by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Nov 1, 2017
First, the bad news. Employees are really unhappy. Most of them of can’t wait to jump ship and find another job, according to a new survey of 17,000 employees across 19 industries in the U.S. According to “Mind the Workplace,” a joint study by the Faas Foundation and...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 23, 2017
Richard Branson is an entrepreneur, billionaire, adventure and risk-taker. He’s also a storyteller, which he made clear in my recent conversation about his new book, Finding My Virginity. “My dad was a great storyteller,” Branson told me in this video interview. “In...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 22, 2017
If your pitch cannot pass the ‘Richard Test,’ billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson isn’t interested in your idea. The Richard Test has two components. First, the pitch must be free of jargon. Second, the pitch must be short enough to fit on a drink coaster. “If...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 6, 2017
As I write this sentence, the soundtrack from the movie, Rudy, is playing in the background. It always inspires me. By the next paragraph I might hear my favorite film score, Gladiator. The last song, “Now we are free”, gets me every time. I know it’s only a movie,...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2017
Twitter is experimenting with expanding the number of characters allowed on posts to 280. The test began this week with a small, random group of users. If the company finds that people like it better and are more actively engaged on the platform, then good for them. I...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 27, 2017
Recruiters and hiring managers have always considered conversational skills an important trait in new hires, but a new survey now places communication at the very top of the list. The recruiting software company, Jobvite, together with Zogby Analytics, has just...
