In a fast-growing company, people have to keep learning and growing to keep up. One of the best ways to help them meet such demanding expectations is to build their capacity and performance holistically–across all aspects of their lives. If they are doing things outside of work they have never done before, that will carry […]
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Sometimes, they look bored. Sometimes, they look as if they want to be anywhere but there. Working in airport security rarely seems like, well, fun. On occasion, however, it requires a considerable amount of forbearance. Take these
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Where do you stand on taking your shoes off? On a plane, that is. Some say it’s necessary because your feet swell on a long flight, so your shoes become uncomfortable. Others insist that it’s a putrid
George Bailey had big dreams. He wanted to travel and see the world. Instead, he ended up staying in Bedford falls and running his father’s business after his father unexpectedly died. He got married, had a bunch of kids (“You call this a happy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?”) and
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. I fear there that opinions will be divided on this one. Humor can do that to people. So let’s begin with a boy in Stafford, Virginia who ordered a Pizza Hut pizza and asked for a joke to
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Perhaps you shy away from checking luggage. Yes, you’re one of those who tries to stuff a far-too-large carry-on into the overhead bin. It could be that you’ve once had a bad luggage experience. It could be,
Last weekend, the second annual Brooklyn Marketing Week was held at the CoLab-Factory in Downtown Brooklyn. It was produced by digital marketing and events agency, Benchmark Creative Group. The three-day event included a fireside chat on Friday evening, various workshops on Saturday and concluded with an influencer brunch on Sunday that featured a host of entrepreneurs and
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. The passenger-airline employee relationship isn’t quite at an all-time high. You can’t just blame United for dragging things down. Airlines are all trying to cram more people into planes, thereby offering them less comfort. They’re running
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. United Airlines and overbooking go together like Donald Trump and Paul Ryan. They’d love to quit each other, but the occasional necessities get in the way. You might imagine, though, that it’s rare for a First
In an ephemeral world that typically rides on 140 characters, where consumers’ eight-second attention spans rival that of goldfish, most brands find it challenging to maintain awareness and relevancy. The situation is particularly difficult for legacy brands that once dominated markets. The stability and familiarity of long-standing consumer favorites are constantly being eroded by new
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