Month: February 2020

The 1 Thing Great People Managers Do to Retain Talent

February 29, 2020 BUSINESS
“These damn millennials.”  Complaining about the youngsters is just silly, and it’s getting old. Millennials are now in their 30s and Gen Z are the newest entrants of the workforce. You will keep getting older and there will continue to be 22-year-olds. It’s that simple. I have said and written about…

10 Best things to see and do in Jerusalem

February 29, 2020 HOLIDAYS
Share this… Jerusalem may be the centre of one of the most long-lasting conflicts of the contemporary era, but this fact does not define this glorious city in the slightest. Jerusalem is called “al-Quds” in Arabic, which means “the Sacred” or “Holy” and it is exactly this. It is a…

How to Buy Household Goods on Craigslist: 10 Tips and Tactics

February 29, 2020 HOME HACKS
Whatever you’re currently looking for—a bureau, an extra place setting of your grandmother’s china, the elusive perfect coffee table—changes are good you can find it on Craigslist. It may not be exactly what you envisioned, but you’ll pay far less than retail. You may only have to travel around the…

3 Inspiring Business Books to Read on Your Next Flight

February 28, 2020 BUSINESS
While so many professionals count on their time in the air to check things off their to-do list without distractions or interruptions, I recently challenged myself to go tech-free while en route to London for a conference. As hard as it was to resist connecting to Wi-Fi, I opted for one of the business…

Hard Hat Tour Official Rules

February 28, 2020 HOME HACKS
OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN Sponsor: This Old House Insider Hard Hat Tour Giveaway (“Giveaway”) is sponsored by This Old House Ventures, LLC, 262 Harbor Drive, Stamford, CT 06902 (“Sponsor”). Giveaway Entry Period: The Giveaway starts at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, February…

3 Key Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating Your Personal CEO Brand Strategy

February 27, 2020 BUSINESS
As 2020 gets firmly under way, it’s not just your company brand that requires forethought, planning, and implementation — your CEO brand does too. One way to approach your CEO brand-building strategy is to take a multifaceted approach that includes reputation management, thought leadership, content marketing, and executive presence.   In my experience…

Good News: The Goodee Pop-Up Shop at the Whitney

February 27, 2020 HOME HACKS
Not long ago I met Canadian brothers Byron and Dexter Peart at the Whitney Museum in NYC for tea and to check out their Goodee Pop-Up Shop, which has been open since last November and is slated to stay put until early spring. I first became aware of Byron and…

Satellite Constellations and ‘Tiny AI’: The Futuristic Technologies That Could Have a Massive Impact on Your Business This Year

February 26, 2020 BUSINESS
In the near future the internet will be unhackable, and scientists will be able to create treatments for diseases they’ve never seen before. That’s according to MIT Technology Review, which on Wednesday published its new list of the 10 technological advances it predicts will signifcantly change our lives–and how we do business–this year and…

Hiring the Next Generation | Pro2Pro Live

February 26, 2020 HOME HACKS
Watch Kevin O’Connor, Tom Silva and Dan DiClerico discuss why it’s hard to find people to fill jobs in the trades. Watch Kevin O’Connor (@kevinoconnortoh) and Tom Silva (@tomsilvatoh) from our Cape Ann project when they sat down with Dan DiClerico from HomeAdvisor (@HomeAdvisor) to talk through challenges caused by…