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How to Manage Gen U: Generation Unretired
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As the recession forces more older workers to postpone retirement, a major shift is under way in the makeup of the U.S. labor pool
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Special Report: Managing the Unretired
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Proxy Contests and Shareholder Slates
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Bev Behan asks former CalPERS governance chief and current Shamrock Capital Advisors exec Dennis Johnson how he chooses boards to target and what to consider if you're asked to join a shareholder slate
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Essential No. 3: Marquee Customers
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Your best customers can do more than just buy from you. They can help you fuel growth by serving as an extension of your salesforce
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Essential No. 2: Market Segments
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Target a high-growth market segment within a large market, advises David G. Thomson. You can even find a segment within a market that is otherwise stagnant
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Essential No. 1: Creating Value
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America's fastest-growing companies create and sustain "exceptional value," as perceived by customers, says David G. Thomson
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Redefining Growth: Why Revenue Rules
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Growing revenue is more important than merely increasing your customer base, says David G. Thomson. Think Google vs. Twitter
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How to Achieve Exponential Growth
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An introduction to the 7 Essentials that distinguish America's highest-growth companies and the ones you are probably ignoring
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How Companies Manage the Unretired
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As employees delay retirement, companies must cope with higher costs for benefits and the need to create opportunity for Gen X, says Towers Perrin's Ros Feinsod
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Job-Hunting Advice: Soul Searching
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Coach Lauren Zander tells Paul Nawrocki to look inward for clues about why he hasn't found the right full-time job yet.
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Embassy Suites: Winning Customers with Contests
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The hotel chain hopes to gain consumers' "share of heart" by inviting them to post tales of "office holiday party no-nos." The prize? A party
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How Older Workers Can Lighten the Load
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A new program at Abbott Labs gives those 55+ but not yet able to retire a chance to extend their working years at peak pay
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Nine Ways to Research Prospective Employers
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Do this advance work and you'll be set for a smarter interview—and have the knowledge to make a smarter career decision
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Expand Your Personal Brand a la Perez Hilton
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Perez Hilton spills his branding secrets and tells how he went from celebrity gossip blogger to record producer
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Is Your Boss an Office Tyrant?
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Here are five signs that your boss is a "Terrible Office Tyrant," and some tips on how to tame your TOT
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Six Tips for Following Up on Your Resume
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Yes, you have to submit your résumé electronically. But there's still plenty you can do to get your résumé seen by the real decision-maker
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Is Freelancing Right For You?
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Freelancing isn't easy or right for everyone, and it can take at least a year to get into the full swing of things. Here's advice from Ariana Green on how to decide if leaving the corporate world is right for you
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Why Being Laid Off Is Tougher These Days
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Unemployment is lasting longer—and jobless benefits are shrinking
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Skip Job Boards and Use Social Media Instead
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LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and blogging are much better tools for finding jobs that speak to your passions than job boards and corporate Web sites, says Dan Schawbel
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Creating Sustainable Jobs
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Wall Street may have stabilized, but the crisis on Main Street is deepening. The jobs crisis is going to get worse before it gets better
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What to Do When Your Company Is Sold
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Forget your past and realize that in many ways, you are starting from scratch
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Getting Over Being Passed Over
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You didn't get the promotion you wanted, deserved, and expected? Don't get mad. Get going on further refining your professional profile
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The Midyear Review Takes On More Weight
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Widespread hiring freezes mean companies need to make the most of their talent—and get underperformers up to speed (or out) quicker
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Winning Over an Interviewer
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Instead of bombarding a recruiter with a list of your accomplishments, try listening and asking a few thoughtful questions
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Buddy, Can You Spare a Job?
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One man's struggle to land a job leads him to wearing a sandwich board in midtown Manhattan
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Tips for Humanizing Your Résumé
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Kill the stultifying, dull corporate-speak—before it kills your chance to get an interview
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Should Recruiters Pass a Resume Around?
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Bear in mind, before getting too put off about recruiters sharing your information, that we live in a social networking world
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Job Hunting Tips
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Career counselors from NYU's business school recently answered questions about the current job environment. Here's a transcript of the chat
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In Interviews, Honesty Is the Best Policy
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Job hunting is a cutthroat business, especially these days when work is scarce. But it still pays to stick to your ethical principles
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The Best Places to Launch a Career: 2007
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Number-crunchers, take heart: Our ranking of top companies for young people finds that an accounting talent shortage has made bean-counting sexy
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Preparing for a Tough Job Interview
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To ace your next one, try some of the same preparation techniques used by police officers competing for highly competitive promotions
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How to Write an E-Mail Cover Letter
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More and more employers are asking job applicants to reply by e-mail. Here's how to make the best first impression
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Watch for Interview Warning Signs
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Hindsight may be better than 20/20, but if you pay attention during an interview, you might be able to head off a bad fit
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Make-or-Break Interview Mistakes
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To get on HR's good side, avoid certain behaviors. A major faux pas, and your name gets crossed off that list of potential candidates
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The Two-Step Career Change
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Changing careers in midlife can be daunting, but the gap between Career A and Career B might not be as wide as it first seems
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Ready to Move Up, and Maybe Move On
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With a supportive boss, it's best to be honest. You may even be able to create a plan together that will meet both your needs
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Switching To Green-Collar Jobs
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A growing number of professionals are taking their talents and moving them to jobs that can help improve the environment
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Special Report: Get Your Dream Job
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Everyone want professional fulfillment, but it's not always easy to obtain. Here's advice on how to figure out what your dream job is, how to get it, and what happens when the dream turns into a nightmare
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Leaving The Nonprofit Nest
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Businesses are wary of hiring from the public sector because the lack of competition fuels a different culture, but the doors aren't closed
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Why 'How' Matters More Than Ever
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New columnist Dov Seidman says human connections are key in a hyperconnected world—no matter whether you're a doughnut maker or a doctor
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Quiz: How Ethically Intelligent Are You?
