Stop Asking for Feedback

Many years ago, I applied for a role I had considered my dream job. I made it to the last round of the interview process where I had to give a presentation at the company. When I was done, I asked them for feedback. “How did it go?” I said and received some damning and utterly unactionable comments. I left the room with a deflated sense of self. Needless to say, I didn’t get the job. READ MORE

These Simple Changes to Your Performance Reviews Will Make More Effective Employees

Performance reviews are an essential tool for monitoring and improving employee progress and giving them support and guidance. But, the traditional performance review has become clunky and outdated. These reviews are often a source of stress and anxiety for employees and they usually don’t provide the real-time feedback that many team members need to be highly successful. READ MORE

20 jobs most at risk next year because of the coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. labor market, and according to new data from job and review site Glassdoor, the damage done within some industries might be irreversible. Glassdoor Chief Economist Andrew Chamberlain breaks down pandemic-affected jobs into three categories: jobs that won’t return until the coronavirus is under control, jobs that may take years to get back to pre-pandemic levels, and jobs that may never return. READ MORE

Feds reveal Elizabeth Holmes texts showing Theranos bosses panicking "Fucking disaster zone"

Panicked text messages between the two top executives at Theranos showed they knew how much trouble the blood-testing startup was in before it collapsed, prosecutors say.

In a trove of texts, iMessages and Skype chats, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, her top lieutenant and former lover, expressed anxiety about the company’s struggling blood test technology, chaos inside one of its labs and desperate efforts to professionalize its operations. READ MORE

Hyperloop wants to change the world. Not everyone's convinced

Hyperloops burst onto the scene in 2013. Elon Musk detailed a new type of train service in a low-pressure tube that would reach speeds up to 760 mph. The train would float on a cushion of air and be powered down the tracks by magnets.

Like many of Musk's endeavors, including electric cars and rockets, it didn't involve inventing everything from scratch. Musk took existing ideas, re-packaged and rethought them, in hopes of carrying humanity towards a brighter future. But critics aren't yet entirely convinced the new hyperloop thinking can solve old issues. READ MORE

Ten Business Predictions For 2021

Each year I take a look at our research, what I have learned from our clients, the latest books and hundreds of articles that I’ve read during the year to come up with some predictions and trends worth sharing. What’s interesting is that some of these trends have been ongoing for a number of years. My number one prediction has been the same for five years. I’m going to split this list into two parts, so make sure you come back next week to read part two! Without further ado, here are the first five of my top 10 predictions for 2021: READ MORE