On paper, Uber’s business in China looks like it is getting crushed by its Chinese rival. But after interviewing several Uber drivers in Shanghai, I made a surprising discovery: Uber … Continue reading
Silicon Valley, Seeking Diversity, Focuses on Blacks
Having grown up in a single-parent home with an absent father who was frequently incarcerated, Mr. Young, 33, can identify with other young black men he now calls “hidden geniuses” … Continue reading
Managers Turn to Computer Games, Aiming for More Efficient Employees
BetterWorks makes office software that blends aspects of social media, fitness tracking and video games into a system meant to keep employees more engaged with their work and one another. … Continue reading
Handwritten Notes Are a Rare Commodity. They’re Also More Important Than Ever.
For one, handwritten notes mean more because they cost more. Emails, tweets, texts, or Facebook messages are essentially costless. They’re easy to write and free to send, and you and … Continue reading
Minority Groups and Bottlers Team Up in Battles Over Soda
Dozens of Hispanic and African-American civil rights groups, health advocacy organizations and business associations have joined the beverage industry in opposing soda regulation around the country in recent years, arguing … Continue reading
To Foster Communication, Bay Area Boss Cut Off Email
Shayne Hughes, CEO of Learning as Leadershipo, thought his staff had become too dependent on email to communicate. So he launched an experiment: no internal email for one whole week. … Continue reading
Salamworld, the Social Network for ‘Core Muslim Values’
Facebook (FB) has won a near-billion following around the world by being all things to all people. Nearly anyone can join and search out people and groups they know (or … Continue reading
Facebook, Gilt Flashed My Granny Panties: Why That’s A Problem (And Not For The Reason You’d Think)
It goes without saying that among all the things I’d want to publicize to my 1,300 Facebook acquaintances, my need for tummy-tucking, industrial-strength granny panties doesn’t make the list. Forget … Continue reading
How To Deal With Coworkers You Can’t Stand
The way Kirschner sees it, people conflicts in the office aren’t so much personality clashes as intention collisions. Generally, he says workers become frustrated when they want to get it done and … Continue reading
