A combination of complex legacy computer systems and strict uptime requirements make more of these disruptions almost inevitable.
A combination of complex legacy computer systems and strict uptime requirements make more of these disruptions almost inevitable.
After a data center outage caused Delta Air Lines to cancel more than 2,100 flights this week, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the company’s doing everything it can to make sure such an event never happens again.
Tristan Perich’s new album, Noise Patterns, is a dumb machine that turns data into noise into hypnotic music
Tristan Perich’s new album, Noise Patterns, is a dumb machine that turns data into noise into hypnotic music
You don’t need an MP3 player, a turntable, or a CD player to listen to Tristan Perich’s new album, Noise Patterns. All you need is a pair of headphones—”not earbuds,” says the composer—and a willingness to hear music in noise.
Some companies are building much more diverse employee bases while their boards remain heavily white and male.
Some companies are building much more diverse employee bases while their boards remain heavily white and male.
Many companies are buckling down on their diversity efforts, some with better results than others. But most of those initiatives focus on employee bases, with few businesses giving the same attention to diversity at the board level. That’s a problem. Here’s why it persists and what it will take to fix it.
Working a temporary job this summer? Here’s how to make it count before your time’s up.
Working a temporary job this summer? Here’s how to make it count before your time’s up.
They may not be glamorous, they probably won’t be easy, and they might not pay very well, but temp jobs can—and do—lead to successful careers in rewarding fields of work. Just ask Todd Cherches, CEO and cofounder of BigBlueGumball, a New York City–based career consulting, training, and coaching firm:
iPhone sales have slumped, stock is down, and pundits insist Apple is a tech laggard. But the company may be stronger than ever.
iPhone sales have slumped, stock is down, and pundits insist Apple is a tech laggard. But the company may be stronger than ever.
Eddy Cue doesn’t look like a man in the midst of his toughest year in decades. Sporting an untucked apricot camp shirt and blue jeans over camouflage socks and a pair of blue leather racing shoes from Germany, Apple’s SVP of Internet software and services pulls up a chair at one of the marble-topped tables outside Caffé Macs, the employee restaurant at the heart of Apple’s 23-year-old Cupertino campus. (The company will begin to move into its new “spaceship” HQ next year.) Cue dives right into telling me about his latest horror story:
You have a tenth of a second to make the right impact, but nailing that moment is all about behaviors you can practice beforehand.
You have a tenth of a second to make the right impact, but nailing that moment is all about behaviors you can practice beforehand.
We’ve all been told ad nauseam how how important first impressions are—how it takes just a fraction of a second for others to form opinions about us. Not only have Princeton psychologists estimated that we form impressions of strangers based on their faces within just a tenth of a second, they discovered that longer exposures don’t significantly alter those initial assessments (even though our confidence in those judgments may strengthen when we’re given more time). And we also know that negative first impressions are difficult to overcome.
Job searching while you’re on the clock can be risky, but sometimes there’s no other way. Here’s how to do it effectively.
Job searching while you’re on the clock can be risky, but sometimes there’s no other way. Here’s how to do it effectively.
You might be tired of hearing this by now, but regardless, it’s true: Job hopping is the new normal. That means people today are scoping out their prospects anytime, anywhere—including at the office.
There’s no one reason to quit a job you aren’t happy with, but some may be better than others.
There’s no one reason to quit a job you aren’t happy with, but some may be better than others.
As you already know, making decisions can be hard—especially when they feel like the kind that can permanently alter the direction of your life. As a decision coach, I’ve heard it all. And what I get asked often are questions related to careers. In fact, it probably won’t come as a surprise to you that one of the most common decisions people struggle with is whether—and when—to quit a job.
A layperson’s guide to watching the Olympics without cable television.
A layperson’s guide to watching the Olympics without cable television.
The Olympics are more than just the world’s premiere sporting event—they’re big, big media business. Just a few years ago, the closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics attracted a staggering 900 million viewers, with more than 219.4 million Americans tuning into the games at one point or another.
Tonight we get our first glimpse of the Olympics. But these images show the work that’s gone into preparing Rio for the big event.
Tonight we get our first glimpse of the Olympics. But these images show the work that’s gone into preparing Rio for the big event.
For the last four years, Brazil has been getting itself in shipshape for the Olympics. And tonight, the big event unfolds with the pomp and circumstance of the opening ceremony. But over the next two weeks, we’ll get a glimpse of all the locations in Rio de Janeiro that have been transformed.
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