Leadership

iDate Internet Dating Conference

Fast Company Calendar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:28:47 -0500

This conference makes us think of those happy couples in the eHarmony ads (gag), but the side of Internet dating that most of us don't see is actually the most financially successful. The biggest casual-fling sites, such as Adult FriendFinder, each attract 20 million monthly visitors -- nearly quadruple the typical tally at a major relationship-focused site like eHarmony -- who shell out $30 a month to take part.

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Fast Company Calendar — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:27:37 -0500

Hello, home-court advantage! According to new data from the World Economic Forum, Switzerland -- which hosts the WEF's annual meeting -- has the most competitive economy in the world, besting the second-ranked United States, which had held the top spot since 2004. "The U.S. government has been spending beyond its means for a long time," says WEF senior economist Jennifer Blanke, "and the stimulus packages have only increased its debt." Blanke suggests that boosting the savings rate in the U.S. -- as has happened over the past year -- will help. But China, which comes in No.

Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Show

Fast Company Calendar — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:25:51 -0500

Beef lovers, take note: The 6,000 ranchers at this bovine confab may not look like power brokers, but they're ultimately in charge of a $76 billion industry -- and the products that land on your plates. Lately, they worry, too little of it is Angus or Kobe (not that they're having a cow about it). "We've seen a lot of evidence that though people may have been holding off on fine dining lately, they're anxious to return as the economy strengthens," says Tom Field, executive director of producer education for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

Sundance Film Festival

Fast Company Calendar — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:24:34 -0500

When the Sundance Film Festival started in 1985, it was rare for independent directors to have their films picked up by major studios. Not anymore, and in recent years the festival has acquired a more mainstream Hollywood vibe, complete with way too many Paris Hilton spottings. For the 2010 edition, the festival's organizers are returning to their humble roots with a new out-of-competition section called "Next," showcasing low- and no-budget feature films. Call it a redeclaration of independence.

National Pavement Expo

Fast Company Calendar — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:23:13 -0500

For the 2,000 attendees at this annual road show, the recession could have been one giant pothole. "When the economy goes bad, the guys who usually work on highways and state roads step down into the smaller pavement markets, so there's less work for the smaller businesses," says expo organizer Allan Heydorn. Thank goodness for federal stimulus funds, up to $30 billion of which are for road projects. "Some of those people who had stepped down are now going back to the roadwork," Heydorn reports.

American Idol Season 9

Fast Company Calendar — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:10:13 -0500

In its eighth season, the television juggernaut that is American Idol brought in an incredible $850 mil-lion in advertising revenue and attracted a Nielsen-topping 27 million viewers per episode. The bad news: Ad revenue was down more than 5% from season 7, and viewership was down 7%. As its ninth season debuts, Idol is swapping one brand of zany (Paula Abdul) for another (Ellen DeGeneres) in an attempt to regain some of its lost mojo. Will it work? Don't ask me. I'm still bitter about Adam Lambert. -- SS

Consumer Electronics Show

Fast Company Calendar — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:07:46 -0500

Every year, thousands of geeks gather in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, the world's largest consumer technology trade show. This year's keynote speakers feature regulars such as Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and newcomers including Zhou Huajian, the chairman of Chinese consumer-electronics giant Hisense. But the real stars of CES are the gadgets. Last year, the Palm Pre became the first mobile device to take home the Best in Show prize.

BCS National Championship Game

Fast Company Calendar — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:05:07 -0500

America hates the Bowl Championship Series. Even its fans acknowledge that college football still doesn't have fair postseason matchups, and President Obama has called for an eight-team playoff, saying he's "fed up" with the BCS's computerized rankings system. But love it or hate it, one part of the system's value is undeniable: Last season, the BCS bowl games brought more than $1.2 billion in economic activity to the four host cities.

National Candy Cane Day

Fast Company Calendar — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:03:04 -0500

Sweet-toothed consumers will spend $214 million on candy canes this holiday season -- 2 billion of them in all. Sales are expected to be up 2% over last year -- growth that Dylan Lauren, founder of the New York sugar palace Dylan's Candy Bar, ascribes to the candy cane's consummate affordability. "People are thinking about every penny," she says. Confectioners are feeling the pinch, too, as sugar prices reach a 28-year high, the result of poor harvests in the world's two largest sugar producers, India (too little rain) and Brazil (too much).

10th Anniversary of Chinese Sovereignty in Macau

Fast Company Calendar — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:02:45 -0500

After nearly 500 years as a Portuguese colony, Macau returned to Chinese rule in 1999. The territory has always technically been connected to China -- it is, after all, primarily a peninsula -- but in other ways, the two are worlds apart. As the Chinese government says, it's "one country, two systems." Nowhere is this more apparent than in Macau's casinos, where gambling giants Las Vegas Sands and Wynn generate more than two-thirds of their worldwide revenues, up from zero a decade ago. A huge percentage of Macau's gaming tourists come from mainland China, where gambling is illegal.

