Google Co-Founder's Surprising War on Multitasking

Google co-founder Larry Page is set to take over as CEO of Google when Eric Schmidt steps down on April 4th. He's already started instituting some changes to streamline bureaucracy in an attempt to help the massive company return to its startup roots. And according to the Wall Street Journal, Page doesn't want…
Crack Dealer Gave Motivational Speeches from Prison
Alleged crack dealer Jaquan "Jay Cash" Layne — while sitting in prison on armed-robbery charges — back in 2009 made phone calls from a Riker's Island pay phone to his lackluster sales crew in Harlem, prosecutors said yesterday according to the Post. So, how does one go about motivating a group of less-than-motivated…
Did 30 Rock Unwittingly Make the Most Genius Suggestion to Solve the Late Night Debacle?
In the midst of 30 Rock's non-stop bashing of Boston, the crew revolted against Liz Lemon and NBC management's decision-making (ha!). So Liz, genius that she is, thinks of a solution that Jeff Zucker wishes he thought of first.
Yahoo's management secrets revealed
I'll give Yahoo's culture this much: It is democratic and egalitarian, treating all employees equally. Equally like children. Yahoo's "start wearing purple" campaign was a clue — really, where do you see adults wearing purple, outside of a science-fiction convention? But I didn't realize how institutional the…
Unwise promises
Whether you think Scribd, often billed as the YouTube of documents, is brilliant technology, overvalued hype, or in for copyright disputes, you have to question the wisdom displayed in their recent call for new employees:
