A little weekend reading...
Written by Anthony Demangone
Here's the best of my reading pile. Â Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.Â
- Wellness programs produce little ROI. But that doesn't mean they don't work. (BenefitsPro.)
- State unemployment rates continue to improve. Completed foreclosures down 24% in 2013. (Calculated Risk.)
- Point. Branch closings march on. (WSJ) Counterpoint. The Myth of Branch Decline. (Financial Brand.)
- National flags, made from each country's native foods. (Marvelous.)
- Photos of the day: Northern Lights. Hungary Birds. (National Geographic.)
- Studies uncovers the obvious: everyone hates performance reviews. (Washington Post.)
- Maybe you don't need a PR strategy. (I wish I though
- 25 ways to spot leaders you can trust. (Leadership Freak, a NAFCU Annual Conference Keynoter.)
- Why stock market corrections should make you smile. (Market Watch.)
- Population of the United States, in Canadas. (The Big Picture.)
- Seven things the most interesting people have in common. (Barking up the wrong tree.)
- How Outback Steakhouse Enables Superfans To Spark Word of Mouth. (I Wish I'd Thought Of That.)Â
- You don' t here this too much. Upward Mobility Has Not Declined in the U.S. (NYT.)
- We've come a long way. Everything From a 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone. (TrendingBuffalo.)
- Jamie Dimon's pay through the years. (WSJ)
- At least there's this: The Polar Vortex has made you more productive. (HBR.)
- Perspective: Terminally-ill father writes 826 napkin notes for daughter's future lunches. (Mashable.)
- Citigroup tells junior bankers to take Saturdays off. (Bloomberg.)
- He had two good ones this week! Cheering you on when you lose. The 4 horsemen of mediocrity. (Godin.)
- Are you a federal credit union that isn't a NAFCU member? I'd like to remedy that, and starting won't cost a thing. (Shameless plug.)
