Sandbox Archives for August 2009

Archive for August, 2009

On the surprising science of motivation

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think, that’s what Daniel Pink demonstrates in this talk. There is a mismatch between what science knows and what managers do. How to best motivate people to do work? This message should have been heard by every bank manager two years ago. And is a must-hear for [...]

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Rajeeb Dey shortlisted for the 02 X Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

London Sandbox member and CEO of Enternships.com (a Sandbox Service partner) Rajeeb Dey has been shortlisted for the 02 X Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He needs your support to reach the National Finals. Please take a moment to vote for him by clicking on the link below: VOTE FOR RAJEEB! You’ll see Rajeeb Dey [...]

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The Answer

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

You might know the YouTube Video United breaks Guitars and it’s Star Dave Carroll. For those who don’t: On a flight from Halifax, Canada to Nebraska, Omaha, Dave’s Taylor guitar worth $3500 was badly damaged by baggage handlers in Chicago and he and other passengers even witnessed the incident. After almost a year of chasing [...]

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Generation CPO

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Don’t call – we won’t pick up Last week’s «Economist» carried a report on the declining use of landlines in the U.S. and the problems this brings with. More and more people are ditching their landlines and switching to mobile phones only. This creates political problems, because the landlines are subsidized, but it also has [...]

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