Rarely since the advent of the Model T has the automotive industry been forced to undergo a shift in strategy like the one that has been precipitated by two significant forces: an increasingly volatile global economy, and the growing influence of Generation Y, or Millennials. A report by automotive data…
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Thanks to ZipCar, there are two little Fiats on my corner that make me smile every morning as I walk to work. One red, one tan, little bursts of fun in an industry that not only helps me forget about those J.Lo commercials, but injects some much needed personality into…
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Brain damage. Drug abuse. Broken bones. Death. This, ladies and gentleman, is a story about hockey. In just three articles, “Punched Out,” John Branch’s brutal New York Times’ piece on NHL player Derek Boogaard has ripped open a wound that the league would probably not want to talk about, especially…
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A recent article in the NYT titled The Elusive Big Idea laments for a long-passed Age of Ideas. Writer Neal Gabler knows how to rub salt into our collective iPads: he believes that in our digital age, information itself has become the finish line, not the starting point; the development…
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Remember that adage about dressing for the job you want, not the one you have? Here’s better advice: start working for the job you want, not the one you have. And thanks an article in Sunday’s Times called “Distilling the Wisdom of CEO’s,” it’s never been easier to figure out…
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