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Your Black Friday is getting a little browner. That's because, last year, more Americans did their Thanksgiving weekend shopping online (108.5 million) than at traditional brick-and-mortar stores (99.1 million).* And more online sales creates a growing need for strong, reliable brown boxes to get all those holiday gifts from retailers' distribution centers to your doorstep.

Lessons from the 100 Greatest Business Minds #forbesat100

Watch and listen to Charles' unique take on the dark clouds of failure. And the silver linings.

Jim Carrey's 2008 film, "Yes Man," is based loosely on a book by the same name, authored by British writer and comedian Daniel Wallace. In the film

After 30 years in the Army, including multiple tours of duty from Bosnia to Iraq, just three years ago I stared down my most intimidating mission to date: transitioning from the military to the private sector. Across the country, millions of veteran servicemembers face the same challenge every day.

Twenty-one years ago this month, I found myself in the same place where a number of college students are today. I was driving to Wichita, Kansas, from

Across the globe, the act of constant transformation keeps industries growing, businesses innovating and people thriving. In that spirit, Koch Industries announced this week the establishment of its newest business, Koch Disruptive Technologies. Led by Chase Koch, KDT will begin operations on Nov. 1, focusing on the breakthroughs happening throughout the company and in the marketplace.

The gravest error Charles Koch ever made in business? Hiring the less-than-virtuous. "That got us into several bad deals--and drove out people who shared our values," Koch writes in an essay for Forbes special centennial issue. "It took several years to restructure our management teams and divest those deals."

Koch companies challenge themselves every day to make products better, use fewer resources and mitigate operational risks in the United States and around the world, no matter what it takes. The Koch EH&S Awards recognize the groups and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to EH&S Excellence, and prioritizing EH&S Excellence enables us to reduce risks across our sites, ensuring that we are in business for the long-term.

Life is full of compromises. Your career shouldn't be one of them. As a privately-held company, we aren't restricted by short-term demands. And neither are you. With our relentless commitment to a culture based on values, our multitude of industries and abundant resources, here you have the opportunities to make a real impact in your career.