Spreading the techniques, flavors and culinary excellence to the lunch hour five days a week, Eliot Wexler’s Nocawich is not to be missed. This quick-fix lunch spot conjures up much of the greatness that Noca by night is known for. Dubbed by many as “the best sandwich place,” its menu and location are making Nocawich a hot spot. With its selection of sandwiches, soups, … [More]
iPad App-cessories: Tools to Build Business
Forget the games and Web surfing and use that tablet for business. The popular iPad is the platform for these great business tools, heightening productivity everywhere business or leisure calls. Desktop Connect Go To My PC (or iPad in this case) is an app that allows connection to a desktop computer and all that appears there. See files and programs, and do business … [More]
Global Tilt
Ram Charan has spent more time than anyone else on the ground observing and analyzing the tilt, or the power shift, of the global economy. Here, he gives business leaders the tools to detect trends that cut across not just industries but also countries, rethink the economic and business principles they rely on, and adapt to the speed of innovation and unprecedented needs of the … [More]
Global Dexterity
Being a global worker and a true “citizen of the world” today goes beyond merely acknowledging cultural differences. It means being able to adapt one’s behavior to conform to new cultural contexts without losing one’s authentic self in the process. Not only is this difficult, it’s a frightening prospect for most people and something completely outside their comfort zone. But … [More]
China’s Silent Army
This is the first book to examine the unprecedented growth of China’s economic investment in the developing world, its impact at the local level, and a rare hands-on picture of the role of ordinary Chinese in the juggernaut that is China, Inc. Beijing-based journalists Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araújo crisscrossed the globe from 2009 to 2011 to investigate how the … [More]
Feedback: March 2013
Question: A centerpiece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is wellness care. Employers have long recognized the positive impact of healthy employees on their bottom line, as healthy employees are more productive. Wellness is now gaining traction for its potential to decrease health insurance premiums. How is wellness care impacting your business? Lynn … [More]
Employers Benefit from Wellness Plans and Consumer Accountability
“An employer is making a serious mistake to not offer wellness, whether or not he offers a benefits plan,” says Bill Weaver, managing partner of Focus Benefits Group. To be sure, there is an impact on workers’ compensation, but an employee’s wellness also affects his or her job performance, and Weaver observes the concept goes beyond just not having a cold to encompass overall … [More]
