https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us "Oh great, a 10-hour airport layover," said no-one. Ever. Or, maybe they did. With more airports trying to reinvent themselves as places to visit and relax in rather than just endure, "transit" is becoming less of a dirty word. But how pleasant can an airport actually be?... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/3661 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 04:46:42 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/3661-what-are-the-world-s-best-and-worst-airports-for-2016 Two years ago, Jessica Santana left her six-figure, management track job at a top global accounting firm to teach New York City teenagers how to code. After graduating from college with degrees in business and technology, Santana had jumped right into the accounting and technology world, working in... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/3540 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:21:14 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/3540-i-left-my-six-figure-job-to-start-a-non-profit The organizations that survive in the coming decades will be those that are capable of change as fast as change itself. Today, few organizations seem to be able to out-run change for more than a few years at a time. To build organizations that are adaptable at their core, we will need to rework every management process so it enables, rather than frustrates, breakthrough thinking and relentless experimentation. Innovation will need to become instinctual and intrinsic. The notion of the economically dependent, easily biddable "employee" will have to be ditched. The goal:... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1260 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:47:12 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1260-why-bureaucracy-must-die The job market is finally looking brighter: Recruiters are circling, pay is climbing and companies are scrambling to keep their best employees from leaving. Tempted by the prospect of landing a better gig, 85% of the workforce is looking for a job or interested in talking with recruiters, according to a survey released Tuesday by LinkedIn. That even includes people who are "satisfied" with their jobs. If you don't want to lose talented employees, here's how to keep them happy and engaged... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1259 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:30:55 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1259-how-to-tame-your-workers-wandering-eye "I admit that I secretly crave attention so I lie that I have ulcers and that I have gotten surgery on my knees." "I'm quitting in May and will drive across the country." "Sometimes I secretly wish I would catch my bf cheating just so I'd have a legit reason to break up with him." These are just a few of the confidential posts on a growing number of social apps that encourage nameless users to post anonymous confessions, gripes and gossip. These networks,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1193 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:47:55 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1193-anonymous-social-apps-provide-forum-for-gripes-gossip Whispering Gossip When you're a city's "Communicator of the Year" and have hailed yourself as a "passionate advocate" for job-seekers, you probably ought not blast one of those job-seekers in a snide, dismissive e-mail. Because the Internet hates that sort of thing. But that's what's happened to Kelly Blazek,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1192 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 05:28:28 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1192-nasty-linkedin-rejection-goes-viral Kim Komando, America's Digital Goddess, shares how you too can have cool tools like Batman... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/621 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:51 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/621-video-the-world-s-most-expensive-tech-gadgets