New Books from HBR Press for May
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Morning Advantage: Viral Video Phenoms Shouldn’t Quit Their Day Jobs
The Harlem Shake. Charlie Bit My Finger. These viral videos spread like wildfire, and there are plenty of others like them. But can the makers of viral sensations like these actually turn their insta-fame into financial gain? Brad Tuttle, in this Time piece, asks the same question, and his answer,…
Morning Advantage: Same-Day Delivery Is Overrated
I think my dream online-shopping scenario would go something like this: I need a new pair of jeans. Search. Click. Buy. Wait a few hours. Answer the doorbell: my jeans.
In an effort to gain a competitive advantage, writes Marcus Wohlson at Wired, big online retailers — Amazon, Walmart,…
New Books from HBR Press for March
Check out these new books on strategy, innovation, finance, decision making, and more.
Morning Advantage: The Search for the Perfect Dating App
There are a ton of dating apps on the market, but they all fail to please a pretty important demographic: women.
The main issue for women, suggests Ann Friedman at the New Yorker’s Culture Desk blog, is a lack of control. Since men are more active users in dating apps, women are often bombarded…
Morning Advantage: Feeling Blue? Go Buy Some Stuff
One would think — i.e. me — that attempting to cure one’s sadness with shopping isn’t the best strategy. Dog sick? Buy a Snickers. Rough day at work? Buy a watch. Just doesn’t seem right, does it? Well, according to new research by Scott Rick and Katherine Burson of Michigan’s…
Morning Advantage: The Habits of Highly-Effective Mediocre People
James Altucher wears many hats — he’s built 20 companies, he’s written nine books — but in his own eyes, he’s a mediocre person. But he’s totally cool with that. We can’t all be Zuckerbergs, he says, or really anyone even remotely close. In his great essay at the Rumpus,…
Morning Advantage: Some Old But Refreshing Rules for Success
Everyone seems to be selling some form of success potion these days. Want to be successful? Network. Prioritize. Lead like Steve Jobs. Fake it until you make it. Tired of it? Check out this refreshing and totally quote-worthy piece at Brain Pickings about British-born novelist Amelia Barr. Her…
Morning Advantage: Your Ergonomic Desk May Be Trying to Hurt You
Sitting at your desk all day isn’t healthy. This is why some of us try to mix it up a bit. Take standing desks. A bunch of my colleagues use them, and I totally get the appeal. But if this piece at MarketWatch is any indication, the ergonomic fad — treadmill desks, anyone? — has…
