How to be more appreciated by your boss Seek to understand and respect your boss' core values to be more appreciated, says Likeable Local founder and CEO Dave Kerpen. "Think like your manager and you will reap the benefits of getting your way when you need it most," he says. Business Insider (3/9)Eliminating risk is impossible, so stop trying Professionals take on more risk than they realize when they show a bias toward the status quo with their career decisions, writes Karen Firestone, CEO of Aureus Asset Management. "We need to acknowledge and fearlessly accept the potential presence of unanticipated shifts in our companies, markets, technologies, and even relationships," she writes. Harvard Business Review online (tiered subscription model) (3/11)
Making the Connection
Give your public speaking some punch Gary Vaynerchuk prepares for speeches in part by imagining himself punching every single audience member in the face. He believes public speaking requires an aggressive determination to drive your message home. Vaynerchuk is "determined to send them away with a powerful message ringing in their ears. I'm like a boxer in a crazy zone before the fight." Fast Company online (3/7)
Thursday was the first day of a National Labor Relations Board trial to determine whether a unit of McDonald's Corp. should be subject to joint-employer status with regard to employees at franchise locations. The NLRB says McDonald's controls its franchisees to such a degree that the company is liable for labor-law violations by franchisees. Reuters (3/10)
Your Next Challenge
Check these information sources before a job interview Browse press releases from the company you're applying to before heading into an interview, Karsten Strauss writes. Also, use Glassdoor and LinkedIn to research the company's leaders and visit the "about us" section of the company's website to get a sense of its mission. Forbes (3/11)
How much paper would it take to print Wikipedia? For an installation at Arizona State University, artist Michael Mandiberg has printed every English page of Wikipedia -- an effort that, using an on-demand printing service, would cost more than $600,000. Mandiberg used about 5 million pages to complete the project. Slate (3/10)
