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• Why Steve Jobs' Commencement Speech Still Inspires 10 Years Later

  Steve Jobs wasn’t always the confident showman he seemed to be on stage during his famous keynotes. On the morning of June 12, 2005, hours before Jobs was scheduled to deliver the commencement speech for the 114th graduating class at Stanford University, “He woke up with butterflies in his stomach,” says his wife, Laurene, in Becoming Steve read »

  Carmine Gallo, Contributor

• Steve Jobs' Most Important Products

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  Carmine Gallo, Contributor

• States Want To Cut Taxes Even More on Pensions. Bad Ideas Never Die.

  The siren song of retirement income free of state taxes continues to seduce politicians. No matter that there is little evidence that high taxes on pension income drive away seniors, or that few older people move from one state to another for any reason at all. No matter that tax-free retirement income benefits the rich at the expense of low- read »

  Howard Gleckman, Contributor

• 10 States Whose Taxes Most Favor The Rich

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  Howard Gleckman, Contributor

• Serious About Public Speaking? Here's A Mistake You Have To Stop Making

  Kanye West teaches us something about accepting audience applause during his MTV award speech. read »

  Nick Morgan, Contributor

• Five Questions With Danish Design School Chief Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius

  Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius has been the CEO and Principal of KaosPilot, a groundbreaking Danish education organization, since 2006. The school describes itself as a “hybrid business and design school, a multi-sided education in leadership and entrepreneurship.” Its goals include training students by fostering personal read »

  The Berlin School Of Creative Leadership, Contributor

• Your Business Technology Team is Obsolete: Two Tests to Determine How Bad It Really Is

  The chances are good that your business technology team is obsolete.

  Staying current is a challenge for even the most forward-thinking business technology professionals and companies.  Complicating things even more is the seamlessness of business and technology:  neither exists without the other, which is the new permanent read »

  Steve Andriole, Contributor

• NBA Star Draymond Green Donates $3.1 Million To His Alma Mater Michigan State University

  Golden State Warriors forward  Draymond Green can now add philanthropist to his growing list of titles, as the 2015 NBA champion has made a $3.1 million dollar donation to his Alma mater Michigan State University. The gift, which is the second largest ever made by an active professional athlete to his or her former school, read »

  Jason Belzer, Contributor

• Malala Wants To Go To Stanford, But First She'll Need To Take The SATs

  Standardized testing is a rite of passage for American students, and one notable who won’t escape that net is Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai. read »

  Natalie Sportelli, Forbes Staff

• Why Aren't Schools Doing More to Prevent Suicide?

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  “Every school in our district had a crisis plan if a staff member died of cancer or a student got in a car accident. But suicide…wasn’t on my agenda. We just did not think it was going to happen here. Unfortunately we learned the hard way. It was only after we had a suicide that we realized we needed to take a

  Rebecca Sadwick, Contributor

• Why Every College Student Needs To Take Science Courses

  Five reasons why even students who aren’t majoring in science should want to take science classes, and not see them as an arbitrary requirement to be feared and avoided as long as possible. read »

  Chad Orzel, Contributor

• One More Way Independent Schools Can Ward Off Disruption

  As many independent schools struggle and face potential threats from the emergence of disruptive micro-schools, what they should do to survive and thrive is an increasingly important question.

  Last week I wrote about two possible responses independent schools could take: creating an autonomous unit to launch a disruptive innovation read »

  Michael Horn, Contributor

• Just Promoted? 5 Steps For Quick Results In A New Role

  When executives take on new leadership positions, their ability to be effective is often assumed. But competence alone is not enough to ensure you will thrive in a new managerial role. Below are five practical tips to help you get off on the right foot and be effective as quickly as possible.

  1. Make Your Presence read »

  IESE Business School, Contributor

• Desperate And In Debt: 30% Of Millennials Would Sell An Organ To Get Rid Of Student Loans

  How far would you go to erase your student loans? If someone offered you $30,000 for your spleen, would you make that trade? If you’re thinking, “absolutely, sign me up,” you’re not alone: a new survey asked indebted adults this and other would-you-rather questions and found that a not-insignificant portion would forego their physical and even read »

  Maggie McGrath, Forbes Staff

• Seattle Teacher Strike A Great Opportunity To Solve Longstanding Problem

  Even in a state where 30 of the 50 most expensive hospitals reside, it’s been shown that it’s possible to have fair pay, a fantastic benefits package, and spend 50% less on benefits than the average employer. I have traveled and spoken to health innovators all over the country and world and have yet to find a place better positioned read »

  Dave Chase, Contributor

• Paying For College With Student Loans? Follow These Four Steps

  Students and parents often take on too much debt or the wrong type of debt and the problems start with poor disclosure by the colleges themselves. read »

  Janet Novack, Forbes Staff