The term innovation drums up images of world-changing ideas or inventions. Certainly we at The Fool want to change the world, but innovation is more about making everything better every day and embracing change. It’s constantly searching for ways to “Top It!” We want Fools to relentlessly search for better solutions and try new things. […]
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Does Your Company Have Core Values to Live By?
March 25, 2013 
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Wow! You actually opened a post with the title “core values?” I’m a little surprised. Many people look at “core values” and roll their eyes. After all, most companies have them and they are generally very nice, very aspirational…and very stale. You can imagine that they were created by a strange consultant with trendy glasses, […]
Read more Set Aside a Day for Financial Planning
March 7, 2013 0 Comments
Last week, The Fool held a company-wide financial health day. Fools had the opportunity to attend classes on subjects like retirement planning and negotiating, and could meet one-on-one with our in-house financial planner, Robert Brokamp. Robert blogs for Get Rich Slowly, and wrote a post about how your company can encourage employees to take a […]
Read more Encourage Employees to Take Much-Needed Vacations
February 25, 2013 3 Comments
At The Fool we have a “take what you need” vacation policy. When we need a sick day, an extra day to get over jet lag, or to travel on off-peak days, no one in HR is counting our vacation time as long as we get our job done. And that line blurs even more […]
Read more Make Saving for Retirement Fun and Easy
February 19, 2013 1 Comment
When you’re an adult, you get to do awesome things, like occasionally eating ice cream for dinner. But with that freedom comes responsibility – paying taxes, taking out the trash, and saving for retirement. And you should save for retirement! Every ten years you wait to start can cut your potential future nest egg by […]
Read more There’s No Perfect Job Candidate, But There Are Foolish Ones!
February 4, 2013 2 Comments
People applying to jobs often go through the string of questions: Did I go to the right school? Did I pick the right major? Did I do the right internships? Does my resume have enough details of what I do? Is my resume too long/too short? Does my cover letter summarize how I can do […]
Read more Inexpensive Employee Benefits: Boost Your Culture for $3 per Employee
January 28, 2013 0 Comments
By Tamsin Green Office Dynamo A great office culture doesn’t require millions of dollars (or a slide in the middle of the office). What it does require is a focus on the employee and a commitment to infusing fun into the work day. Here are a few ways to brighten employees’ days for minimal cost. […]
Read more It’s Time to Stop Workplace Bullying
December 31, 2012 3 Comments
I read quite a few blogs on management and hiring practices (kudos to my favorite, Ask A Manager), and recently I fell down the rabbit hole of clicking links to related articles at the bottom of a post. That’s how I came to learn about the Workplace Bullying Institute (or WBI), “the first and only […]
Read more More Tips on Standing Out in a Sea of Job Candidates
November 19, 2012 0 Comments
I wrote a post last January that generated a lot of traffic – tips on how to get your job applications to stand out. It seems a lot of you are here (rightly so!) to learn about career opportunities and how to get them. Since then, I’ve read through countless more applications and made lots […]
Read more Create a Better Workplace by Breaking the Rules
October 29, 2012 1 Comment
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 […]
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