Eight strategies for being more approachable and fine-tuning your communication skills.
Eight strategies for being more approachable and fine-tuning your communication skills.
When it comes to being a great leader, you’ve likely heard the basic tenets: listen, communicate, motivate. But there’s a precursor to all of those elements that many people overlook—putting people at ease so they can interact with you effectively.
Hypocrisy or evolution? A company that zaps annoying digital ads now wants to make money by brokering the sale of less annoying ads.
Hypocrisy or evolution? A company that zaps annoying digital ads now wants to make money by brokering the sale of less annoying ads.
The number one company that makes money from blocking online ads is now looking to make money by brokering ad sales. Whether that’s hypocritical or evolved may depend on your feelings about internet advertising and your appetite for nuance. Germany’s Adblock Plus (ABP), by far the most popular ad-zapping software maker, said today it is joining with ComboTag, an Israeli ad-tech startup, to broker the sale of certain advertisements that target Adblock Plus users.
How the same online voter targeting strategies used in U.S. elections are being deployed to build support for the refugee cause.
How the same online voter targeting strategies used in U.S. elections are being deployed to build support for the refugee cause.
The rainbow-themed ads began popping up on Facebook in early 2016. “Homosexuality Is a Crime in 77 Countries,” read one with a rainbow-colored globe. “All Over the World LGBTI People Are Facing Prosecution,” said another with a rainbow border above two men kissing as an angry mob approached. Another showed a rainbow being blocked from setting over the Kremlin and talked about the “ideological wall” of Russian politics. Yet another had one large rainbow-colored fist, raised in defiance. All featured the hash tag #RainbowRefugees.
It’s not just clothes they’re transforming, it’s how—and when and where—we consume them.
It’s not just clothes they’re transforming, it’s how—and when and where—we consume them.
Kanye West, CEO, Yeezy
There’s another reason why this launch is classic Goop: the business model.
There’s another reason why this launch is classic Goop: the business model.
Yesterday, Gwyneth Paltrow debuted the first item in her new Goop-label clothing line, and as happens whenever Goop releases something high-profile, her efforts were greeted with excitement by some, mockery by others.
Can Swift Playgrounds convince the next generation of coders to embrace iOS?
Can Swift Playgrounds convince the next generation of coders to embrace iOS?
Young coding students today often learn to program using a visual “drag-and-drop” language like MIT’s Scratch, which turns complex syntax into blocks and saves students the trouble of correcting spelling and punctuation. But as they progress, many students get frustrated: They want to do real programming, in grown-up languages, and make apps like the ones they use with their friends every day.
“I receive hundreds of thank-you notes each year,” says one recruiter. “Unfortunately, many are terrible.”
“I receive hundreds of thank-you notes each year,” says one recruiter. “Unfortunately, many are terrible.”
My team and I interview hundreds of job candidates each year. And that means I receive hundreds of thank-you notes each year. Unfortunately, many are terrible.
The high-tech fashion brand spent two years developing women’s garments that promise to get you through a workday without the usual fails.
The high-tech fashion brand spent two years developing women’s garments that promise to get you through a workday without the usual fails.
There are few items of clothing professional women love more than a well-draped silk shirt. They’re the equivalent of men’s well-tailored Oxford shirts: classic, elegant, and versatile enough to look appropriate in almost any business context. But they’re also difficult to maintain: Silk wrinkles easily, doesn’t absorb perspiration, and needs to be dry cleaned.
Can the company’s move to stream major events right inside its app, including Thursday night NFL games, woo the masses?
Can the company’s move to stream major events right inside its app, including Thursday night NFL games, woo the masses?
Once upon a time, there was an ocean that surged with a billion and one stories. Every one was different, and they combined in unexpected ways to create new stories. Fishing one out of the torrent took patience, but could be enormously rewarding.
Once aspirational, companies like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger have lost their luster, while innovative new brands are shining bright.
Once aspirational, companies like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger have lost their luster, while innovative new brands are shining bright.
Fifteen years ago, when I was in high school, I remember flipping through the pages of Teen Vogue and marveling at glossy Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein spreads. These brands each still represented distinct styles: Ralph Lauren portrayed fresh-faced girls with bouncy ponytails wearing tennis skirts and polo shirts, while Calvin Klein was edgier, with black-and-white photos of skinny models wearing nothing more than jeans and a tank top (if that). Depending on whether I was in an optimistic or angst-ridden phase, I’d gravitate toward one aesthetic or the other.
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