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[Review] Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets

YoungUpstarts

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha”, Warren Buffett was once the richest man in the world. Delegate Authority (and Choose the Best Employees). With the right folks in place, Buffett finds various ways to motivate his managers and employees. What’s amazing is that he also intends to give most of it away to charity.

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Quick Left: An unlikely CEO leads this app development house that’s “a bit like therapy”

The Next Web

While it’s typically understood that the CEO’s job is to be the salesperson and face of a brand, Alongi tends to spend more time focusing on the work conditions and employee happiness of her company, Quick Left. Everyone at Quick Left knows what money is coming in the door, as well as where it’s coming from.

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20 Coolest iPad Ideas For Your Library

YoungUpstarts

The Omaha Public Library recently applied for, and received, a grant that let them purchase six iPads. iPads could help streamline the process by making it easy to show new employees training videos and tutorials that will help them more easily grasp how things are done. Staff training and orientation.

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Startups and small biz at SXSW: ideas on how to spend your time at the conference!

crowdSPRING Blog

Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts. 12:30 PM: Kicking Recession Ass With A Killer Company Culture Courtyard Brazos 2/3 o your employees know how much you love them? Live music, Tex-Mex, Margaritas.

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5 Biggest Mistakes in Healthcare Staffing by Susanne Mariga, CPA

Mike Michalowicz

has received the Best Places to Work In Omaha Award since 2009 and is the recipient of the 2018 Circle of Excellence award. Bill DeVille encourages Healthcare Staffing Firms to consider building enough diversification that alleviates the Healthcare Staffing Firm from becoming overly dependent upon one employee or one specific account.

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10 Startup Red Flags

adamac.blogspot.com

Adam MacBeth Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10 Startup Red Flags Ive worked on a number of startups: from seed-stage through IPO, as a founder, employee, advisor, and consultant, as well as evaluating a bunch from the outside, so Ive seen my share of screw-ups. Adamac Attack! Either way, its a sign that something is amiss. leadership) problem.

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Oppose HB 1192 – The “Software Tax”

VC Adventure

Our business is located in House District 44 (Mike May), and Senate District 30 (Ted Harvey) and most of our ~15 employees live in these same or surrounding Districts in the South Denver area. I live in House District 47 (Spencer Swalm) and Senate District 27 (Nancy Spence). Moving a manufacturing facility is hard.