By Mike Peake – Friday Magazine Whether you’ve been passed over for promotion or you are being ignored by your colleagues, the workplace can be a minefield, but with a little expert help, Mike Peake says setbacks can be overcome and even turned to your advantage A quick back-of-an-envelope calculation: during the course of a… read more
By Chris Westfall – Forbes Every second, there are 6,000 tweets posted on Twitter. In that very same second, 4,400 calls are initiated on Skype and 972 images are posted on Instagram (according to InternetLiveStats.com). That’s a lot of information. The real question is: does all that information make it easier, or harder, to make a… read more
By Terina Allen – Forbes It’s fascinating how indignant people can get when other people lie about things, yet they readily accept the lies that they tell themselves all the time. Think about it. People respond with things like “how dare you lie to me” or “we can’t have a meaningful relationship if you lie… read more
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter – Glassdoor Why would you hire a 45-, 55- or 65-year old candidate when a 25- or 35-year old job seeker is available? What areas of value do people with more years behind them than possibly ahead of them bring to the workplace? How do you seek out and vet candidates in their… read more
By Art Markham – Fast Co. Our chronic sleep deficits play a big role in our difficulty focusing on one task. But—and no surprise here—so do our cellphones and the constant stream of emails. The word “attention” in psychology is a catchall referring to any process that influences what information from the world breaks through… read more
By Amy Blaschka – Forbes Many of us resist giving things up because we’ve always had them, or we might use them again one day. It’s incredible how much stuff you can accumulate, especially when you haven’t taken the time to assess whether you still use or need it. Case in point: Over the weekend,… read more
By Caroline Castrillion – Forbes A career setback can be tough. We’ve all been there. Your boss unexpectedly calls you into his office and proceeds to tell you that the business has been sold or you’re being replaced in a company restructuring. Whether you’ve been fired, laid off, or passed over for a promotion, it… read more
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BBQ Holdings Inc., the parent company of Famous Dave’s, announced Thursday a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of craft beer chain Granite City Food and Brewery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The move is BBQ Holdings’ first foray outside of the barbecue sector. Its other two brands are the recently created Clark Crew… read more
Mark Wolfinger is succeeding John Miller as president of Denny’s in a reshuffle of the family-dining chain’s top management. Miller retains his duties as CEO, with a focus on Denny’s strategic direction. Wolfinger, formerly CFO, EVP and chief administrative officer, will assume more of Miller’s day-to-day responsibilities, the company said. In related changes, Robert Verostek… read more