.
