The Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Matt Krumrie offers some tips and tactics for better workplace etiquette. Some of the ideas are pretty mundane, but others I've been guilty of myself. Some good fodder for improving teamwork.
Don't ...READ»
As New Orleans begins the process of tearing down its failures and building up its most promising future ventures, this sultry Southern tourist town is looking outside the region and inside its city limits for inspiring success stories.READ»
Company of Friends member Renee Hopkins recently confblogged the Innovation Convergence gathering in Minneapolis.
Her report touches on the difference between creativity and innovation, how to calculate the return on innovation, ...READ»
Most municipal Wi-Fi initiatives end in the graveyard, but cemeteries are among the few spots not covered by Minneapolis's new $20 million wireless network, which blankets 95% of its 59 square miles. As an anchor tenant of the system, ...READ»
Here's one for the annals of experimental marketing: On Wednesday and Thursday a white van carrying a stack of powder-coated Real Good chairs by Blu Dot, a Minneapolis design firm started by three college friends, will patrol ...READ»
With the holidays on the approach, it's time to begin planning for what doesn't need to be a slow season. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune offers several ideas about how to remain productive in the thick of vacations and office ...READ»
Wondering whether it's a good idea to ride your bike to work? Bicycling Magazine has put together a handy list of the top 50 bike friendly cities in the U.S. (Spoiler alert) Congratulations, Minneapolis, Minn.! Some of the choices ...READ»
Between 1880 and 1930, Minneapolis was the "flour milling capital of the world," grinding enough flour in a day to make 12 million loaves of bread. The new Mill City Museum is housed in the Washburn A Mill, at one time the most ...READ»
Do you work in a cube farm? Today's Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune offers some tips on how to remain cool in your cube. Among the advice:
Don't hold meetings in your cube
Don't talk loudly on the phone in your cube.
Don't eat at ...READ»
‘StarBUCKS’ Status. What is the cost of cool? And are you willing to pay the price?
I got the inspiration for this blog in the Minneapolis airport this
weekend. As I went from gate F14 to A6 I saw ‘StarBUCKS.’ I stopped ...READ»
I'm moblogging from my Blackberry, so I'll keep this short. I'm off to Minneapolis for the annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives and I'm already pretty tired. So, naturally, I started to think about the ...READ»
After a single airliner went ever so slightly astray because its flight crew were using laptops in the cockpit, lawmakers are poised to bring regulations crashing down that forbid almost any kind of gadget being used by pilots. That's ...READ»
On August 25, the delegates of the Democratic Party will descend on Denver to nominate formally -- finally! -- its candidate for President of the United States. The Republicans will gather a week later in St. Paul, Minnesota. Both ...READ»
FC Now reader Lynne Marie Parson emailed me some information about a project similar to the Big Urban Game in Minneapolis.
Urban Challenge is a multi-city competition in which two-person teams find their way to 12 different ...READ»
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers made headlines this week in pointing out that the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform proposal, as currently outlined (approved by a 14-9 margin on October 13)READ»
The hidden cost of overeating on Thanksgiving isn't just an expanding waistline; it's a fatter carbon footprint, too. Studies show that most groceries travel about 1,500 miles from the farm to store shelves. The same distance ...READ»
Collect the top-rated gear for road warriors, take it all on a 36-hour business trip-and what do you get? The final word on whether this stuff really works.READ»
And when they do, they speak the language of business. Whether you're opening a branch office or identifying your next customer, here's everything you need to know to become fluent in finance.READ»
