Author: Kassidy Acker Interviewer: Hannah Laudie   Diversity in the workplace is a huge priority for today’s corporations. It is no secret that by fostering a diverse workplace, the business will have a variety of perspectives, creativity, and a greater global impact.  Organizations with diverse and inclusive cultures are six times more likely to be innovative, six times more likely to anticipate change and respond … Continue reading Religion in the Workplace: Inclusion, Freedom, and Morale

Katherine Wright (Electrical Engineering Student) on Perfectionism from 7/27/20   By Abbie Anderson   “One student scored between 48 and 52 percent. It was you.”   No BYU student wants to see this message. For many BYU students it is a familiar one, though—seen while hovering the cursor over the lowest bar in the histogram showing the grade distribution of a recent exam on Learning … Continue reading Podcast Review: Katherine Wright on Perfectionism

The Extreme Side of Business             This book will leave you wanting more. In their novel “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win”, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin recount their first-hand leadership experiences as Navy Seal during the conflict in Iraq following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In these high-pressure situations on the battlefield, a leader’s decision often determines the outcome … Continue reading Book Review: Extreme Ownership

Louis J. Glickman fue un inversionista inmobiliario de Nueva York que dijo: «La mejor inversión de la Tierra es la tierra».[1] Hay pocas cosas en este mundo cuyo valor sigue aumentando con el paso del tiempo: el oro y la tierra. Ser propietario de una casa puede parecer abrumador para mucha gente, el estrés de arreglar y mantener las cosas puede parecer una pérdida de … Continue reading Bienes y Raices

By Bryn Greenhalgh Congrats! You’re a new college graduate eyeing your dream job. Your résumé is impressive, albeit a bit wordy. And you’re confident you can step up your email game. But even with your innate interviewing talent, your job offers have been less than thrilling lately. Now more than ever, you’re ready to enter the workforce and prove your worth. What could be missing? … Continue reading Why Good Grammar Remains Relevant (& Why the Workforce Needs Better Writers)

Gabrielle E. Gordon   According to the Harvard Business Review, 58% of employees trust strangers more than their bosses.[1] In a corporate leadership sense, keeping up with the Joneses has caused leaders across companies to lose authenticity. Vulnerability is a vital leadership trait that increases company trust and profitability. Leaders can increase in vulnerability as they delegate authority, express emotion, and share mistakes.   Trust … Continue reading Vulnerable Leadership: Breaking Down Walls to Build Up Firms

By Tanner Stanford   “I will teach you to be rich.” Those seven words would intrigue anyone. Some people may be skeptical of this statement, but that skepticism would likely preclude their learning how to better manage their personal finances. Ramit Sethi, author of the book with this title and the “New Finance Guru” as proclaimed by FORTUNE, does not give secret stock tips or … Continue reading Book Review: I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

By Madeleine Pitcher   Improving Intrinsic Motivation in the Workplace By Madeleine Pitcher Interested in motivation, Rochester experimental psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan conducted a study using a Soma puzzle cube. College students participating in the study were divided into two groups and placed into a room with the Soma cube and magazines. Each group was instructed to solve the Soma cube, but only … Continue reading Improving Intrinsic Motivation in the Workplace

By Jamie LeSueur   Every episode of Measuring Success Right answers the thematic question “How do you measure success?” but no answer has been so applicable to the times as Mary Lake’s. In this episode, former BYU volleyball player and Marriott School of Business graduate Mary Lake explains the key to perpetual success. Her advice is highly relevant to today, especially with the current COVID-19 … Continue reading Podcast Review: Mary Lake, Growth and Getting out of Your Comfort Zone

Jargon that will keep you going through the year By Kenzie Koehle   1 INTRINSIC MOTIVATION When someone is “intrinsically motivated,” it means they are encouraged and even willing to fulfill a certain activity due to finding interest in the activity itself. Comparatively, being “extrinsically motivated” means there’s no enjoyment tied to the activity and thus needs to be found elsewhere.1   2 DATA PROCESSING … Continue reading Buzzwords

Por José Polanco   ¿Alguna vez alguien te ha preguntado, qué quieres ser cuando seas grande? Esta es una de las preguntas más comunes en la humanidad. Por un lado, muchas personas no tienen idea de lo que quieren hacer; sin embargo, tienen muy claro lo que quieren estudiar y se esfuerzan por algún día lograr obtener el empleo que siempre soñaron. Por el otro … Continue reading ¿Empleado Estrella, Emprendedor o Ambos?

By Jared M. Richardson “The worst student we had, the worst I have ever encountered, was in his life outside the classroom as mature, intelligent, and interesting a person as anyone at the school. What went wrong? . . . Somewhere along the line, his intelligence became disconnected from his schooling.”1   Contrary to prevalent 20th-century beliefs, educator John Holt found that intelligence is not … Continue reading Maximizing Situational Intelligence