The Motley Fool is a team of around 250 people. Because we are an awesome workplace most of those 250 people will tell you that they plan to work here for the rest of their lives. As a result, right now we are running with less than 2% unwanted turnover. That can create some high [...]
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Foolapalooza…It’s That Time of Year Again
May 15, 2012
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Foolapalooza. You heard it right. Foolapalooza. What the heck is that? No, it’s not a musical festival, although it does sound like one. It’s our annual business meeting. But it’s not like any other annual business meeting that you’d likely conjure up in your mind. And it’s not like any other business trip or annual [...]
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Millennials – Are They Really That Bad?
May 7, 2012
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Have you ever had those moments when you thought that you may be in the Twilight Zone, but no one else seemed to notice? That was me, sitting in the back of the room at a conference session last week, looking around, prepared to pack up my bag and leave. But I didn’t. And here’s [...]
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What a Fool Believes
April 30, 2012
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In 1997 a group of Fools sat down to write our Fool Rules, the first draft of our Fool Handbook. Individuals from across the company pitched in to write different sections, creating our vision for what life inside our office is like. This was before Netflix touted its unlimited vacation policy, and our no dress [...]
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NERF Wars – What, your office doesn’t have those?
April 23, 2012
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Are NERF wars in the office still cool? I guess really we could ask if they ever truly were. I have noticed a resurgence in our office in the recent weeks, and am reminded of the business value behind them. Yup, I said business value behind NERF wars. There certainly is no value in the act of [...]
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Keep Learning…Wherever You Go
April 16, 2012
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The proverbial “they” say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. “They” also say that one should be constantly learning and growing. At The Motley Fool, we believe a bit of both. While we know we’re a great place to work, we also know that other businesses are doing incredible things when it comes [...]
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How We Help to Make Foolish Memories
April 9, 2012
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I know you’ve heard and heard, and probably heard some more, about our culture here at The Motley Fool. Some of you may be sick of it by now, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that some of you may want more – or wonder what it really is that [...]
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April Fools’ Day is Our Foolish Holiday!
April 2, 2012
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April Fools’ Day is always a bit of a celebration around here. What company could enjoy the day more than us? We will have some fun in the office, but the most outward sign of our celebration is our April Fools’ Day joke posted on our site. This year, our joke was that our company [...]
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Q x A = E
March 26, 2012
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Quality x Acceptance = Excellence This simple formula is a reminder to socialize your ideas before you complete them. Most of us focus on quality and will work heads-down without any input whatsoever. It feels good to create a quality product; it also feels good to know that you have figured it out by yourself. Yet, [...]
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What I Learned From Improv
March 19, 2012
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After only two months of training, I stood before 150 people for my class’ first improv comedy performance. We were far more anxious that anyone in the audience might have noticed, but one thing that helped get me through was the group of Fools who came to see the show (and, admittedly, the nerve-calming margarita [...]
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- Growth in Fools without Growth in Numbers
- Foolapalooza…It’s That Time of Year Again
- Millennials – Are They Really That Bad?
- What a Fool Believes
- NERF Wars – What, your office doesn’t have those?
- Keep Learning…Wherever You Go
- Student Investing Seminar March 2
- Growth in Fools without Growth in Numbers
- Summer of Foolishness
- You Have Fun at Work? Why, Yes!
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