Data-Mining Lessons for Obama
Earlier this month an ex-CIA employee and whistleblower, Edward Snowden, exposed the federal government’s 6-year old, clandestine initiative, referred to internally as PRISM, a covert data-gathe
I Dare You to Read This
Recently, a reader wrote me to suggest that rather than trying to encourage someone, a better way to motivate them is to issue a challenge. So, I felt challenged to write about it.
What’s in Your Garage?
The idea of the garage as an incubator for startup businesses is as American as hot dogs, baseball, and apple pie (although I like apple cobbler better).
Why Innovation Thrives in Cities
Double a city’s population, and its economic productivity goes up 130 percent. MIT researchers think they know why.
Balancing the Pay Scale: ‘Fair’ vs. ‘Unfair’
Whether you are a shelf stocker at Walmart, a second-year associate at a consulting company, or an equity analyst at an investment bank, you may feel that you are not adequately compensated for the work you do; in other words, you are underpaid.
Is Six Sigma Fading?
Six Sigma evolved during the time of an economic boom. It was the mid-1980s, and companies had begun to feel the effects of stiffer competition.