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Take the family to dinner with the corporate card? Want to ask a
colleague out? Hesitant to fire a friend of the family? See the ethical
and not so ethical ways to handle these and other workplace situations
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Corralling Your Anger
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We face situations in every aspect of our lives that can move us to anger. Here are some ways to defuse these tense moments
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Mentors Make a Business Better
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Your managers may be your biggest asset. Tap their talents to teach new employees, and they'll learn from their protégés along the way
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Show Your Employees You Care
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Your workers' wealth of knowledge may be worth more to your company than a paycheck is to them. Let them know you appreciate them
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Getting to Know Gen Why
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An expert talks about how to understand and embrace the "what's in it for me generation" in ways that will make them productive members of your team
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The Best Places to Launch a Career: 2008
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To lure and keep young talent when cash is tight, companies of all stripes are appealing to Gen Yers' ambitions for speedy advancement—and their desire to do good while doing well
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Grads Still See a Gender-Based Pay Gap
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Women graduates expect to earn less than their male counterparts, according to a new study, but business majors see a smaller gap
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How Northwestern Handles Admissions
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Kellogg's Beth Flye explains how the B-school sizes up applicants and talks about who is likely to make the cut
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B-Schools Tackle Risk Management
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With the debt market meltdown, the specialty examining exposure to risk is in the spotlight at business programs across the country
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Don't Give Up! Bain Is Still Hiring
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Despite an economic downturn, the consulting firm is searching for more MBAs. Here's a look at the type of employee they're hoping to find
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Career Advancement in Tough Times
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Experts say: Focus on helping the company, don't attack rivals, and know the pressures on your boss
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Self-Confidence and Success
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Sports stars draw on their past successes to give them confidence in new situations. That's a formula all of us can use
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Timing a Layoff to Get Severance
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If your company hasn't offered you a bonus to stay until layoffs begin, start looking for a job now
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The 10 Worst Job Tips Ever
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The world abounds in bad advice for job-seekers. Here are some spectacularly unsound directives
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When You're Passed Over at Work
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Don't start sending out your résumé yet. Find out why, don't assume the worst, and support the new person
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When to Share Your Ambitions
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If you're aiming for the top ranks at work, there's no need to spill the beans to colleagues whose interests may lie elsewhere
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Career Lessons from the Candidates
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Take cues from the Presidential hopefuls—while avoiding their missteps—and apply them to your own career campaign
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Personality and the Perfect Job
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Author Kip Parent talks about how understanding your temperament will lead to more rewarding and successful employment
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When a New Job Leads to Resentment
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Any time someone is promoted from within it may ruffle some feathers. You should be able to smooth them by keeping lines of communication open
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Get Your Career on the Right Road
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SIRIUS radio personality Maggie Mistal helps you get back on track when a bad decision seems to have derailed your career
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10 Tips for Networkers
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Predatory networkers have given the art of making connections a bad name. Here are some ways to handle predatory networkers—and avoid being one yourself
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Define Yourself—or Others Will
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Leaders who don't explain their big decisions can wind up in big trouble
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Managing Your Boss
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It's not manipulation—it's forging ties based on mutual respect and understanding
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Does Your Company Really Need a Headhunter?
