Category: yahoo
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What Makes Us Happy And Motivated At Work?
It’s that time of year for me to reflect on why we are here working everyday. Please chime in with your thoughts. What motivates us to be happy and motivated at work? Money Recognition Being valued Making a difference in the world and self motivation Money is a great motivator, it’s an enabler for future…
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As A Leader, Do You Communicate Enough?
Heads up… Do you communication enough with your direct reports? What about your peers in the same group? What about other peers across the company? And your management chain, 1 level, 2 level and ultimately up to your CEO? How often should you communicate? What is the most effective way to communicate (email, face to…
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wow: Happy 17th Birthday Yahoo!
[slideshow] Yahoo! as a company is 17 years old today. I am very proud to be part of this ship for the last 13 years. Thank you for allowing me to join as employee ~900. I’ve learn so much from being thrown into the fire. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to build Yahoo!…
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Your Immediate Team Members Are What Matters
I love working for my manager, Cecilia. She is caring, funny, a good listener and a good person. I love working for my manager’s manager, my VP. He is strong, careful, a good listener and thoughtful. I love my co-workers, they are good, smart, passionate and caring. This is what makes me love my company,…
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How To Lead By Influence And Trust
I have learned a lot from John Thrall. while working at Yahoo! in the last 3 years. John became the leader for Yahoo! Media during a transition of the leadership position a few years ago. From the point of view of the rank and file, he looked to be young, high energy but an unknown…
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Why I’m re-energized to work at Yahoo! after Livestand iPad app launched
The Livestand from Yahoo! iPad app launched on Nov 2nd and became the #1 News iPad app and #2 overall app on the iTunes AppStore in 1 day. Today on Friday Nov 4th, it became the #1 app in 3 days on iTunes. You should try it yourself and compare it with Flipboard and Zite…
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Livestand from Yahoo! becomes #1 News App on Apple Store
On November 3rd, 2011 Yahoo! Livestand becomes the #1 News app on the Apple AppStore and #1 overall free App