I recently interviewed a prospective Fool and, as expected, we dug into his past experiences. Like a lot of young, successful people, he had completed several internships. One in particular jumped out to me. The candidate had a passion for sports and had interned with a Major League Baseball team. The internship was unpaid, so […]
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Create a Better Workplace by Breaking the Rules
October 29, 2012 
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When my son was eight years old and in the 2nd grade, he mentioned to me that he sometimes pretended to have to go to the bathroom at school. This was curious to me. As I probed further, he revealed that sometimes he needed a break to be alone, breathe, and think. At school they […]
Read more You’re More Than Your Job Title
October 22, 2012 3 Comments
November is almost here and the holiday season will soon be upon us. For many people, that means weekends filled with cocktail parties. My least favorite kind of party is the one where my wife knows everyone there, and I know no one. Inevitably I end up engaged in small talk and, as it turns out, […]
Read more The Complete Manager is a Unicorn
July 30, 2012 0 Comments
Like a unicorn, the complete manager is a magical beast only seen in fairy tales. The concept is known to everyone. A great manager is and has it all; inspiration, feedback, goal setting, communication, organization, team player, individual contributor, budgeting, career guide, mentor, collaboration, visionary, pace setter, blah blah blah. And there seems to be […]
Read more 9 a.m. Start Times are Old-Fashioned
July 9, 2012 2 Comments
Last year, I attended the Wisdom 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. The conference is a convergence of enlightenment and business. There was a lot of great discussion and some very forward-thinking people doing things like embracing yoga and meditation in the workplace, something that The Fool has done for a while now. Most of the attendees […]
Read more People Don’t Like to Be Told What to Do
May 29, 2012 0 Comments
When you were a kid, wasn’t it always more fun to play the games you wanted instead of what your parents told you that you had to do? Of course it was. So why do many employers in the corporate world today still try forcing their employees to do something they know they won’t like? […]
Read more Growth in Fools without Growth in Headcount
May 21, 2012 5 Comments
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 […]
Read more NERF Wars – What, your office doesn’t have those?
April 23, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Read more April Fools’ Day is Our Foolish Holiday!
April 2, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Read more Fast Company Gives The Fool Media Love, Too!
March 12, 2012 0 Comments
Lydia Dishman from Fast Company asked some Fools about our Fool’s Errand and our vacation policy. Take a look down the page to read what they said about it all: Unlimited Vacation Doesn’t Create Slackers–It Ensures Productivity By tossing the two-week standard in favor of an honor system with unlimited time off, some companies are […]
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