article thumbnail

How to Assess Entry-Level Product Manger Positions

Tom Spencer

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

article thumbnail

4 Self-Improvement Myths That May Be Holding You Back

Harvard Business

Add in speeches, training programs, TV programs, online-products, coaches, yoga, and the like, self-help is a $10 billion industry per year , and that’s just in the U.S. Myth 2: We get better by benchmarking ourselves against others. Why New Personal Productivity Efforts Don’t Stick. It accounts for about 2.5%

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

Medical device companies are catching on to the financial potential of these devices and are beginning to add medical wearables to their product lines. A secondary, yet important, difference is the detailed safety and regulatory standards that must be adhered to for all medical wearables in comparison to their consumer counterparts.

article thumbnail

Research: Hiring Managers Are Biased Against People with Longer Commutes

Harvard Business

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Likewise, frequently changing work schedules may disrupt precarious travel arrangements for otherwise productive workers. In my study, an extra six miles of commuting lowers an applicant’s chances by as much as listing a black-indicating name like Jamal or Lakisha.).

article thumbnail

Ukraine PM Accuses Russia of Wanting WWIII; Kiev Forces Block Rebel Town; Russia Issues Downbeat Economic Statement

MishTalk

On Friday, April 25th, Russia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 For comparison, the economy grew by 3.4% per cent, giving higher inflation risks as a reason behind its decision. However, the central bank estimates that inflation would not exceed 6 per cent by the end of 2014.

article thumbnail

The Case Against Pay Transparency

Harvard Business

In most work settings individual performance is not easily observed, in part because our performance is a joint product that reflects both our own effort and that of many others. Employees reduce their productivity when consistently reminded of what they perceive as unfair rewards. But herein lies the challenge.

article thumbnail

The 4 Dimensions of Digital Trust, Charted Across 42 Countries

Harvard Business

What these stories underscore is that our digital evolution and our productive use of new technologies rests on how well we can build digital trust. We wanted to calibrate trust holistically so we could measure it and develop global comparisons. But is it possible to measure digital trust and compare it across countries?

Survey 33