The best albums of 2012, why you should quit your day job in 2013, the power of kindness, letting employees choose their own team-building events, keen business cards, the power of boomers, a win for interns, rebranding pros never say die… This week’s notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps:
1. Quit your day job: In case you needed a reason to quit your day job to focus on your business, James Altucher, hedge fund manager and entrepreneur gives you 10. (Altucher Confidential)
2. Embrace The Mozart Effect: Few things can promote happiness, creativity and learning like music. Take some time to explore Rolling Stone magazine’s top 50 albums of 2012. It could change your life — or at least lighten your mood. (Rolling Stone)
3. Kindness is never wasted: Sir Richard Branson tells a sublime story about generosity and love, and how small acts of kindness can change the world. (Richard’s Blog)
4. Teambuilding, ugh! Employee bonding events can be as arduous for the planner as it is for the participants. Inges Geerdens, founder of CVWarehouse shares her troubles with teambuilding and how getting her employees involved led to success. (Linkedin Today)
5. Long live business cards: In todays digital world, business cards may seem like relics of a time when millionaires didn’t wear hoodies. But with a little science and creativity you can turn this memento into a lasting impression and a business contact into a client. (Marketing Profs)
6. The most valuable generation: As they account for 50 percent of all consumer spending, if you aren’t on board with baby boomers, you should be. (The Ad Contrarian)
7. Technology that just changed the world: Ever heard of a Graphine supercapacitor? This carbon-based material would do away with the inefficient and toxic lithium batteries used today and replace them with a super efficient biodegradable alternative. This fascinating video takes you into the lab of Richard Kaner at UCLA as he explains this revolutionary invention. (Txchnologist)
8. Interns win battle for minimum wage: Former media exec Steve Cohen explains why a class-action lawsuit for minimum wage isn’t a win for future interns. An interesting look into the gray area of employment in the U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
9. Roll with the punches: Big name brands are experts at rebranding their products. After complaints and bad press surrounding high sugar content in Glacéau Vitamin Water (owned by Coca-Cola) the company was forced to tweak and rebrand the popular drink. Here’s a look at the effort. (Brand Republic)
10. You can’t control time: There are 24 hours in a day and you’ll never get a second more, so instead of trying to create more time, try creating more energy. Here are seven tips for managing your human energy and getting more productivity out of the day. (Duct Tape Marketing)