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In certain situations, the answer is: You bet. But too many employers overlook internal talent—which forces their best performers to flee
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Top Management: Interviewing to Win
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Even the most carefully orchestrated executive search assignment can go astray if the top brass fails to impress sought-after leadership candidates
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How to Let the Headhunter Do the Job
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Once you're close to getting an offer, having faith in the professional's ability to close the deal will work to your advantage
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How to Ace the Headhunter Interview
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Don't try to script your first face-to-face interview. The headhunter wants to see the real you and find out how you handle unexpected challenges
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How to Field the Headhunter's Call
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It's smart to give the recruiter a few minutes of your time, even if you're not actively job hunting. You never know when you might be
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Recruiters: 'Rusing' Their Way to the Top
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Using a legal cousin to the investigative practice of pretexting, headhunters lie about who they are to get through to the boss
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Your Audience Will Thank You
|
Eight dos and don'ts to keep in mind when preparing your next presentation
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Viewpoint by Carmine Gallo: The Perfect Pitch
|
Microsoft and Tellme know the secret of good business communication. The vision behind each company can be stated in 10 words or less
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Slide Show: 10 Tips for Bagging that Raise
|
Preparation and flexibility are key when you decide to ask your boss for more money and bennies
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|
PowerPoint Play
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Asking a colleague to help you improve your skills isn't a sign of weakness—and doesn't give her power over you
|
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Mentors Make a Business Better
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Your managers may be your biggest asset. Tap their talents to teach new employees, and they'll learn from their protégés along the way
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How to Get the Best Out of Mentoring
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The lack of conflict and the resulting confidentiality allow for candor and growth
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Lesson from BofA: Avoiding a Succession Debacle
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Having an actionable emergency CEO succession plan ensures your board will avoid the criticism now plaguing Bank of America in the wake of Ken Lewis' resignation
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Capitol Hill's Corporate Governance Agenda
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Say on pay, proxy access are a given, writes Directorship's Judy Warner
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Shaking Up Your Board of Directors
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Smart boards and nominating committees will put together slates of corporate directors that can stand up to increased shareholder scrutiny and activists
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New Law Gives Shareholders More Power
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Delaware entities will have to put shareholder nominees on the proxy and reimburse successful campaigns. The SEC and the Senate have new regs in store, too
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A New Agenda for Boards of Directors
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Directors need to restore trust and reset their goals, says Ira M. Millstein, associate dean for corporate governance at the Yale School of Management
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Albert Gordon: Financial Leadership the Old-Fashioned Way
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The Kidder Peabody legend brought a purposefulness and responsibility to the business that his contemporary counterparts would do well to learn
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CEOs Change, but Problems Can Persist
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Does sending a CEO packing help in troubled times? Experts aren't so sure
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Boards Must Take On Risk Management
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You've heard of the Qualified Financial Expert, or QFE? Perhaps your board should consider a new acronym as well: QRE, Qualified Risk Expert
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Executive Compensation: What Obama's Plan Means
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The Administration's attempt to deal with excessive pay is more about procedure than substance and will allow most companies to self-govern
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Directors' Pay: The Median Is the Message
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Director compensation at large-cap companies is beginning to moderate
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Outsourcing Gets Crimped by Recession
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Discretionary IT projects are getting the ax as companies review costs, hurting sales and growth for outsourcing providers
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Governing in a Recession
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Boards today have specially tough decisions to make. Here are some tips for revisiting your corporate strategy in light of current threats
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Fraud's Red Flags
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Ten signs your company may be fostering a corporate culture conducive to wrongdoing
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Inside China's Boardrooms
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Although most are still majority-owned by the government, many mainland companies have gone public recently and corporate governance is a hot topic
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Directors: Remember the Basics
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In a down market, directors must maintain focus on the fundamentals: state of the business, management, and company liquidity
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To Compete, Boards Have to Go Global
|
Egon Zehnder's George Davis points out how crucial it is to turn your board of directors international—and how few companies have done so
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Governance: The View from Both Sides
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CEO and seasoned board member Maggie Wilderotter discusses innovative ideas for succession planning with columnist Beverly Behan
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Boards Should Scrutinize Political Spending
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Meaningful and effective oversight by directors of company contributions can help avoid investigations, fines, and indictments
|
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Corporate Governance in China and India
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Indian companies with global ambitions are better governed than their Chinese counterparts, a Harvard professor says. But in competition, it may not matter
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Proxy Access: On to the Next Battle
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Investor groups are still fighting for input on board ballots
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Boards Behaving Badly
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A look at different types of problem directors, and how to deal with them before they disrupt the entire governance process and infect the whole board
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Board Talent Getting Scarcer
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As pressures mount on CEOs they're serving on fewer outside boards, making seasoned directors harder to come by
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The Problems with Boards
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Boardroom Consultants' Roger Kenny talks about dysfunctional directors, the role of third parties, and what today's companies need
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What If Someone Hires Your CEO?
|
That's what happened when Merrill Lynch lured CEO John Thain away from NYSE Euronext. A member of the board offers some lessons in emergency succession planning
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Succession Planning: A Board Imperative
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Directors should have knowledge of their own leaders as well as outside talent to ensure a smooth changeover, advise Spencer Stuart's Dayton Ogden and John Wood
|
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When Should CEOs Be Fired?
