More From Ray Hennessey
Company Culture
When Company Culture Becomes Discrimination
Culture can be a wonderful selling point to attract new employees and customers. But it might also be a cultural hegemony as corrosive as saying you only want a third of your workforce to be women.
Regulations
The One Executive Position Every Startup Now Needs to Fill Today
Uber's recent hiring is a wakeup call to those idealistic enough to believe they don't need to fight City Hall.
Leadership
How a Stroke of Improvisation and Inspiration Saved Europe in WWI
The Taxis of the Marne show what good leadership can do to tip the scales in your favor.
Workplace Diversity
Tech Companies Deserve More Credit for Their Diversity
The numbers that critics use to paint a damaging picture of Silicon Valley need to be viewed in context.
Free Markets
When Will Washington Start Unleashing the Power of Entrepreneurs?
The latest GDP figures prove that the policies of the last six years are targeting the wrong culprits.
Education
Starbucks Finds a Free-Market Solution to Education Costs
An important shift in who actually subsidizes out-of-control tuition inflation seems like a good first step.
Facebook
PayPal President David Marcus Jumps Ship to Run Messaging at Facebook
Marcus will run the messaging business for Facebook after leaving the eBay unit after three years.
Inspiration
Why 'Ghostbusters' Should Be Every Entrepreneur's Favorite Movie
The movie is 30 years old, but the business principles underlying it are timeless. Really.
Uber
Uber Breaks a Record With Its Latest Funding Round
With $1.2 billion from Fidelity and others, Uber sets the bar for other private companies in VC funding.
Leadership
The 15 Ronald Reagan Quotes Every Business Leader Must Know
On the 10th anniversary of the Gipper's death, we present some of his best thoughts on American business.
Leadership
Leadership, Accountability and the D-Day Letter Ike Never Sent
Failure is always an option. Eisenhower knew that, even on D-Day.
Leadership
We Are Flawed, Erring Humans. Don't Blame Google.
Google is being forced to erase the worst of who we are. We should be embracing that side of us.
Employment
Small Businesses Extend Hiring at Best Post-Recession Clip
There's still a lot of worry about adding new employees, but the pace of hiring is at an eight-year high.
Managing Employees
Turns Out It Is Illegal to Force Employees to Be Positive
We all want positive employees. But employer policies that mandate that attitude now are unlawful.
Regulations
What Nannies Teach Us About Smart Regulation
The market can regulate products or businesses better than any bureaucrat. Just ask a babysitter.