By Geri Stengel, Contributor

Recently, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer stirred controversy by ditching the company’s telecommuting policy and requiring employees to report to the office. While many have criticized her decision because it disproportionately affects working mothers, others believe it may save the struggling tech company from obsolescence. To them, Mayer’s decision is justified if it will help Yahoo’s bottom line. …read more
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By Paul B. Brown, Contributor

Recently, we discussed how to spot an opportunity and we saw that it boiled down to finding ways to compete differently. …read more
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By Erika Andersen, Contributor

Recently my husband and I were talking about the human will to mastery.  The conversation started as a discussion of the attraction people have toward precision tools as they advance in a craft.  For instance, I was noting how, as I get deeper and deeper into my knitting hobby, I get pickier about the needles I use, and I find I’m accumulating a variety of little tools (row counters, cable needles, stitch holders, needle sizers) that I didn’t even know about – and wouldn’t have understood the use of – when I was starting out. …read more
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By Victoria Pynchon, Contributor

Recently, legal practice expert, Jordan Furlong of Law.21, called women leaving BigLaw (the AmLaw200) a good thing. In his article Why Women Leave Law Firms and When They’ll Return, Furlong wrote that none of us should be surprised that women “abandon” these firms “in droves.” …read more
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By Will Burns, Contributor

Recently, I wrote on Forbes.com about several brands who were great examples of “channeling the brand” in my post, “Don’t Just Brand The Channel – Channel The Brand.” In condensed form, I’m a big believer that a well-articulated, meaningful, potent brand idea will tell you where it wants to go and what it wants to do in the marketplace. …read more
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By Carol Pinchefsky, Contributor

Recently, I was fortunate enough to have spent a few hours playing BioShock: Infinite (B:I), the upcoming Irrational Games FPS. I only played for three hours out of what is likely dozens, and I barely scratched the surface of Columbia, the city in the sky. After only three hours. I predict B:I will land on every “top five games of 2013” list, including mine. …read more
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