Corner Office: Kip Tindell: Three Good Workers Equal One Who’s Great

This interview with Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Allison V. Smith for The New York Times Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, says that by hiring the best workers and paying well above industry average, it vastly improves productivity. ... Continue Reading

The Boss: Jana Skewes, Keeping Track for Millions of Patients

MY father owned several furniture stores, including one in Hollidaysburg, Pa., our hometown. He worked seven days a week, but my two brothers and sister and I always knew that we were the most important thing to him. Jana Skewes Chief executive, Shared Health, Chattanooga, Tenn. AGE 46 FAVORITE ACTIVITY Playing piano, ... Continue Reading

Career Couch: When Office Colleagues Have Conflicts

Q. You recently had a big argument with a co-worker. Though you managed to end it, you still feel uncomfortable around this person. Should you try to discuss it or pretend it never happened? Chris Reed A. If, after a few days, your co-worker is acting as if nothing occurred, it’s probably ... Continue Reading

Creating a Fantasy Realm: Part 3: Landscape

Your World: Landscape For many fantasy stories the landscape plays a major role. If it looks like earth, you will have a mixed set of realms in your world: deserts, swamps, forests, fields, jungles, seasons, warm, cold, everything all mixed  together on one planet. With a world similar to Earth’s you ... Continue Reading

What More Asian Preteen Models Should Know to Be Successful

Asian preteen models should know more if they want to win in the game of professional modeling. This is because modeling is a highly competitive field and it requires excellent grooming and sophistication in the art and  science of the show business. Asian region is developing one and hence the aspiring ... Continue Reading

Teach First aims for top of the class

Teach First aims to encourage graduates to teach in schools in deprived communities. Photograph: Image Source/Rex Features They say those who can, teach; or at least that’s the catchphrase the government has long been using to entice graduates into the profession. But despite the fact that teaching has been presented as ... Continue Reading

How business can learn from great leaders in history

Abraham Lincoln tackled the issue of slavery as it threatened to tear America apart. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters History is filled with the achievements of great leaders, but what were they so good at, and how did they achieve the things that made them great? The short answer is: they were good at ... Continue Reading

How To Coach Effectively

You often see it in the workplace — people who are so full of potential but are either too tired or too detached to push themselves to aim for advancement. As someone tasked to manage people, you could help motivate them through effective coaching. Here are some tips to help ... Continue Reading

How To Pick the Perfect Photographer

There are moments and occasions in life that are so special, you just want to capture them on film. Get a photographer for those special times to ensure you get the best pictures. There are many photographers today and their services are not as expensive as they used to be. Determine ... Continue Reading

The Dilemma of Professional Educators

Professional educators, those whose work life is to be employees of a public or private educational organization, is located at an intermediate point between two extremes. At one extreme are the “labor education ‘, on  the other are the’ mentors’. Educational workers perceive the school system as a large factory in ... Continue Reading

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