Happiness isn’t hard to find
There was once a farmer who won the award for the best wheat in the county every year. One day a woman asked him...
A marketing dilemma: How to handle a competitor’s setback
Imagine: You’re in charge of marketing for a major automaker, and your biggest competitor just recalled thousands of vehicles. Now customers are worried about...
Unionizing on the rise
It’s hard to miss the recent increase in union organizing activity. Every nonunion employer is vulnerable, as more employees are looking for opportunities or...
The key to confidence
A group was hiking through the mountains when they found themselves engulfed by smoke from a forest fire. The smoke obscured all landmarks. They...
The plus side of mistakes
A college basketball coach was reflecting on his team’s 115-57 loss during his postgame press conference and said, “I think the whole game hinged...
Cyber Sessions: RIBridges should be a wake-up call for everyone
(Editor’s note: This is the 29th installment of a monthly column on the growing number of cyberthreats facing businesses of all sizes and what...
How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership
Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities – from building transit networks to running schools – and sometimes they can use a little help....
Business Bestsellers
Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune By Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe The authors chronicle the lives of the Astors and explore what...
The power of perspective
Rushing to work at a hospital, a nurse was driving too fast and failed to stop for a stoplight. A policeman caught up with...
The importance of education
We can’t put enough of a premium on the importance of education. Education can help avoid the high price we pay for experience. It’s...