Why Good Grammar Remains Relevant (& Why the Workforce Needs Better Writers)

By Bryn Greenhalgh Congrats! You’re a new college graduate eyeing your dream job. Your rĂ©sumĂ© 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)

A Recipe for Success in Microenterprises

By Rebecca Rasmussen   Did you know that in 2014, according to the Association of Enterprise Opportunity, microenterprises constituted 92% of all companies in the United States?1   U.S. Companies (Green) Microenterprises     (Blue) Other Companies Since then, the number of microenterprises has continued to increase, largely because of specialty websites like Etsy and Amazon Handmade. According to E. Mitchell Church from Coastal Carolina University … Continue reading A Recipe for Success in Microenterprises

Vulnerable Leadership: Breaking Down Walls to Build Up Firms

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

The New â€Old’ Normal

By: Kyle Ravsten The world has plummeted into lockdown. Businesses and societies have withdrawn to the safety of social distancing.  By doing so the effects of an existing social epidemic have expanded. Replacing face-to-face communication with digital forms effect the efficiency and clarity of communications. Business tactics from decades proceeding the advent of digital communication hold a psychological, and biological, secret for success. These seemingly … Continue reading The New â€Old’ Normal

Philanthropy’s $141 Billion Problem

By: Nathan Rock Introduction Over the span of four years, Google co-founder Larry Page donated more than $400 million from his private foundation to charity. While this might seem incredibly generous, it was discovered that “none of [the] $400 million . . . was actually going directly to charities.”[1] Instead, Page’s foundation was directing the money into a charitable-giving fund, called a donor-advised fund (DAF), where … Continue reading Philanthropy’s $141 Billion Problem

Nailing the Pitch

By Abigail Whitlock Out of the 5 million startups founded in 2020, only 10% will still be operating by 2030. According to research, the second most common reason why startups fail is a lack of capital. In order to succeed, entrepreneurs must secure the necessary funding. Many avenues exist for founders to obtain funding, including loans, grants, or investments from friends and family; however, one … Continue reading Nailing the Pitch

Zoom Into Leadership

By Abby Dryer The American workforce has transitioned online. What can leaders do to continue a positive work environment in the digital workspace? COVID-19 turned even the best of businesses on their heads. Workplaces turned virtual. Rush-hour commutes to the office turned into navigating abandoned LEGOs on the walk to the kitchen table. People could no longer depend on the stability of what they were … Continue reading Zoom Into Leadership

A New Minimum Wage: A Look at the 2021 Raise the Wage Act

By: Nathan Baker The first few months of 2021 have been nothing if not chaotic. Trying to find objective, factual information about the world’s constant changes can be difficult, and the abundance of left- and right-leaning biased media outlets don’t make things any easier. Amidst the confusion, the raise of the federal minimum wage sticks out as one of the most hotly debated and commonly … Continue reading A New Minimum Wage: A Look at the 2021 Raise the Wage Act

The Podcast Industry: What’s the State of the Market?

By: Nate Hawkins The need to be constantly entertained in 2021 presses on ordinary people every minute of the day. What do you do when you’re on your lunch break? Or driving to work? Or making dinner? The answer for almost 40 percent of Americans is the same: podcasts. Podcasting has become the go-to form of entertainment for millions of people because it’s easy, engaging, … Continue reading The Podcast Industry: What’s the State of the Market?

Day-trading: The Latest Deception Enchanting Developing Adolescents

By Jaxson Stewart Printer go Brrrrr, Diamond Hands, Tendies: These seemingly random phrases lacked any centralized meaning just a few years ago. Fast-forward to 2021, and these phrases command the respect of millions of synchronized stock traders–communicating instantaneously through the online forums of Discord and Reddit. Game Stonks If you don’t follow financial news, GameStop, the blockbuster of video games, has recently dominated financial headlines. … Continue reading Day-trading: The Latest Deception Enchanting Developing Adolescents

Investing in Sustainable Supply Chains

By Nada Elmasry   “Organizations that get it understand that you can reduce your cost by reducing your environmental footprint.” -Roger Eacock[1]   In recent years, the word “sustainability” (referring to the idea of using resources without totally exhausting them) has become an important buzzword that businesses use to describe their organization’s production strategy to consumers. This is because consumer expectations for the products and … Continue reading Investing in Sustainable Supply Chains

Book Review: I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

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

Improving Intrinsic Motivation in the Workplace

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

Podcast Review: Mary Lake, Growth and Getting out of Your Comfort Zone

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

Buzzwords

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

ÂżEmpleado Estrella, Emprendedor o Ambos?

Por JosĂ© Polanco   ÂżAlguna vez alguien te ha preguntado, quĂ© 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 algĂşn dĂ­a lograr obtener el empleo que siempre soñaron. Por el otro … Continue reading ÂżEmpleado Estrella, Emprendedor o Ambos?

Diversity in the Workplace. Why Care?

By Monica Flores   A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting group reported 19% higher revenues among companies focused on diversity than similar companies who do not focus on diversity.[1] However, companies often fail to see the potential in diverse employees and take advantage of the great success these employees can contribute. As a result, company leaders do not recognize the opposition these employees … Continue reading Diversity in the Workplace. Why Care?

Maximizing Situational Intelligence

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

Financial Literacy

By AJ Bollinger “You would be surprised with how many people think credit cards are free money,” said First Colony loan officer Dan Ross. Unfortunately, this was something that Seth, a recent high school graduate, believed. One day Seth received a letter in the mail from a bank offering him a $2000 credit card. Poor, financially illiterate Seth believed the offer was free money, so … Continue reading Financial Literacy