National Regifting Day

Fast Company Calendar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:12 -0500

Two points about regifting: First, if Jacqueline Onassis did it, how tacky could it be? In 1971, she gave her second husband, Aristotle Onassis, a watch once owned by JFK that had been a gift from a socialite couple. It was recently auctioned for more than $150,000. Second, regifting is smart, not just for your pocketbook but also for the earth. According to a survey by research firm Money Management International, the second-most-popular reason for regifting was a desire to recycle.

Avatar

Fast Company Calendar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:59:59 -0500

According to Hollywood hype, James Cameron's Avatar -- a blockbuster tale pitting blue, loincloth-clad aliens against human invaders -- will kick-start the 3-D age of film. But if the Titanic director's sci-fi spectacular is going to make back its $200 million -- plus budget, his visual tricks had better look good in 2-D too. Today, only 9% of the world's 110,000 cinema screens are 3-D enabled, according to a recent Dodona Research report.

World Anti-Aging Congress

Fast Company Calendar — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:58:34 -0500

With 77 million boomers marching toward early-bird specials and Viagra-fueled nights, the anti-aging business is ... booming. But let's look past the (wrinkle-free) surface of the $56 billion industry: The real growth has been in bolstering the deteriorating insides of the aging. Soaring sales of an alphabet soup of supplements (vitamins D, C, E, omega-3, DHEA), exercise gear, and hormone replacements have given new life to the sector, if not, as buyers hope, to themselves. -- KR

Who's Hiring - Top employers week of 12-07-09

Phil Rosenberg — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:56:02 -0500

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring
activity for the week of 12/7/09. Not only is this valuable for job
seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers,
salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who
are interested in companies experiencing growth.

Trackback: http://recareered.blogspot.com/2009/12/whos-hiring-top-employers-week-of-12-07.html

The Do's and Don'ts of Running a Great Nonprofit Board Meeting

Alice Korngold — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:05:45 -0500

The best board members will trample each other to the exit door, and hand in their resignations by the weekend, if board meetings are poorly handled. So…

DON’T

3 Magical Questions to Improve Business Execution

David Gardner — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:32:38 -0500

Business doesn’t have to be complicated, especially for fast companies.

With a “yes/no” response, how would you respond to the following questions:

Three Ways to Channel Community Value

Seth Kahan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:11:32 -0500

According to then World Bank president Jim Wolfensohn, communities were “the heart and soul” of the bank’s Knowledge Mana

Jill Starr's International News Photo Expose On 2 Decades of American Governmental Resistance

Jill Starr — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:10:28 -0500

NJ Waterfront Improvement Property Resumes After Sludge Removal

nj waste management — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:12:22 -0500

Many local communities along the Jersey Shore are continually improving the look of the waterfront through public bids and state funding. As a result, many area contractors are working tirelessly to get the job done.

Mr John’s Temporary Restrooms in NJ Recognized by the United Way of Morris County Housing Alliance

nj waste management — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:05:49 -0500

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B2B Social Media Marketing

Chris Yates — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:15:41 -0500

Social Media has worked quite well for B2C companies like Dell, Home
Depot, Proctor & Gamble and Southwest Airlines but what about B2B.
Chris Yates is starting to help B2B companies play in the Social Media
arena. Here is the video slide presentation.

http://www.huddleproductions.com/?p=421

Expo! Expo! 2009

Fast Company Calendar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:56:28 -0500

If you're wondering why the International Association of Exhibitions and Events stages an event about staging events, you're not alone. "I've tried explaining it to my elderly mother," says IAEE president Steven Hacker. "She never understands." We do: Some 13,000 exhibitions and trade shows occur each year in the U.S., and events are a $100 billion business. But tighter corporate-travel budgets mean that business is hurting. No wonder 1,500 sector leaders will meet to laugh (with funnyman Dale Irvin) and learn (from social-media guru Guy Kawasaki).

Non-Toxic Toyland

christine arena — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:54:52 -0500

If you’re like me you spend a fair portion of each holiday season assemblin

Attention all leaders: New criteria for raising issues in the workplace, no solution necessary!

Cy Wakeman — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:40:22 -0500

Each and every day I work with leaders to try to help them understand that much of what they have come to accept as “best practices” or “solid beliefs” in leadership philosophy are not only untrue, but keeping them from creating far greater results in their organizations.

Dennis J Norheim

Dennis J Norheim — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:21:03 -0500

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