|
There's a difference between good chief executives who have made mistakes and ones who are unable to lead
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Emergency CEO Succession Planning
|
It's important for boards to discuss not only who will take over in an emergency but to examine their criteria for this important choice
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The Indispensable Succession Plan
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Boards shouldn't wait until they have a crisis to deal with who's up next. The issue must always be top of mind—and top of agenda
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McCormick's Successful Succession Plan
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Robert Lawless made succession planning an integral part of his job before turning over the CEO reins to Alan Wilson. Here's how he did it
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An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes
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The main cause of the messes at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch is their boards' failures to develop authentic leaders and succession plans
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Smoothing Out Succession
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In the wake of CEO ousting at Citi and Merrill, a BusinessWeek.com columnist talks with Theodore Dysart about lining up the right successor
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The Succession Opportunity
|
Don't dread the time to pick a successor. It can be a wonderful opportunity
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The Succession Timetable
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If the head of the family business is keeping plans quiet, there's probably a good reason
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The Changing Board
|
Corporate directors expert Ken Daly says as businesses change, boards need the "right people who look at the right issues with the right information"
|
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How to Get on a Board
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It's neither as simple nor as difficult as people may think. Following this practical advice can increase your chances of being able to serve on a board
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Video: How to Get on a Board
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Getting a seat on a board of directors is neither as easy nor as complicated as it looks. Once you're on a board, you're likely to be asked to join others.
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How to Decide on a Board Seat Offer
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Before you sit in that boardroom chair, do your homework, then compare it with company-issued info and what comes out of talks with VIPs
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What New Directors Need to Learn
|
You've gotten the offer to join a board, you've done your homework and said yes. Now here's what you need to do before your first meeting
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Board Pay Still Rising
|
Most companies follow the NACD's best-practice recommendation of providing at least 50% of compensation in equity, says report
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Q&A with Compensation Consultant Pearl Meyer
|
A top consultant explains how CEO compensation has gotten out of hand and how to fix the problem without sacrificing an important executive incentive
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Bill George: Nonperforming CEOs
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Boards are irresponsible if they guarantee pay regardless of performance and such boards put themselves and employees at risk
|
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Paying Big-Time For Failure
|
Who is really to blame for those fat severance packages given to CEOs who falter?
|
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Competitive Pay for Private Companies
|
Organizations can strengthen executive-level recruiting and retention efforts by adapting long-term incentives routinely employed by public companies, points out KornFerry
|
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The Elite Circle of $1 CEOs
|
Apple's Steve Jobs and Google's Eric Schmidt are just two of the CEOs who work for a buck. Why do top executives give up their salaries?
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Enhance Managers' Skills in a Downturn
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Organizations would do well to invest in people and enhance what Nobel Laureate Mohammed Yunus calls "Social Capital" in lean times, argues B V Krishnamurthy
|
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E-Tools That Help Teach Leadership
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Software is in the works that eventually will be able to use expertise from all around the world to help develop leaders
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Define Your Personal Leadership Vision
|
There are four key components: A compelling story, an image, it must be achievable, and it has to be forward-looking
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Preparing Execs for Asia Assignments
|
A Korn/Ferry study explores globalization's effect on Asian businesses and offers suggestions for hiring managers of expatriate executives
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Interactive Case Study: Jeff Immelt's Green Day
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An environmental push has helped reduce GE's emissions and raise revenue. But when CEO Jeffrey Immelt proposed "ecomagination" in 2004, top executives resisted
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Leaders Need 'Just Enough Anxiety'
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Anxiety is a fact of life. Author Robert Rosen sheds some light on how you can use it to your advantage
|
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Leadership: It's All About Them
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The team you lead is more critical to the success of a project than what you contribute as leader. Think of yourself as a facilitator
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How to Be a C-Suite Churchill
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Inspiring your team to wage a campaign—whether it be to save the free world or improve competitiveness—is a key leadership tool
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People Do What People See
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If your people aren't performing up to their best potential, maybe it's time for you to take a look in the mirror
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Leadership Is About Doing, Not Saying
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Don't waste your time on crafting motivational messages if you can't back it up with action. Leaders must walk the walk as well as talk the talk
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A Survival Guide for Leaders
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To lead yourself and others, especially through change and turmoil, you need to learn how to manage yourself
|
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It's Time to Pass the Ball
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If you want your team to succeed, you need to develop others to "take the last shot" when the game is on the line
|
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Why Leadership Means Listening
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Today's employees want to be asked for feedback and they want to be heard. Here are four tips to help you become a better listener
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Organizations Need Structure and Flexibility
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When people don't know who to take direction from, performance suffers. Just look at the U.S. Boxing Team's dismal performance in Beijing
|
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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit
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It doesn't have to mean going out and starting your own business. Think of it in terms of owning your career path and professional development
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Cut Costs Like Avon—Not Home Depot
|
There is a difference between being prepared to make difficult choices and arbitrarily hacking away at the connections that form the lifeblood of an organization
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When Your Company Outgrows Its Board
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The needs of an expanded organization differ from those of a startup. New CEOs often bristle at boards that micromanage rather than govern
|
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What Apple Knows That Facebook Doesn't
|
Apple has started to think about platforms as markets, and they, like networks and communities, are strategic weapons of shock and awe
|
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Skilling's Appeal and Enron's Legacy
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Regardless of the outcome—which very well may be favorable to Skilling—the question remains: Why didn't Enron's board pay more attention?
