Veterans Affairs management is evolving - but for the better?

If there’s been a worse example of a management crisis over the past few years, it’s tough to think of one that got worse press than the mess at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The agency helps at least nine million veterans at more than 1,700 locations … but the time it took to get services created a host of issues for both administrators and the veterans they sought to serve. Investigations were conducted and most concluded the major issue could be blamed on inept or sloppy middle management. There was a serious leadership problem at the VA, and there didn’t seem to be anyone willing to take responsibility for the mess and get it cleaned up and working properly.

Hatchimals make for the “it” toy this season

There’s no doubt, aside from the hard to find NES Classic Edition, the “must have” toy of this holiday season had to be Hatchimals. If you don’t have kids or yours are some of the few who haven’t been begging for them for months, picture a friendlier version of a Furby hatching out of a giant bird’s egg.

Simpsons continues to describe and define culture - for 30 years and counting

Were you there in the beginning? When a sketch short from a long-defunct comedy show became an American institution? Fox recently announced it would be renewing The Simpsons for a record 29th and 30th seasons. Homer, Bart and all the yellow-hued denizens of fictional Springfield will reach at least episode 669, making it far and away the longest-running weekly episodic program, outpacing even Gunsmoke, which ran 635 before the Marshal fired his final shot.

Is Megyn Kelly officially the new face at FOX?

No matter what happens in the election on November 8, the odds are there will be big changes at Fox News. Perhaps no network has both exemplified and suffered from the divide in the GOP and its base during this election season than the network that has been pro-Republican for decades.

How to Ignite Any Audience

 

One of the most important aspects of any leadership position is effective public speaking. Whether you address your team in one office or thousands at a conference, you need to actively engage your audience, hold their attention, and deliver your message. There is not one single strategy for doing this. There are many different angles and elements you must master to become an effective speaker.

4 Questions All CEOs Must Answer

Business is changing. Modern management has additional demands that management in prior decades did not require. You still have to meet quotas, make profits, and keep stockholders happy, but you also have to deal with a communication network and digital operation that has shrunk the globe and created multiple new and different metrics and challenges.

Vince Neil guilty of battery

Throughout the 80s, during the heyday of Hair Metal, no band defined hard rock excess quite like Motley Crue. The band was notorious on the road for drug-fueled debauchery and headline-grabbing shenanigans. Sometimes, they went a bit too far.

The Best Real Estate Apps For 2017

There is a question among real estate brokers and homebuyers alike. What are the best mobile real estate apps for the upcoming year? After some extensive research, we are able to answer that question, sifting through obsolete apps so that you don’t have to.

Hey manager, it’s time to be more effective

As a manager at any level in just about any industry, you know what it feels like to have more to do than you have time to do it. The ability to stretch or create more time is a skill most managers learn just to be able to cope with their job requirements. But what would you say if I told you that you could actually learn how to be even more effective with your time. That you could really take each and every hour of the day and make it work more for you? You can, and here are some ways you can make that happen.

Netflix CEO weighs in on POTUS race

Many prominent business people and CEOs have come out in support of one or the other major party presidential candidates. Some use it for their own PR, others are used by news agencies for the recognition their names bring to headlines. Some, like Apple’s Tim Cook or Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, may be doing a bit of both.

SCOTUS to rule on “offensive” trademarks

For years now there’s been a popular movement gaining furor just beneath the headlines.

Lester Holt puts NBC in the spotlight

These days, the battle for “eyes on” your content is fragmented so much that even the traditional Big Three Networks are desperate for ratings to control the narrative and satisfy their advertisers. In a 24-7 news consumer culture, the networks and their personalities are becoming as much a part of the story as the candidates themselves.

Feldman marching ahead after rough Today Show appearance

He was the darling child actor in the early 80s who became part of a duo of Teen Beat heartthrobs in the late 80s and early 90s … but a recent appearance on The Today Show has many people wondering “what happened to Corey Feldman.”

Self-driving semis? It’s happening

Self-driving semi trucks. Tons of trucks laden with tons of cargo barreling down the road with nothing but a computer behind the wheel. Is it a terrifying science fiction nightmare or the most obvious technological advancement in decades? Driverless car entrepreneurs are betting on the latter.

Brexit's Possible Impact on the Housing Market Overseas

It wasn't only the population of Europe sent into a tizzy over Britain's referendum: Real-estate shoppers have found themselves in unfamiliar territory as well, often wondering if they're taking full advantage of the new future of what was once one of our largest trading partners, the E.U.

First Time Managing People? Don’t Panic - Thrive!

Running a company and chasing a dream can be one of the most exhilarating and awe-inducing experiences there is. Then you have to deal with people.

Russian Jet Battles Boeing

When you think of battles between Russian and American jets, the images called to mind are dogfights between F-Class and MiG series jets above the skies of countless countries and on just about every movie screen in the 1980s. But, while the two countries still have frosty diplomatic relations at times, the Cold War is largely over, and those days are fast becoming history.

Gawker on the Chopping Block after Hogan Verdict

From the moment it was passed down, that massive judgment against gossip site Gawker was being called a death knell for the company. They had gone up against Hulk Hogan and found themselves on the receiving end of a big leg drop worth more than $140 million.