So much to do, so little time! Time management and productivity guru, David Allen takes his bestselling book, Getting Things Done, to new heights with Making It All Work. In this video, he illustrates how to gain control of your to-do list and offers tips for finding focus and perspective.
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Without a doubt, sticky notes are handy, but in many ways they're stuck in the analog world. BNET correspondent Sumi Das introduces us to Quickies, an MIT Media Lab invention that combines sticky note convenience with PC intelligence. Think smart notes that send meeting reminders and add phone numbers to your address book.
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Frank Addante is the CEO of the Rubicon Project, a company whose mission is to keep the Internet free by making it easy for web publishers to monetize their online assets. Frank takes his experience as a 5 time startup founder who has guided one of his companies to IPO and two others to sales and gives us some insight into how to create a culture on innovation.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Vice President Craig Federighi offer a look at Lion, the next version of Mac OS X. The demo shows a new feature called Mission Control, which combines the Expose, Dashboard, and Spaces applications of OS X with full-screen apps. The new operating system is due to ship in summer 2011.
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A first drive of the 2010 Prius, which is proving a big sales success in the US and (even more) in Japan.
Aptera CEO Paul B. Wilbur talks about the new Aptera electric car, scheduled to debut in October
GE's Juan de Bedout talks about the smart grid future, from kitchens to plug-in cars.
Ophir Tanz is the CEO of GumGum.com, a content licensing platform that has devised a new system for the monetization of online content. Having successfully sold 2 previous companies, Ophir talks about the living the life a serial entrepreneur.
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AeroVironment's Kristen Helsel talks about the company's approach to fast-charging EVs.
Ford's Douglas Oliver shows off the vehicle-to-grid communication device that will be used to charge its fleet of 21 Escape-based plug-in hybrid cars.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils two new versions of the MacBook Air, describing the new notebook line as what would likely result if a MacBook and an iPad "hooked up." The new design features a trackpad with Multi-Touch support, a much longer battery life, and flash storage options.
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Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, outlines a strategy for reading behavior in the moment. He says to ask two questions: how is this person approaching their environment, and what is their primary focus? By answering these, you can determine if this person is trying to direct, inspire, stabilize or regulate—and respond appropriately.
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Does a sudden chill creep up your spine when you hear the words "Office Politics"? Is there a Spy, a Bully, a Gatekeeper, or a Buck-passer dragging you down in your office? It doesn't have to be that way! Business coach, Starla Sireno provides some practical tips for keeping office politics positive in your working environment.
Every office has one - loud, rude, egotistical, two-faced, and sometimes even dangerous. Left to their own devices, an office bully can turn your livelihood into a living nightmare. Carrie Clark, co-founder of the California Healthy Workplace Advocates, who promotes anti-bullying policy throughout the country, defines what qualifies as bullying and how to stand up to a growing problem that she describes as a national "epidemic".
Ed Muzio, president and CEO of Group Harmonics, explains what drives people to perform and why uncovering motivation can improve communication and increase trust.
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Guy Kawasaki has long been a popular and respected author, blogger, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. His latest book, "Reality Check," is chock full of advice for any business person looking to outsmart, out-manage, and out-market the competition.
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At Cisco Live in San Francisco, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki, author of "Reality Check," talks about the four qualities of innovation that he believes all successful products need. They are: deep, intelligent, complete, and elegant.
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The original Cole Hardware was founded in 1959 by Dave Karp. Today, his son, Rick Karp has four stores throughout the city of San Francisco. Technology is at the heart of operations for this small business. Karp currently spends 50000 to 100000 dollars annually on IT to help optimize and grow the SMB. Correspondent Sumi Das visits the store on a busy day and talks to Karp and his IT manager Robin Miller about how he uses inventory management software and scanners to help catalogue more than 40000 items, and how theyre using analytics solutions to track revenues.
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For the first time in a nearly a year, and five months after undergoing a liver transplant, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes center stage at the companys 2009 music product launch event. Jobs thanks the Apple community and urges everyone to sign up to become an organ donor.
Even the tiniest gesture can say a lot about you. Carol Kinsey Goman, author of The Nonverbal Advantage, explains how to use body language to make a positive first impression at your next job interview. Tags
Michael Gerber, best-selling author of 'The E-Myth' talks about the secret ingredients to small business success. He says there are two important questions to ask when starting out, is the business scalable and is the business transformational.
We all represent a brand. It's the brand of you. How you talk, walk, and look reflects on that brand. Do you come across as trustworthy, confident, and competent? Or do you fail to captivate your listeners? Communications expert, Carmine Gallo tells us how to get ahead by using confident body language, appropriate attire, and strong verbal communication in the business world.
Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, is an accomplished author and Founder of Intent.com, an interactive social media wellness network that is bringing like-minded people together to share content, resources and connections to better their lives. A gifted entrepreneur, Mallika speaks of these difficult economic times as an opportunity for everyone to find or clarify their purpose in life.
In order to understand the effects of branding on the mind, branding expert and author Martin Lindstorm conducted the world's largest neuromarketing study. In this video he shares his discoveries about why we seem to be immune to cigarette health warnings, why we squeeze a lime into a bottle of Corona, and how to smash your brand into a thousand pieces and have it still be recognizable.
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BNET Editor-in-Chief Eric Schurenberg talks to "The Soul of Leadership" author Deepak Chopra about how to reveal the visionary leader inside us all. Learn what questions you need to answer to help tap your own potential and hear his take on why Apple and Nike have become such business greats.
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Michael Gerber, best-selling author of 'The E-Myth' talks about the secret to McDonalds success over the years. He says the company's founder Ray Kroc was able to create the a masterful business system that made it easy for the restaurant chain to grow.
In "The Nonverbal Advantage", Carol Kinsey Goman shows how nonverbal communication can build trust and credibility with customers, colleagues and clients -- since 93 percent of the messages you send have nothing to do with what you actually say. Learn what mirroring is, when to use a business or a social gaze, and why it's best to walk up to men and women from different angles.
Leading satirist Dr. EL Kersten, author of "The Art of Demotivation," shows how to manage three types of problem employees. Whether you're dealing with the "perpetually offended employee," the "aggrieved superstar," or the "egomaniac," the answer is simple: they need to be grateful for what they have.
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According to "The No Asshole Rule," jerks don't just sour the workplace environment -- they also cost your company money. Stanford professor and author Robert Sutton shows you how to spot an asshole, at the office or within yourself. He then walks you through the necessary steps to make your office asshole-free.
In his book, The Back Of The Napkin, author Dan Roam asserts that that everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, but that we — especially in the business world — are never encouraged to develop it. In this video, Roam shows us how anyone with a pen and a scrap of paper can exercise their imagination and work through any business problem by creating pictures.
If your company is at all established and successful, it's probably already become a bloated, uninspiring workplace, says leading satirist Dr. EL Kersten, author of "The Art of Demotivation." Here's how to take back your company by overcaffeinating your workers, limiting their contact with the outside world, and teaching them that the need for "fairness" is petty and weak.
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