By Anisa Purbasari Horton – Fast Co. Consider these things to increase your chances of getting a positive outcome. You’ve been in your role for a while now, giving 110% to every assignment your manager hands out. You’ve volunteered for what seems like every project under the sun, and you’ve heard nothing but positive feedback… read more
By CW Headley – Ladders The authors analyze the effect revelations things like sexual identity, pregnancy, and mental disability has on how coworkers operate together. An upcoming study to be published in the Journal of Business and Psychology, examined 65 previously conducted reports regarding the relationship stigmatized identities share with workplace functionality. The authors analyze the… read more
By Frank Olito – Ladders Steve Bushnell, a certified leadership coach, offers five simple steps every boss should take to ensure their employees’ happiness. Whether it’s reducing the hours in a work week or bringing puppies into the office, companies all over the world are prioritizing employees’ happiness because it’s proven to increase productivity. For some workers, their… read more
Nicolas Cole – Ladders Just because you hold a formal position on the ladder does not necessarily mean you are a “leader.” Though many wear this title they are horrible leaders. Leadership is not, “Hey, you, go do this thing for me.” When we think about leadership, we tend to think in terms of hierarchy… read more
By Michelle Hawley – Ladders Preparing for interview questions should be a big part of your job search. You need to do your pre-interview work and research to be able to knock these questions out of the park when a hiring manager asks them. Be prepared by practicing your answers to these common interview questions…. read more
By Brad Miller, TheMilitaryGuide.org Brad Miller is a Marine Corps veteran who comes from a military family with a long tradition of service. He and his brother created The Military Guide as a “straight shooters handbook” to provide helpful resources to service men and women at every stage of their military careers – from those… read more
The Companies are planning to Test the FedEx SameDay Bot this Summer. Pizza Hut announced that it has joined forces with shipping company FedEx on the FedEx SameDay Bot, an autonomous delivery device that promises to “revolutionize” local delivery. The bot, which is in development now for a planned test this summer, would support existing… read more
IHOP continues to reap the benefits of last year’s eyebrow-raising campaigns as the brand transitions from a breakfast destination to an all-day dining destination. Even though the IHOPb promotion debuted last June, IHOP’s sales are still steadily climbing. Same-store sales upped 3 percent during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, which represented the brand’s best… read more
McDonald’s is partnering with the Immigrant Archive Project to share the stories of the fast-food chain’s Latino owners and operators. Immigrant Archive Project is an organization founded in 2008 to document, preserve and share the stories of multicultural American immigrants. Tony Hernandez, co-founder and producer at Immigrant Archive Project (IAP) explained that while the organization has… read more
Tim Hortons opened its first Chinese store, and the iconic Canadian coffee and doughnut chain is making no secret of its ancestry despite simmering political tensions between the two countries. The store in Shanghai — the first of a planned 1,500 — has hockey sticks for door handles and abundant maple leaves, on cups and… read more