They've not been photographed together for weeks now so o possible...but I hope not....
Saturday 30 March 2013
Chris Brown and Rihanna no longer together?
Thursday 28 March 2013
The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists 2013
2. Jay Z - $475 million: He’s still rolling in cash from megadeals like his $204 million Rocawear sale in 2007 and his $150 million pact with Live Nation the following year. He continues to hold stakes in Roc Nation, Carol’s Daughter, the Brooklyn Nets and, more significantly, the Barclays Center itself, while adding new partnerships with the likes of Duracell, Budweiser and Bacardi’s D’ussé Cognac
See the last three after the cut...
Thursday 21 March 2013
Why You Need to Be Nice to People
Being nice to employees and co-workers isn't just good karma, it's good for business. Here's why.
Ever since Bob Sutton wrote The No Asshole Rule, there's
been a pretty broad movement underway to eradicate dysfunctional jerks
from the workplace. I've got a problem with that for a number of
reasons.
1. Judging character is entirely subjective. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So are most human attributes. And different business cultures accept different types of behavior.
2. Everyone's a jerk sometimes. Even you.
3. Jerks have a right to work too. And they can be great workers. Bosses, too.
All that said, there are lots of very good reasons why, all things being equal, you should at least try to be nice to people, especially in this era of social media and political correctness.
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1. Judging character is entirely subjective. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So are most human attributes. And different business cultures accept different types of behavior.
2. Everyone's a jerk sometimes. Even you.
3. Jerks have a right to work too. And they can be great workers. Bosses, too.
All that said, there are lots of very good reasons why, all things being equal, you should at least try to be nice to people, especially in this era of social media and political correctness.
4 Reasons Business Goals Must be set!
Here are four reasons why you should be setting goals for your organization.
My only goal when I first launched a petty business was to ensure that I made enough money to survive the subsequent month, with little to no forward thinking or planning. Unfortunately, I think that many business owners still think that way regardless of their size, revenue or business offering. When I finally made the commitment to do some future business planning, it included many short and long-term benefits, including ensuring that my senior executives understood what we were trying to accomplish and the roles they would play in helping us get there.
Business owners should not fear setting goals or projections because there is absolutely no downside to doing so. Also, it is important to remember that goal setting doesn't have to be only about revenue. It could relate to innovation, employee retention, service offerings, or anything that is important to enhancing your business. Here are four reasons why you should be setting goals for your organization: See these reasons after the cut.....
Wednesday 20 March 2013
The Secret to Getting More (and Better) Sleep
What if you could make better decisions, remember more,
and get more done? It's possible, but you need more sleep. Here's how to
get it.
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You buy apps to save a couple minutes. You buy software to save a few more. You streamline your processes and rethink your workflow and do everything possible to maximize the hours you spend working.
But you pay no attention to improving the effectiveness of a major chunk of every day: the five to eight hours you spend sleeping.
What's Your True Definition of Success?
Don't let other people determine how you think about success. Define it for yourself.
Success, Susan's sister insisted, can come in many forms. Instead of being published by a big publishing house, imagine the reward from printing out a few dozen copies and taking it to the local children's hospital to cheer up the patients. That's success
Why Carlos Slim Is The Richest Man In The World
Carlos Slim is currently the world’s richest man. Carlos has been an entrepreneur since the age of 12, when he first decided to purchase shares in a Mexican bank. Now Carlos Slim is worth billions upon billions ($75.5 Billion to be exact).
If your pocket seems leaking… watch it, you are over spending?
5 Tips for Finding the Perfect Co-founder
To head off problems down the road, any prospective
partner must bring a lot more than talent to the table. Here's what else
to look for.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA candidate is smart, though, and knew better than to set off on her own. For one thing, while dreaming up Cureeo Fortune worked as a venture capital associate for Hyde Park Angels and OCA Ventures and saw firsthand that investors are skeptical of solo acts.
7 Things That Set Real Entrepreneurs Apart
Just because you wear a black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers doesn't make you Steve Jobs. This is what makes an entrepreneur.
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I'm not exactly sure what he meant by that, but I'll tell you what I think. I think the term "entrepreneur" has become more than a little overused, watered down, diluted.
That shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. This is supposed to be the era of the entrepreneur. Practically everyone has a business, a brand, a blog. Everybody's a CEO of one. And yet, relatively few actually embody the true meaning of the word "entrepreneur." So what does it mean?
Tuesday 19 March 2013
Why 'Win-Win' Negotiating Is the Surest Way You'll Lose
But when I surveyed people for my new book, Business Brilliant, one group overwhelmingly disagreed with the the idea that "win-win solutions are best." That group was self-made multi-millionaires, people whose net worth exceeds $30 million.
Nokia appoints Nick Imudia MD for West, Central Africa
Nokia has appointed Nick Imudia as managing director for its West and Central Africa operations.
Covering a territory that includes Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Liberia, Chad, Niger, Benin and Togo, Imudia will be based in the Nokia office in Lagos.
Covering a territory that includes Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Liberia, Chad, Niger, Benin and Togo, Imudia will be based in the Nokia office in Lagos.
What a 14-Year-Old Can Teach You About Management
So I asked what she'd learned after three weekends of solid elfing:
4 Places to Find Big Ideas
Need to stop fighting fires and find time to think
deeply? Here are four activities that can help even the busiest people
make space in their schedule for big ideas.
You have to fight fires now, but saving your business from the current flames can leave it vulnerable to a slow death by stagnation over the long term.
Stop Selling Me Porn
Don’t worry: It’s highbrow, headlined by big-company executives and prominent academics. It’s alluring. Like all effective porn, its message is at once empowering and degrading. Maybe, you think, you can achieve the same pleasure and satisfaction as the star. But that little voice remains in your head, reminding you that you’re no porn star: you’re not nearly that attractive, capable or carefree.
It’s career porn, and it’s slinking its way into bookstores, blog posts and cocktail party conversations from Silicon Valley to Wall Street.
Monday 18 March 2013
Lagos, Abuja among top 4 most expensive cities in Africa – EIU
Lagos and Abuja have been listed among
the top four cities in Africa with high cost of living, according to an
index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on 25 African
cities.
The key results of cost of living per
city by the EIU reveal that Abuja is the second most expensive city with
total expenditure score of 107.4, next to Luanda with a score of 131.8,
while Lagos comes fourth with 100.8 total expenditure, as Addis Ababa
came last with a score of 60.8.
10 Reasons to Pick Up the Phone Now
Today fewer people get on the phone, preferring to text,
chat, and e-mail. Here are 10 scenarios where a live voice is still the
best option.
By Kevin Daum
Certainly written communication has its advantages.
BlackBerry plans security feature for Android, iPhone
BlackBerry will offer technology to separate and make secure both work and personal data on mobile devices powered by Google Inc’s Android platform and by Apple Inc’s iOS operating system, the company said on Thursday.
The new feature could help BlackBerry sell high-margin services to enterprise clients even if many, or all, of their workers are using smartphones made by BlackBerry’s competitors. That may be crucial for the company as it has lost a vast amount of market share to the iPhone and to Android devices, such as Samsung Electronics Co’s (005930.KS) Galaxy line.
How to Refresh Your Brain--in 10 Minutes
When you go from one task to the next--all day
long--your mind constantly races to catch up. Hit the reset button with
this underrated trick.
3 Things You Must Know About Sales
Ideas are great, but no start-up can survive without
sales--and a mastery of the psychology behind selling. (Hint:
manipulation skills are not required.)
If you're working on a start-up, you're spilling your heart and soul into your idea. Now, you somehow have to convince others to buy into--and literally purchase--your idea too.
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