By Judith Humphrey – Fast Company We all have greatness inside us—we just need to find it and give it life. Todd Herman, the author of The Alter Ego Effect, tells us exactly how to do that. As a high-performance coach to ambitious entrepreneurs, athletes, and leaders, Herman for two decades has been helping clients… read more
By Dakota Murphey – RecruitLoop Setting out in business is an exciting time and hiring your first employee is a huge step. Inviting someone in to share your vision and be a part of your idea is both exhilarating and daunting. Let’s face it, hiring the wrong person could be disastrous for your business. Not… read more
By Jon Younger – Forbes Japan was the country of lifetime employment, scrupulous employee loyalty and conformity, and relatively closed borders for non-Japanese professionals, right? Well, times are changing. Not fast, but certainly evolving. Japan is opening up to the potential of the freelance revolution. In fact, just a few months ago, the Japanese government… read more
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter – Glassdoor It is crucial that all involved in the interview process, from hiring decision maker to individual panel members, collectively agree on the role’s success factors. You can do this by parachuting into the targeted role- or discipline-specific areas, compiling questions that extract a candidate’s knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities. As… read more
Dear Loyal Subscribers: New From the NRA: The NRA has unanimously voted to Legalize Pot Sales in all Restaurants as a natural digestive and to boost snack daypart sales. They have also voted to move The Show to Idaho for the foreseeable future AND April Fool’s Day. April 1 brings spring into the air, the… read more
The James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for the 2019 Restaurant and Chef Awards Wednesday in Houston, with winners to be named at the Beard Awards on May 6 in Chicago. The awards nomination ceremony was led by James Beard Foundation CEO Clare Reichenbach, in her first full awards season as head of the culinary organization…. read more
Frito-Lay North America, a business unit of PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, N.Y., sells approximately 18 million units per day spread across numerous product categories. To build sales velocity and advance the company’s financial objectives, Frito-Lay’s marketing team is focusing on serving individual consumers with personal experiences. Smartphones have changed the expectations of how consumer-packaged goods companies… read more
McDonald’s Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynamic Yield, a company specializing in personalization and decision logic technology based in New York and Tel Aviv, Israel. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. McDonald’s plans to use Dynamic Yield’s decision technology to provide a more personalized customer experience, the fast-food company said…. read more
The founders of Press Waffle Co. — Bryan and Caleb Lewis — had the sharks from ABC’s television series, “Shark Tank,” in a frenzy during Sunday’s episode when the brothers pitched their Dallas-based fast casual concept. “Being fans of the show, we have seen how vicious the sharks can be to young companies, so we were… read more
The Time Out Group PLC revealed the first round of restaurants coming to Time Out Market Chicago, the largest of five food halls the media company is planning to open this year. The 50,000 square-foot, three-level Chicago market will feature 18 restaurants, three bars and a demo kitchen. Eight eateries, hand-selected by Time Out editors,… read more