Google Maps Adds Service Alerts for New York City Subways

To make it easier for New Yorkers to commute and keep them posted on scheduled maintenance and delays, Google is adding information about service alerts that occur throughout the city’s 468 subway stations labeled on Google Maps.

http://mashable.com/2012/07/31/google-maps-nyc-subways/ 

Jamaica 2012

12 Business Leaders Who Create Great Company Culture

Who's your inspiration? For these 12 young entrepreneurs, the answers include Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, and a couple lesser-known founders you'll want to pay attention to in the future.


http://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/12-business-leaders-who-create-great-company-culture.html

Blimey, An Olympic Turnaround! The Leadership Principles Behind Britain's Shot At Soccer Gold

British soccer--or football, whatever you call it--hasn't won Olympic gold in a century. To turn the team around, head coach Stuart Pearce has stuck to four guiding leadership principles that any business would do well to emulate.


http://www.fastcompany.com/1843910/turnaround-lessons-from-british-olympic-soccer

3 Fears You Can Easily Conquer

They kill ideas and keep many promising entrepreneurs from realizing their dreams. Here's how to put a stop to those nagging fears.


http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/conquer-these-fears-to-succeed.html

Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone

How to Become Risk Savvy

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223974?cam=Dev&ctp=Carousel&cdt=14&cdn=223974

Michael Dell on Failing Successfully

http://video.forbes.com/fvn/success/michael-dell-failing-successfully/

Your Desk Is Making You Stupid

Sitting around all day isn't just making you unhealthy. It might also be making you dumber.


http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/be-smarter-get-up-and-walk-around.html

What's Jeremy Lin Worth to the Knicks?

Strange weekend for the New York Knicks. It left newly signed point guard Jason Kidd’s Cadillac Escalade dented on a roadside near the Southampton (N.Y.) telephone pole he collided with before being arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. And it left the Knicks with a very sticky decision about the fate of their other point guard, Jeremy Lin. 


http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-07-16/whats-jeremy-lin-worth-to-the-knicks

Starbucks: There Is No Such Thing As Unskilled Labor

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/07/13/starbucks-there-is-no-such-thing-as-unskilled-labor/

Newest Blog Post!

http://bbbconglomerate.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/industry-leader/

Happy Bday!

Happy Birthday Robert!

Talent isn't everything.

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."


- Jordan

Congratulations to the Bells!

Transition Lessons From Chicago's Transit Upheaval

Chicago's dilemma mirrors a type of difficult decision many companies have faced. When a long-term improvement project or overhaul is needed that will inevitably impact a company's operations, how do managers decide whether to shut down completely to expedite the change, or to maintain some level of operations in hopes of appeasing the apple cart? 


http://www.fastcompany.com/1842338/what-chicagos-transit-upheaval-teaches-about

Congrats Nader and Tina!

Congratulations to Nader Sirine Marika for earning a promotion last week and also to Tina for moving into a Senior Leadership position!

A Global Party Shimmies and Twirls Through Manhattan

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/a-global-party-shimmies-and-twirls-through-manhattan/?ref=nyregion

Buffett, Zuckerberg & the Meeting of Billionaires

Allen & Co.'s annual conference in Sun Valley, Idaho has a billionaire guest list. Check out which of Silicon Valley's most famous are expected to be there.


http://www.inc.com/caitlin-berens/buffett-zuckerberg-and-the-meeting-of-billionaires.html

7 Companies Older Than America

http://www.inc.com/ss/7-companies-older-america#7

Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything

http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2010/08/six-keys-to-being-excellent-at.html