MishTalk

JULY 21, 2017

As the push for self-driving cars nears fruition, Congress has a bit of work to do. A national solution is the key, not a hodge-podge of state regulations with states saying and doing a number of different things. A House bill dubbed the Highly Automated Vehicle Testing and Deployment Act of 2017 , is now in the works. It will give the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration broad oversight of the self-driving car industry.

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Seth Godin Blog

JULY 21, 2017

It's not unusual to describe a heavy object in tonnage. But no one has any idea how much a ton is, really. Is 250 tons a lot? How much? 250 tons is 500,000 pounds. About the weight of 8 houses. Or the weight of 100,000 bricks. Which is a solid stack of bricks 10 x 10 by 1,000 bricks high.  It would take you more than 2 months, working 24 hours a day, a brick a minute, to unload that many bricks.

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MishTalk

JULY 21, 2017

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its Nowcast forecast today. The Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast was updated on July 14 and again on July 19. The GDPNow forecast is up from July 14, but way lower from the preceding cast. Meanwhile, the Nowcast inched back above the two percent mark for the first time since June 9. The overall tendency at this point is convergence at or slightly above two percent.

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LSA Global

JULY 21, 2017

Are you and your talent leaders doing what it takes to combat disturbing employee engagement statistics? As a company leader, how many of your employees would chime in honestly with an overall “I love my job” reply to your employee engagement survey ? According to a recent report by Gallup on the State of the American Workplace, only about one-third of American workers are engaged on the job.

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MishTalk

JULY 21, 2017

As noted by the Guardian and other sources, German human rights consultant Peter Steudtner was detained at a human rights workshop on Monday with five others including Amnesty International’s country director, Idil Eser, for allegedly aiding a terror group. In response, Germany issued a meaningless statement urging “caution” to which the Turkish foreign ministry hit back, accusing Germany of “blackmail and threats” and “direct interference in the Turkish judiciary&#

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Seth Godin Blog

JULY 21, 2017

Today at 1:15 NY time, I'll be doing a Facebook Live, answering your questions about marketing. You can join us  here. (Facebook archives these, so it's okay if you don't see it live. but if you're there when it happens, you can post your question). I've done a few of these over the last month or two, and it's becoming a fascinating new medium for sharing ideas.

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Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2017

Kenneth Andersson for HBR. Historically, shopping has been a sensory experience. Store associates served as personal shoppers, helping customers pick out items. Shoppers gauged quality by the look and feel of a product. They asked for sales associates’ opinions when they tried on clothes. It was as much an emotional experience as it was a physical, tactile one.

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MishTalk

JULY 21, 2017

If nothing else, Trump provides entertainment value for comedians and bloggers. This morning, we learned press secretary Sean Spicer Resigns as White House Press Secretary following a huge dispute with Trump over communications. (more…).

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Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2017

Back in 2011, crowdsourcing was fueling an explosion in open innovation. At that time, most Fortune 500 firms had launched crowdsourcing initiatives or partnered with startups in order to access outside innovators or co-create with customers. The providers of crowdsource solutions had their heyday. Kaggle had raised $11M from Koshla Ventures. InnoCentive raised $7M and bought OmniCompete.

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Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2017

For years, when I spoke with CEOs or senior leaders, it was because they were interested in how my consulting firm could help their employees become more engaged, or innovative, or sustainably high-performing. During the past year – and especially the past six months – I’ve been hearing a different and much more personal initial question: “Can you help me better manage my own life?

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Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2017

Jennifer Maravillas for HBR. With the recent spate of firms in the news over sexual harassment allegations and charges of gender bias, it is obvious that an issue many in business had thought was “done” is instead far from finished. Fostering corporate cultures which make half your employees feel somewhere between unengaged and unsafe is becoming risky and unsustainable.

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