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Why 'How' Matters More Than Ever
|
New columnist Dov Seidman says human connections are key in a hyperconnected world—no matter whether you're a doughnut maker or a doctor
|
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When the 'Silver Tsunami' Fails to Hit
|
The Coyne Partnership disputes claims of an impending deluge of retiring baby boomers, and explains how the truth could affect your business
|
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Outsmarting the Competition
|
Author Jim Champy believes the seeds of tomorrow's great business opportunities sprout out of today's economic problems
|
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A Green and Bumpy Road for CEOs
|
Many chief executives are trying to walk an environmentally sensitive line, but obstacles such as media backlash and false prophets make it a rough journey
|
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Interactive Case Study: Re-engineering Xerox
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How unlikely CEO Anne Mulcahy turned Xerox around. One of her first moves: Providing the freedom and funds needed to let innovation happen
|
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The Innovation Engine: The Upside of Recession
|
Most businesses think now's the time to cut back and cower. Why not see it as an opportunity, the way the creators of some very big brands have?
|
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Doodling for Profits
|
A simple drawing can communicate complex ideas quickly and almost effortlessly. It can even be the basis of a successful business plan
|
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How to Market in a Recession
|
There are eight factors a company should consider when making marketing plans for 2008 and 2009
|
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Corporate Governance in China and India
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Indian companies with global ambitions are better governed than their Chinese counterparts, a Harvard professor says. But in competition, it may not matter
|
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What Can Microsoft Offer Yahoo?
|
Sure, the software giant has plenty of cash, but that might not be enough to make a deal between the two companies worthwhile—and workable
|
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What Went Wrong at Citi and Merrill
|
Economist Henry Kaufman says senior management was caught up in frenzied pursuit of short-term gain. But "Dr. Doom" still has faith in the American economy's resilience
|
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Recession 2008: Take the Offensive
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A lot of managers are now readying their team for Recession 2008 and are thinking in ways that are completely understandable and, according to Tammy Erickson, likely to be wrong
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Predictably Surprised in 2007—and 2008
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Michael Watkins gives his first annual Predictably Surprised Awards. Among the winners: General David Patraeus and Alan Greenspan
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Interactive Case Study: Jet Blue's Fare Decision
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Google: A Druckerian Ideal?
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Sergey Brin and Larry Page may never have read The New Society, but the corporate culture they've created is quite close to its author's vision
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Demystifying Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why
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It's just as important to understand what strategy is—guiding principles for decision-making—as what it isn't—mission, value network, and vision
|
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Your Audience Will Thank You
|
Eight dos and don'ts to keep in mind when preparing your next presentation
|
|
Viewpoint by Carmine Gallo: The Perfect Pitch
|
Microsoft and Tellme know the secret of good business communication. The vision behind each company can be stated in 10 words or less
|
|
Slide Show: 10 Tips for Bagging that Raise
|
Preparation and flexibility are key when you decide to ask your boss for more money and bennies
|
|
PowerPoint Play
|
Asking a colleague to help you improve your skills isn't a sign of weakness—and doesn't give her power over you
|
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When the CEO Job Is Split in Two
|
Dividing the post often leads to grief. But Aéropostale's new bosses know how to work together
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Special Report: Best Places to Launch a Career, 2009
|
Graduates lucky enough to land a job may find the prospect of responsibility and rapid advancement surprisingly strong. But don't count on bigger salaries
|
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CEO Succession: Getting Your Successor on a Board
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Arrow Electronics Chairman Bill Mitchell tells Beverly Behan why other board assignments are invaluable for CEOs and CEOs in training
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Trusting a CEO in the Twitter Age
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Social media tools offer a new test for leaders when it comes to dealing candidly with employees, especially amid economic insecurity
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Obama Tells BW He's Not Antibusiness
|
In a wide-ranging interview, the President says "to return to some semblance of balance is hardly radical"
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Will Pfizer's Giveaway Drugs Polish Its Public Image?
|
With a free-drug program amid the recession, the pharmaceutical giant is trying to appear socially responsible
|
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What's Your Leadership Mindset?
|
Do you have a "growth mindset?" Or a "fixed mindset?" Here are three questions to ask ourselves to help us grasp the difference
|
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How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs
|
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Good to Great author Jim Collins pinpoints the insidious (and often invisible) problems that send great companies crashing to earth
|
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Albert Gordon: Financial Leadership the Old-Fashioned Way
|
The Kidder Peabody legend brought a purposefulness and responsibility to the business that his contemporary counterparts would do well to learn
|
|
Are You a Walt Disney or a Roy Disney?
