“Giving your employees money, and the freedom for them to spend it on whatever reward they choose, might sound like the recipe for a happy and more productive workplace. But evidence from an array of scientific studies says otherwise. Individual … Read More »
Yearly Archive: 2014
Be Happy. Get Productive.
iB Perspective: We love this article in Fast Company because it’s proof that being happy actually makes you work harder. Yup. So follow your dreams. Do what gets you excited. And be generous to those around you. You might just … Read More »
Why You Should Let Your Ego Win
iB Perspective: We love this HBR article written by Derek Lidow because it talks about the importance of digging deep to understand what motivates you and why embracing those desires is so important. It is our most primal desires that … Read More »
Love Will Lead The Way
iB Perspective: We love this article written by Andrea Huspeni in Entrepreneur because it speaks to the heart of being an entrepreneur. Following your passion and doing what you love will fulfill everything you need and give you the strength … Read More »
Paying Attention To Your Attention Span
Upworthy released the source code for the system it uses to measure user-engagement, focused around attention minutes. Upworthy made headlines in early February when it announced the shift away from prioritizing pageviews, instead seeking to identify how much attention users … Read More »
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Measure What Matters
A growing business needs to be closely and carefully managed to ensure the success of new investment decisions and expansion plans. However, many owner-managers find that as their business grows they feel more remote from its operations. Putting performance measurement … Read More »
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Balancing the Art and Science of Innovation
There’s an elephant in the room when it comes to “innovation.” And it’s an ironic elephant given that we’re all so hooked on data analytics, a/b testing, and getting metrics for anything and everything. Yet we all throw around terms … Read More »
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An Interview with Fatigue Science CEO, Sean Kerklaan
Sleep. It’s something we can’t live without. Research has shown that even a few days without sleep will result in a major decline in concentration, motivation, perception and other abilities a human requires to be, well, human. But that’s a … Read More »
Disruptor Workshops to Improve Your Business
Institute B is excited to offer a day of seminars for Audacious Entrepreneurs who want to disrupt the business quo and take their ventures to the next level. The seminars are available individually or as a full day package. Please … Read More »
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Ignorance in the Supply Chain
If the world leader in supply chain management can have seemingly constant challenges, disruptions, and failures in his supply chain, what hope is there that other global retail leaders will be able to keep an increasing complicated international supply chain … Read More »
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