Career advice
I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—here are the 4 hard parenting rules that make them different
What is a parent’s role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn’t? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are questions I never thought to ask. Looking back, I would have loved to have read stories about how entrepreneurs had grown up — not just […]
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This CEO learned a valuable lesson as a young jeweler’s assistant – and he credits it for his success
Arcelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu shares his career-defining lightbulb moment with CNBC’s “My Biggest Lessons.” Hakan Bulgurlu has learned a lot of lessons over his career, but he says the most important one is trust. Bulgurlu told CNBC “Make It” that earning the trust of his customers and employees has been an essential part of being […]
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‘I work just 2 hours a day’: A 24-year-old who makes $8,000 a month in passive income shares her best business advice
Like millions of Americans, I found myself out of work during the pandemic. At first, I was laid off from my waitressing job. Then I began working for myself as an online fitness coach, but running the business required 10-hour workdays and I was only making $1,000 to $2,000 a month. So in July 2021, […]
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His first task as Nokia CEO was to revive the company. Here are 5 lessons he learned in the process
Inmarsat CEO Rajeev Suri shares his career-defining lightbulb moment with CNBC’s “My Biggest Lessons.” Rajeev Suri had been a long-time Nokia veteran before he was tapped to become the Finnish telecommunications company’s CEO in 2014. However, the company he took the helm of was no longer at the top of its game. Nokia had lost […]
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Top recruitment and tech execs give their tips for getting ahead at work
AndreyPopov | iStock | Getty Images Executives at leading recruitment and technology companies have shared with CNBC their top tips for getting ahead in the workplace. Workers continue to hold most of the cards in the labor market, with the “Great Resignation” still underway. Nevertheless, it’s still important to understand the best ways to maximize […]
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Indonesia’s fishermen are raking in bigger incomes, thanks to this app created by a 28-year-old
Utari Octavianty is no stranger to imposter syndrome. The 28-year-old is the co-founder of Aruna, an Indonesian farm-to-table e-commerce start-up that gives fishermen direct access to global consumers, fetching fair prices for their catch. “When we talked to other [start-up] founders, they came from Harvard, Stanford, and suddenly there’s us — from a local university […]
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‘I might have to sleep in my crappy car’: Self-made millionaire Bethenny Frankel shares the mindsets that helped her achieve success
Some people can move back in with mom and dad if they have to, or at a minimum, crash on their aunt or sister’s couch until they get their priorities in order. That provides a cushion. But that was never a possibility for me. I didn’t have a strong support system growing up. I always […]
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How this millennial turned $700 into a multimillion-dollar fishery start-up
When she was young, Utari Octavianty often felt like the underdog because of where she came from. Her hometown is Kampung Bahru, a remote fishing village in North Sumatra, Indonesia, where many don’t have access to education. There was even a common saying: “If you come from a fishing village, you cannot win.” That’s why […]
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Great Resignation? Why it’s not a good idea to quit just before a possible recession
The Great Resignation — a term coined at the height of the coronavirus pandemic as employees quit their jobs in their swathes — is still in full swing. But as signs of a forthcoming recession mount, you may want to think twice before jumping ship. Four million workers left their jobs in April in the […]
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Returning to the office can be costly. Here are 3 ways to beat rising costs
According to a new survey by Cisco, 75% of respondents said they save money on food and entertainment through hybrid work schedules. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Hybrid work arrangements are popular these days for many reasons — and one of them is that they can save workers thousands each year. A new survey […]
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