|
Is your company better at having an idea or making an idea happen? Knowing where your organization's strength lies is a vital first step toward innovation success
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GE's Jeffrey Immelt: All Boxed In
|
No matter what the CEO does to try to save his company, it has lost its aura of greatness
|
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Wall Street's Economic Crimes Against Humanity
|
By refusing to consider the consequences of their actions, those who created the financial crisis exemplify the banality of evil, writes Shoshana Zuboff
|
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Out with the Dead Wood for Newspapers
|
Yes, all newspaper publishers will have to convert their dailies to online. Here's how it might work
|
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Taking on Toy Safety
|
From peanuts to baby formula, recalls seem rampant. Now the toy industry has a plan, and the technology, to keep its products safe
|
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What to Do in a Product Safety Crisis
|
If your company faces a product safety crisis, don't panic. Here are some guidelines to help you respond with a cool head
|
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Creating a Culture of Risk Avoidance
|
In the event of a product safety problem, product makers should be prepared to defend themselves. Raising awareness among employees is essential to the process
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Cutting Work Hours Without Cutting Staff
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It's cheaper to trim hours or pay than to slash staff—which is why companies are getting creative with alternatives like furloughs and unpaid leave
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Outsourcing Gets Crimped by Recession
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Discretionary IT projects are getting the ax as companies review costs, hurting sales and growth for outsourcing providers
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The World's Most Influential Companies
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In a year of loss, they're building market share, upending their industries, and changing consumers' lives
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Best Places to Intern: 2008
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BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the companies with the best internships shows college students where to look in this tough job market
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Auto Bailout: What Drucker Would Have Said
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Peter Drucker wrote in 1946 that GM should evaluate practices that could become obsolete. What would he say about a bailout? A crutch is a bad idea
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Predicting the Next Financial Meltdown
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There are common factors to such crises as the current financial mess, the collapse of Enron, and the bursting of the Internet bubble. We should heed the warning signs next time
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Good Riddance to the Imperial CEO
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When those in the C-suite assume a royal distance from those they lead, understanding, communication, and effectiveness all suffer
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Wal-Mart's New Sustainability Mandate in China
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CEO Lee Scott has made it clear that Wal-Mart's China suppliers have to go green or else they will have to just go, period
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Renovate the Old Economy, Don't Rebuild It
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We can't rely on a consumption-based economy. We have to encourage a production-driven one, argues Tom Davenport
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Costco's Artful Discounts
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With costs of everything on the rise, the big box retailer gets creative
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Can Green Business Survive the Meltdown?
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Here are some thoughts on what will change, what won't, and how to stay the course
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Reining in Wall Street's Rainmakers
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How excessively risk-taking corporate cultures and unbalanced reward practices have contributed to the current financial crisis
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Challenge for the Next President: Energy
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In the first of four articles, Boston Consulting Group's Harold L. Sirkin suggests how our next President can curb the need for foreign oil
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The Financial Crisis: What Drucker Would Have Said
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Peter Drucker would have had plenty to say about the recent turmoil on Wall Street, beginning simply with: "I told you so"
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Self-Confidence and Success
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Sports stars draw on their past successes to give them confidence in new situations. That's a formula all of us can use
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The Glass Cliff
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Are women leaders often set up to fail? There is a certain amount of anecdotal evidence to suggest yes
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Organizations Need Structure and Flexibility
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When people don't know who to take direction from, performance suffers. Just look at the U.S. Boxing Team's dismal performance in Beijing
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The Era of Inspiration
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An NFL coach, airline chairman, and hotel CEO agree: 21st century leadership has moved beyond coercion and motivation to inspiration
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What Rock Stars Can Teach Leaders
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For both groups, flexibility, adaptive capacity, and ability to perform are of paramount importance
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An Olympic-Size Leadership Challenge
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IOC Chairman Jacques Rogge is learning that this Olympics can't be easily led, managed, or controlled. Leaders have less power and their followers more
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Preparing Execs for Asia Assignments
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A Korn/Ferry study explores globalization's effect on Asian businesses and offers suggestions for hiring managers of expatriate executives
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Obama vs. Clinton: Leadership Styles
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His approach of visionary leadership is appealing but risky. Her health-care reform managerialism already has been proven ineffective
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Buffett's Plan for Successful Succession
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Drucker would applaud Berkshire Hathaway's leader, whose approach to finding a replacement is rational, virtuous, and free of "force, fraud, or favoritism"
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For Leaders, There Is No Off Switch
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You have to watch what you do and think about what you say at all times because of the effect your behavior has on your team
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The Call for Epochal Leadership
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So you want to be a business leader? Pay attention to Barack Obama
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Becoming the Boss
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You're a new manager. Will you survive this rite of passage?
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Three Questions for the Candidates
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If the answer is "no" to any of these questions, don't put your faith and opportunities for success in their hands
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What Makes a Business Leader Tick
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Anthony Smith, author of The Taboos of Leadership talks about the lives, loves, and salaries of chief executives
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The Leadership Mindset
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Success will now come from the reflected glory of your team, not from what you do
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Remote Leadership
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If you work for a virtual boss, the burden for making the relationship successful fall on you, the direct report
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Wall Street Bailout Could Crimp CEO Pay
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Democrats want to rein in rich exit packages and reclaim millions paid to bosses who piled up toxic mortgage assets. But it won't be easy
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Fred Hassan on Learning from Adversity
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The Schering-Plough chairman and CEO talks about overcoming and learning from adversity in business and in life
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Graduation Wisdom for Future CEOs
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While commencement speakers at top B-schools dodged the recession issue, one imperative was stressed: Leaders will have to adapt
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A New Political Agenda for Business?
