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Family Influence on Careers

When I write about career choice, I usually encourage people to consider the potential rewards of the occupation: extrinsic rewards such as income and job opportunity, plus intrinsic rewards such as opportunities for leadership or ...READ»

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Hydrogen Fuel Gets a Boost with Stainless Steel Technology

The science of producing hydrogen to power fuel-cells in microbial electrolysis processes has just received a boost with some research at Pennsylvania State University that uses stainless steel components instead of the more ...READ»

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Fuel-Making Solar Nanotube Device Eats CO2

Developments in Nanotechnology continue apace, and a new invention using nanotubes promises an eco-friendly approach to both consume CO2 and produce useful fuel as a bi-product. The device was created at Pennsylvania State ...READ»

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Cylindrical Solar Panels: The Future of Renewable Energy-Powered Homes?

Will this student design win DOE's Solar Decathlon and take home $100K?READ»

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Your Future Home's Roof Will Be Eco-Friendly Too

Scientists at MIT have invented a smart roofing material that takes a new thermal-management approach to eco-design. It's a different approach to previous efforts, of which there are many. We've rounded them up for you, starting with ...READ»

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#2 Economic Survival Tip: Learn New Best Practices

Last week, we began a three-part series on surviving—and even thriving—in a miserable economy. This week, consider if there are new practices your company could adopt to rapidly boost your effectiveness in critical customer-facing ...READ»

Treat Everyone You Meet With Dignity and Respect

If you want to become interpersonally competent, you need to do three things: 1) Develop a deep understanding of yourself. Use this understanding to determine how you are similar or different from others. 2) Build strong, lasting ...READ»

MBA Summer Blues

You are a newly minted MBA. You don't have a job. You are not alone. Here's what you should do.READ»

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Twicon 2009

Stephenie Meyer's vampire books have spawned Twilight, the $380 million-grossing movie; Twilight, the double-platinum soundtrack; and "TwiLighT," the caps-lock-challenged Facebook group. Now rabid fans ("twi-hards") can flock to the ...READ»

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Gates Foundation Grants $100K Apiece To 81 Wild Ideas

Last year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation inaugurated its Grand Challenges Exploration--a five-year, $100 million program to encourage path-breaking research that's ordinarily too visionary to attract ...READ»

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SurPLUShome's Solar Skin Produces 200% of the Energy It Needs

Leave it to the kids to produce the best green homes. We recently profiled Penn State's Natural Fusion house, an entrant in this week's Solar Decathlon, but our favorite design on display at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. is ...READ»

Tim Russert: Great Newsman, Better Mentor

Tim Russert died suddenly last week.  He was a great journalist.  Are you a “Meet the Press” junkie?  Did you begin your Sunday mornings watching him make politicians squirm?  His questions were always tough, but never ...READ»

Numerology: National Honey Month
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A Taste of the Honey Business

The bees of America have been working hard all summer: To make a pound of honey, they have to fly the equivalent of eight roundtrips between New York and Paris. Now it's time to enjoy the fructose of their labor. Have a taste of the facts and figures on honey.READ»

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Razorfish's FEED Study: Brands Are the New Celebrity

We may sign up to a brand's Twitter feed for the deals, but we're staying for fun.READ»

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Why I Gave Myself a "B" for How I Managed My Vacation Quandary

If you read my posting about the “Ongoing Vacation Quandary,” then you know that I tried again this year to make a conscious decision not to work during my summer vacation.  I often come back to the subject of vacation around ...READ»

Using Facebook To Promote Your Venture and Build/Enhance a Reputation

Some people will read this as YAFS - Yet Another Facebook Story - but I think it is different because it shows how I used a social network in a way that will provide free promotion for me, my ventures and build my reputation: ...READ»

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The Hours

Why is the "If you eat lunch, you are lunch," culture still with us?READ»

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FC.Net - Getting Started

Are you born to lead?READ»

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Geisinger Health System's Plan to Fix America's Health Care

How a small network of hospitals in Pennsylvania is defying convention, cutting costs, and improving health care.READ»

Peggy Williams -- A Unique and Authentic Personal Brand

If you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three things: 1) Create, develop and nurture your unique personal brand; 2) Dress for success; and 3) Know and follow the basic rules of etiquette. Today I’d like ...READ»

Integrity is Not a Sometimes Thing

Today is Tuesday, so this post is on positive personal impact. Recently, I’ve been posting about the importance of integrity as a cornerstone of your personal brand.  Over the weekend, we all (at least those of us who are ...READ»

All The Right Moves: Your Next Move

What to do on Monday morning: tactics to find a great job (or leave a lousy one)READ»

Sloppy Speech Habits Hinder, Rather Than Help, Dynamic Communication

Dynamic communication is one of the keys to success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  Dynamic communicators have three things in common.  1) Dynamic communicators are great conversationalists.  2) Dynamic ...READ»