This heat wave is going to make you — and the rest of America — less productive, by as much as 28%Business Insider - Andy KierszFrom the Great Plains to the Eastern Seaboard, a heat wave has been rolling over much of the US, with temperatures set to eclipse 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the East Coast and 110 degrees in the Midwest
Storytelling The ultimate guide to nailing a sales pitch that closes the deal every timeBusiness InsiderAlthough I run my own business, I spent years resisting anything to do with sales. I'm a creative type, I told myself. I traffic in ideas and insights. Sales pitches felt icky and vulgar. I always felt
Schadenfreude 10 things to try before you're 30Business Insider - Shana LebowitzYour young-adult years will slip through your fingers before you know it. It shouldn't depress you — it should empower you to take charge of your life and pursue your dreams. To help you get started, checked
Employment From social taboos to long paid holidays, here's what it's like getting fired in 6 different countriesBusiness Insider - Allana AkhtarAs depicted by George Clooney in " Up in the Air," American company managers or execs typically meet with their employees to tell them they must leave before giving them just a few hours to pack their
Venture Capital How to best memorize your pitch and bring in millionsBusiness Insider - Sherin Shibu, Shana LebowitzHenry Ward has raised a total of $448 million for his equity management firm, Carta. Even though Ward's work is emphatically digital, he relied on an analog technique to help raise his first $8 million.
Alaska The most and least dangerous states to work, from Alaska to Rhode IslandBusiness Insider - Andy KierszSome jobs are more dangerous than others, and states with lots of dangerous jobs have more workplace deaths. Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases their counts of the number of fatal injuries
Social Skills 7 easy ways to stop being socially awkwardBusiness Insider - Shana Lebowitz, Allana AkhtarYou go to hug someone, but they're trying to shake your hand, so you end up backslapping them from a foot away. Your date asks whether you prefer vanilla or chocolate ice cream, and for some reason you
Employment How a guy quit his job and made a 6-figure income working for himselfBusiness InsiderWant to start your own business but worried about taking an income hit? Many freelancers and small business owners ultimately make a lot more than they did in a traditional job. In some cases — such as
Credit Cards A bank account for your side hustle might seem like overkill, but it's a smart move you'll be glad you madeBusiness Insider - Eric RosenbergIf you earn money on the side, you are part of a growing community of side hustlers who bring in income outside of their main job. I started writing online as a side hustle in 2008, and eight years later
Karamo Brown 'Queer Eye' star Karamo Brown talks career and personal successBusiness Insider - Allana AkhtarThe Netflix star and social worker opened up to Business Insider about his biggest career setback, which ended up turning into a personal win: getting told no to an audition for "Queer Eye." By the time
CEOs The 45 most beloved CEOs in America, according to employeesBusiness Insider - Erin McDowellGlassdoor just released its rankings for the most popular CEOs of 2019, and you might be surprised at who did — and didn't — make the cut. While high-profile CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg dropped down the
How much money do people who work in hospitals make?Business Insider - Ivan De Luce, Emma CourtAccording to a Bloomberg report citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), four out of the top five highest-paid jobs in the US are in the medical field, with physicians, surgeons, and general
Bell Canada 10 quotes from ancient philosophers show they figured life out 2,000 years agoBusiness Insider - Drake Baer, Tech InsiderModern homo sapiens have been around for about 200,000 years. For about 2,500 years, we've had philosophers, sages, and deep thinkers to help us guide (and understand!) our behaviors. Here's a highlight
Wine & Spirits 15 ways to get better at small talkBusiness Insider - Shana LebowitzBut opting out of superficial chat isn't really an option if you're ever planning on going to a conference, or a cocktail party, or really any place where there are other human beings you don't know that
From dancers to photographers and painters, here's how much 28 jobs in the art world really payBusiness Insider - Andy Kiersz, Allana AkhtarFrom musicians to artists, people making a career off their creative talents can rake in good salaries each year. Business Insider analyzed average annual salaries for 28 creative jobs using the Bureau
Angel Investing I've learned more this year than any other because of these 5 changesBusiness InsiderToday is my birthday. I've learned more in the last year than in any other year of my life. In addition to giving up alcohol permanently and publishing my guide to Feeling Good, here are some of the things
Emotional Intelligence How emotionally intelligent are you? Here are 11 smart ways to check where you stand.Business InsiderTo prepare for the workplace of the future, workers should start thinking about building up their emotional intelligence now. According to the World Economic Forum's The Future of Jobs Report 2018, emotional
Advertising There’s a deepening divide among Google workers: Those who get free meals and those who don’tBusiness Insider - Nick BastoneThere's no more free lunch at Google — at least if you're among some of the unlucky engineers who belong to the company's vast workforce of contractors and vendors. Google recently relocated a group of
Freelancing I earn $200K a year as a full-time freelancer — this is how to startBusiness InsiderI've always dreamed of having a high-profile corporate career. I knew that if I just worked hard enough, one day I'd have my name on the door of my very own corner office in some beautiful big-city high
Sanofi Sanofi Chief Digital Officer Ameet Nathwani: pitfalls of tech in pharmaBusiness Insider - Emma CourtAs French drugmaker Sanofi's new chief digital officer, Ameet Nathwani thinks tech like AI could help solve some of the healthcare system's biggest problems. Also top of mind for Nathwani: how it all go
Play buttonTV Series 'Undercover Billionaire' exclusive first clip from Discovery TV showBusiness Insider - Nathan McAloneIn a new show premiering August 6 on Discovery, "Undercover Billionaire" Glenn Stearns goes from his yacht to sleeping in an old pickup truck, with the goal of seeing if he can build a million-dollar from
Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs shakeup news under CEO David SolomonBusiness InsiderHere's what we know about what's going on inside of Goldman right now, from its growing digital wealth business, to shakeups in its inner ranks. Goldman Sachs is sending much less mail to potential Marcus
Microsoft Microsoft's Krysta Svore says people can learn quantum computing nowBusiness Insider - Rosalie ChanRight now, the US has a limited talent pool of quantum computing experts. But, as Silicon Valley gears up for what it expects to be a huge revolution in supercomputing, Microsoft has big plans to start
Feminism A Facebook and Google veteran on "leaning out" and the gender gapBusiness InsiderSeveral years ago, at Google, we had to fill out a personality questionnaire for a team off-site. When we arrived at the conference room at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, Margaret from
Developed Countries 7 mind-blowing facts that show why employment in the US is the worst in the developed worldBusiness Insider - Allana AkhtarThe US federal government offers surprisingly few worker protections — especially when compared to other developed nations. Not only is the US the only industrialized country without paid parental leave,
Chewing Gum 10 'bad' habits that are actually signs you're smarter than you thinkBusiness Insider - Shana LebowitzMany of them can hurt you when taken to the extreme. But in small doses, those same "bad" habits can be part of a healthy lifestyle. As in you don't want to live like a total slob, but a desk in slight
Netflix Netflix is hiring a flight attendant for its in-house aviation crewBusiness Insider - Ashley RodriguezIf the lobby of Netflix's Los Angeles headquarters is one of the places to see and be seen in Hollywood, then the global-TV company's jets must be one of the hottest spots in the skies. You have an opportunity
Employment 37 jobs that could be decimated by 2026Business Insider - Rachel Gillett, Andy Kiersz, Ivan De LuceAs technology and globalization continue to change the US economy, the workforce of 2026 will look much different than it does now. Every two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes projections
