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Get an Exclusive Look at Uber’s New Brand Revamp
Uber has spent the past year trying to convince customers that it has put its problematic reputation in the past. And what better way to usher in a …
Advertising IndustryI AM NOT THE PERSON THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY NEEDS
The world has changed. Advertising has not. Most legacy companies are still stuck in an era long gone. We use the latest buzzwords, new age branding …
The Designer Who Changed Airbnb's Entire Strategy
At the end of 2011, Airbnb was entering hyper-growth with 13 international offices and over a million nights booked in 182 countries. But instead of popping champagne, Airbnb’s leadership enlisted Rebecca Sinclair, Head of User Experience Research and Design, to lead a nights-and-weekends …
Human-Centered DesignIt’s Time to Re-Evaluate the Role of Creativity in Transforming Businesses
For creatives of today and tomorrow, it’s time to face our own personal disruption, which is being caused by the accelerating change around us. …
How Marketers Can Connect Profit and Purpose
It takes time for a big idea to make its way into business practice. Six years ago, Harvard’s Michael Porter and FSG’s Mark Kramer made the bold statement that shared value — the idea that the purpose of a company is to achieve both shareholder profit and social purpose — would “reinvent …
CSRHow 21st century Indian rich behave in the era of technology
Five years ago, Gurgaon-based Deepak Bansal (name changed), 45, decided to shift base. The serial entrepreneur had cofounded two successful digital …
The Most Successful Brands Focus on Users — Not Buyers
What makes a brand successful in the digital age? A joint study by SAP, Siegel+Gale, and Shift Thinking suggests that digital brands don’t just do things differently; they also think differently. Where traditional brands focus on positioning their brands in the <i>minds</i> of their customers, digital …
Customer ExperienceThis Former Netflix HR Exec’s Culture-Focused Interview Questions
You can’t just hire smart people and hope for the best. These questions can help you zero in on motivated, entrepreneurial-minded team players.<p>From 2000 to 2008, I worked on the human resources team that built Netflix’s much-lauded culture, and since then I’ve assembled powerful teams from scratch …
EntrepreneurshipInside the Invisible but Influential World of Scent Branding
Scented environments have been shown to reduce typos made by office workers; improve the perception of product quality; increase purchase intent, average unit sales, and duration of a retail visit or stay among consumers; and boost the willingness of consumers to pay more for a product.<p>But from …
The blind judo stars of India
In rural India, young women with visual impairments are seizing the opportunity to learn the techniques of self-defence.<p>Their disabilities mean that they are often most at risk from physical and sexual abuse, and many are unable to leave their homes unaccompanied. By becoming able to defend …
An ancient rainforest in Kerala teaches us what we’re losing out on in our lonely cities of concrete
Rainforests, millions of years old and one of the most diverse communities on earth, are crucial for our survival.<p>It was a bright morning in late …
How air pollution increases India’s burden of disease
Delhiites are a beleaguered lot and a degree of resignation characterizes the popular response to this health crisis. Photo: Bloomberg<p>I have just …
PollutionTo avoid a C-section at the end of my pregnancy, I went from hospital to hospital
A woman’s tale of having to meet at least four doctors in a quest for a natural birth.<p>After having been married for eight years, I recently gave …
The Indian women eating with their families for the first time
<b>Meals have a way of bringing families together. As food is laid out, everyone gathers round the table, conversation flows and families bond.</b><p>But traditionally, eating together has not been encouraged in India. Men and children are fed first and only then can women sit down to eat.<p>But in millions of …
I’m A Hiring Manager—Here Are Five Questions I Always Ask Job Candidates
With the right questions, there’s a lot you can tell about a candidate in just half an hour.<p>Job interviews can be really unpleasant for interviewers and candidates alike. A 30-minute chat sandwiched between a busy hiring manager’s afternoon meetings isn’t always the best way to get to know …
Try These Resume Templates For Every Stage Of Your Career
Try these eight tips to highlight your strengths right at the top of your resume, no matter where in your career you might be.<p>You know you’re supposed to tailor your resume for every job you apply to. But while that’s true, there are a few changes you can make to your resume depending on your …
Never, Ever Take A Job Before Asking These Ten Questions
Dear Liz,<p>I quit my job yesterday. I only kept the job for seven weeks.<p>I was the Controller, reporting to the CFO. The job itself was fine.<p>My problem was the COO, who was not even my boss.<p>The COO of that company is an idiot and a bully. He made a big deal about my working hours.<p>He told me “It’s a …
Career DevelopmentElectric cars could breach Maruti Suzuki fortress
PM Narendra Modi’s think-tank Niti Aayog in May published a detailed plan showing that the country could get electric up to 44% of all vehicles by …
NITI AayogTired Of Tossing Your Phone Every Few Years? This Startup Has A Solution
The Remakery doesn’t just repair stuff. It teaches people to repair stuff.<p>It’s often more expensive to get a gadget or piece of clothing fixed than it is to simply buy a new one. This phenomenon is partially due to companies designing products so that consumers are incentivized to buy new rather …
Calling your husband by name for the first time
<b>Millions of Indian women have never used their husband's name - it's a way of showing their respect for him. The tradition is strictly observed in rural areas, though much less so in cities. Now, however, some campaigners are urging women in villages to give it up too.</b><p>What's in a name? A lot, if …
The Most Crucial Design Job Of The Future
What is a data ethnographer, and why is it poised to become so important?<p>If artificial intelligence has any hope of expanding our understanding of the world, rather than simply reflecting old biases, it needs radical transparency. What does that mean? In part, it’s about giving consumers access to …
Strategic Choices Need to Be Made Simultaneously, Not Sequentially
The CEO of a large Australian company called me to relay a particular strategy development problem his firm was facing, and ask for my advice. The company was an eager user of my “cascading choices” framework for strategy that I have used for decades and written about extensively, most prominently …
Liberal Arts Majors Are the Future of the Tech Industry
Alexei Vella<p>College students who major in the humanities always get asked a certain question. They’re asked it so often—and by so many people—that it should come printed on their diplomas. That question, posed by friends, career counselors, and family, is “What are you planning to do with your …
Tech IndustryHow Corporate Values Get Hijacked and Misused
Leaders know company value statements often become nothing more than cosmetic window dressing. What appears less common is their understanding of the destructive consequences of allowing that to happen. They reflexively grasp for the culture lever, assuming the act of crafting and publishing a set …
LinkedIn Data Reveals The Hottest Companies To Work For Right Now
Americans want to work for big companies with better benefits and work/life balance.<p>Thanks to plenty of research, we know that more than half of American workers are burned out or just not into their jobs and would happily jump ship to work at a company with a better culture (and a bigger …
How Stay-at-Home Parents Can Transition Back to Work
The vast majority of people who take time off to raise children (or other caregiving work) would ultimately like to return to the workplace. But transitioning back isn’t so easy. Research by the Center for Talent Innovation shows that only 73% of highly qualified women who wanted to return to work …
The Fatal Interview Mistake 90% Of Job Seekers Make
Dear Liz,<p>I’m job-hunting and I’m getting very frustrated. I can get job interviews without much trouble.<p>When I had three interviews lined up in a two-week period last month I thought “I won’t be unemployed for much longer!”<p>I had the three interviews and I haven’t heard anything back. All three …
To Ace Your Job Interview, Get into Character and Rehearse
You’ve landed an interview for the job of your dreams. You’re ideally suited for the position, and your resume is bulletproof. You’ve researched the company, the culture, the job, and the person who will be interviewing you. (Thank you, LinkedIn.) You’ve got your answers ready and selling points …