Polly LaBarre, co-author of Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win and co-founder of Fast Company magazine, delivered the opening keynote address, Saturday, July 26, at VenueConnect 2014. LaBarre challenged the attendees to ask themselves how they can create po

As more people continue working well into their 70s and 80s, the workplace becomes a multi-generational melting ground. Myths get mixed up with realities, and people start making assumptions about co-workers based on age. One group that’s received the most blunt assumptions abou

Breaking a promise is the worst. So is exceeding it. According to new research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, no one cares if you exceed a promise. “I think there are two implications to keep in mind, both in our professional and personal lives. First,

The cost of losing an employee and hiring and training a new one can reach thousands of dollars (various findings in various studies). It makes sense, then, that companies would rehire a former worker in order to offset some of these costs. Two studies from the University of Illinois

You may have been told more than once to stand up straight. Well, if you’re seeking to make a big-picture decision, then you should take that command to heart. A new study by Pankaj Aggarwal and Min Zhao, professors at the University of Toronto Scarborough and the Rotman School