Imagine you’re an HR professional who’s just gotten a great job. You’re now in the top Human Resources role for a fast-growing public company whose success has been said to rival even Facebook. Its market valuation is almost $51 billion dollars, encompassing 311 cities within 58 different countries. The company is already prevalent in the…
Many who grew up in the 1970’s will remember the television series “The Six Million Dollar Man.” The narration sets the stage for the stories to come: Steve Austin, astronaut, was severely injured in an aviation accident. However, the injuries to his legs, right arm and left eye were repaired with in a cutting-edge $6M…
Anyone who is a fan of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Talking Heads fan will likely remember their song “Cities.” Originally included on the 1979 album “Fear of Music,” it later appeared in the concert movie “Stop Making Sense.” The song not unexpectedly namechecks lots of cities—London (and perhaps not England’s version—it’s described…
Anyone who’s seen the movie “Best in Show” has an insight into the lengths to which dog owners will go to show off their prized pet. But why? Sure, there’s money involved—the price for show-winning dog semen can easily reach $2000.00, with stud fees also in the thousands of dollars. But considering it takes an…