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Oct 28, 2019

Pick a better question than, “Can I pick your brain?”

Fewer businesses are expecting growth near term. Are generators a good option with more rolling blackouts happening on the West Coast? “Can I pick your brain?” might not be the best question to ask a boss.

Pick a better question than, “Can I pick your brain?” — Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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PG&E blackouts have Californians scrambling for generators
by Kimberly Adams
Brittany Hosea-Small/AFP via Getty Images
The planned outages by California’s PG&E left hundreds of thousands without power this fall, and at least one company is benefiting.
Ask a Manager: “Can I pick your brain?”
by Rose Conlon, David Brancaccio and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Think twice before sending that email.

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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director