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In January, when Steve DeAngelo announced his departure from Harborside, the California cannabis dispensary he co-founded that has become a flagship of the industry, the sudden move turned more than a few heads. A product of decades of drive and activism to gain legal acceptance for cannabis, Harborside was just one of the feathers in the hat perched above DeAngelo’s trademark dual braids that earned him the title of the Father of Legal Cannabis from… #Health #MedicalCannabis #Business #Treatment #Global

The days of punch-in, punch-out office culture are numbered thanks to the rise of digital nomadism; especially in San Francisco, where many of us bailed on cubicles and even open office plans ages ago. But let's be honest: Working from home sometimes lacks luster (it's 2pm and you're still in your pajamas), and there are only so many hours you can hole up in a cafe before going absolutely mental. What you need is the pro design of the office with the freedom of home and the coffee and snacks of said cafe. Enter the coworking space, which no doubt...

— Delivering negative news to someone is hard. As a leader you will spend time doing it every month. In a rough patch, you’ll do it daily. It’s uncomfortable. It messes with your brain’s emotional centers. And it’s your job. So some bright light invented the Shit Sandwich. I don’t know who. I first encountered it in the One Minute Manager. At this point it’s transcended into a management meme, like stack ranking, unlimited vacation, or funny hat Fridays. The idea is to sandwich (get it?) your negative feedback (the 💩) before and after with positive feedback (the 🍞). Like...

Co-working arrangements are quickly becoming popular across the world, but few urban areas have embraced co-working as eagerly as Kuala Lumpur, which is fast becoming recognised as one of the global hubs of the practice. Kuala Lumpur recently became Asia’s fastest-growing city for co-working, with the amazingly affordable rent and competitive marketplace offered by the city proving too tantalizing for most businesses to pass upon. Here’s why Kuala Lumpur is Asia’s fastest-growing city for co-working, and why we can expect shared offices spaces to remain commonplace there well into the future. New construction is bountiful One of the primary reasons...

Like myself, some people just prefer working at home rather than getting the typical 9–5 job and spending hours in an office cubicle. Continue reading on Medium » #Life-lessons #Productivity #Startup #Business #Freelancing