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This election, business leaders should offer Washington a set of plans that will restore the country's economic strength and global standing
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CEO Pay: The Steroids Era
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The congressional hearing on executive compensation featured another class of superstars accused of bulking up at the expense of the average American
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How to Reenergize Starbucks
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Howard Schultz is back in charge, but the coffee chain is running low on steam. We asked experts how they would perk up the ailing giant
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When Should CEOs Be Fired?
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There's a difference between good chief executives who have made mistakes and ones who are unable to lead
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The Male CEO in the Pink Dress
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Yes, that's Southwest's CEO Gary Kelly on Halloween. That he would do that tells us a lot about Southwest's corporate culture—and why it's successful
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Interactive Case Study: Putting the Life Back in Joie de Vivre
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Organizations Need Structure and Flexibility
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When people don't know who to take direction from, performance suffers. Just look at the U.S. Boxing Team's dismal performance in Beijing
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Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit
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It doesn't have to mean going out and starting your own business. Think of it in terms of owning your career path and professional development
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Cut Costs Like Avon—Not Home Depot
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There is a difference between being prepared to make difficult choices and arbitrarily hacking away at the connections that form the lifeblood of an organization
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When Your Company Outgrows Its Board
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The needs of an expanded organization differ from those of a startup. New CEOs often bristle at boards that micromanage rather than govern
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What Apple Knows That Facebook Doesn't
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Apple has started to think about platforms as markets, and they, like networks and communities, are strategic weapons of shock and awe
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Skilling's Appeal and Enron's Legacy
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Regardless of the outcome—which very well may be favorable to Skilling—the question remains: Why didn't Enron's board pay more attention?
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Why 'How' Matters More Than Ever
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New columnist Dov Seidman says human connections are key in a hyperconnected world—no matter whether you're a doughnut maker or a doctor
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When the 'Silver Tsunami' Fails to Hit
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The Coyne Partnership disputes claims of an impending deluge of retiring baby boomers, and explains how the truth could affect your business
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Outsmarting the Competition
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Author Jim Champy believes the seeds of tomorrow's great business opportunities sprout out of today's economic problems
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A Green and Bumpy Road for CEOs
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Many chief executives are trying to walk an environmentally sensitive line, but obstacles such as media backlash and false prophets make it a rough journey
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Interactive Case Study: Re-engineering Xerox
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How unlikely CEO Anne Mulcahy turned Xerox around. One of her first moves: Providing the freedom and funds needed to let innovation happen
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The Innovation Engine: The Upside of Recession
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Most businesses think now's the time to cut back and cower. Why not see it as an opportunity, the way the creators of some very big brands have?
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Doodling for Profits
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A simple drawing can communicate complex ideas quickly and almost effortlessly. It can even be the basis of a successful business plan
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How to Market in a Recession
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There are eight factors a company should consider when making marketing plans for 2008 and 2009
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Corporate Governance in China and India
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Indian companies with global ambitions are better governed than their Chinese counterparts, a Harvard professor says. But in competition, it may not matter
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What Can Microsoft Offer Yahoo?
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Sure, the software giant has plenty of cash, but that might not be enough to make a deal between the two companies worthwhile—and workable
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What Went Wrong at Citi and Merrill
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Economist Henry Kaufman says senior management was caught up in frenzied pursuit of short-term gain. But "Dr. Doom" still has faith in the American economy's resilience
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Recession 2008: Take the Offensive
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A lot of managers are now readying their team for Recession 2008 and are thinking in ways that are completely understandable and, according to Tammy Erickson, likely to be wrong
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Predictably Surprised in 2007—and 2008
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Michael Watkins gives his first annual Predictably Surprised Awards. Among the winners: General David Patraeus and Alan Greenspan
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Interactive Case Study: Jet Blue's Fare Decision
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Google: A Druckerian Ideal?
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Sergey Brin and Larry Page may never have read The New Society, but the corporate culture they've created is quite close to its author's vision
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Demystifying Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why
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It's just as important to understand what strategy is—guiding principles for decision-making—as what it isn't—mission, value network, and vision
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How to Handle a Crisis
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The best thing is to have a plan of action prepared in advance. That way, you can react swiftly and smartly when a crisis hits
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Wage Wars
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Workers—from truck drivers to stockbrokers—are winning huge overtime lawsuits, raising fundamental questions about the modern workplace
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How to Run a Recall
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Yes, Mattel has problems that resulted in the recall of some 20 million toys. But the company has made some smart moves in dealing with this crisis
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Fixing a Damaged Corporate Culture
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Abuse of the referral-reward system is indicative of a deeper problem. But don't put all the blame on employees; management sets the tone
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How to Market in a Recession
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There are eight factors a company should consider when making marketing plans for 2008 and 2009
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JPMorgan to the Rescue (Again)
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon moved quickly to save Bear Stearns, filling a leadership vacuum on Wall Street
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Disney: How Bob Iger Unchained It
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Most of the good news at Disney since Iger's ascension are the payoff of plans laid during the Michael Eisner era
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Avon: More Than Cosmetic Changes
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How Andrea Jung is trying to stop the sag by getting smarter about the numbers
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Kodak: Mistakes Made on the Road to Innovation
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Led by CEO Antonio M. Perez, Kodak is struggling to reinvent its business model. It's not alone
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Ford: The Auto Giant's Most Important New Model
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To help turn Ford around, its new CEO is first attacking its entrenched bureaucracy, forcing it to be smarter and more efficient
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The Ethics of Picking a Vice-President
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A running mate should be chosen on the basis of what's good for the nation, not just who will help get Obama or McCain elected
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Ethics Must Be Global, Not Local
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To build a truly great, global business, business leaders need to adopt a global standard of ethical practices
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How to Get a Good Night's Sleep
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Forget taking pills or counting sheep. Just make sure you can answer yes to five simple questions, and you're on your way to a restful night
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Preventing the Death of Customer Care
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A disgruntled columnist, after having no luck buying a desk, urges companies to focus on face-to-face service rather than online purchases
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The Ethics of Outsourcing Customer Service
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Sending jobs overseas may be good for the bottom line in the short term, but frustrated customers will vote with their wallets
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Ethics and the iPhone
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Does the "i" in iPhone stand for iSolation? It doesn't bode well for society when everyone is plugged in and tuned out
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If It's Legal, It's Ethical…Right?
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The recent case of a TV crew allowing a woman to drive while drunk reminds us, when the law falls short, refer to the higher authority of ethics
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Corporate Social Irresponsibility
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Despite PR posturing, corporate philanthropy is down from 25 years ago. To be taken seriously, companies should pledge 1% of pretax earnings, say Leo Hindery Jr. and Curt Weeden
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Fine-Tuning Corporate Social Responsibility
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A recent IBM study shows a hefty percentage of top officers don't quite connect with customer concerns. IBM's George Pohle discusses how to change that
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CSR: Ask, Don't Tell
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You can bring cohesion to your workforce by giving employees a say in your company's charitable contributions
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Cocreating Business's New Social Compact
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For successful collaboration between NGOs and corporations, flexibility, transparency, and trust must be employed to satisfy local needs
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How to Get a Fast Start in a New Job
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Don't plan on hiring an onboarding specialist? Here are ideas for a great start from consultants who help senior executives switch into new jobs:
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How to Follow a Powerful Leader
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It's never easy, but James M. Citrin, a senior director at executive search firm Spencer Stuart and co-author of You’re in Charge
—Now What?, offers four guidelines:
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How to Give a Smart Performance Review
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Reviews are time-consuming, bureaucratic, and stressful for everyone. Here's how to put the performance back into the process
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How to Create a Great Customer Service Experience
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Creating consistently good customer experiences is one of the hardest tasks in business. Here are ideas from our winners
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How to Attract and Keep the Best People
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Founder Reed Hastings keeps the troops motivated with hefty compensation and luxe perks, including lots of time off
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How to Launch a Wellness Program
|
Thomas B. Gilliam, co-author of Move It. Lose It. Live Healthy: Achieve a Healthier Workplace One Employee at a Time, shares five tips.
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Discover Your Leadership Blind Spots
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From insisting on doing too much alone to avoiding confrontation, leadership blind spots are common and can be lethal for business
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Creative Management Practices for Making Work Work
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Smart companies are coming up with bold ideas to keep employees engaged, while offering them ways to faciliate career and lifestyle changes
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CEO Succession: Getting Your Successor on a Board
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Arrow Electronics Chairman Bill Mitchell tells Beverly Behan why other board assignments are invaluable for CEOs and CEOs in training
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Management Practices That Spell Doom
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Well-intentioned but misguided managers are sinking their employers because they don't understand the science of human behavior
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Trusting a CEO in the Twitter Age
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Social media tools offer a new test for leaders when it comes to dealing candidly with employees, especially amid economic insecurity
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The Midyear Review Takes On More Weight
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Widespread hiring freezes mean companies need to make the most of their talent—and get underperformers up to speed (or out) quicker
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Google's Management Style Grows Up
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The search engine company famous for creative freedom is realizing there's a place for discipline, too, according to Scott Anthony
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Book Excerpt: The Purpose Linked Organization
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In an excerpt from their new book, The Purpose Linked Organization, Alaina Love and Marc Cugnon challenge businesses to leverage individuals' sense of purpose
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Dear John, Thanks for the Layoff
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Seattle-based Jessica Ward writes an open letter to her former boss about the good things that have happened since she got laid off
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Obama the Sovereign
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The President's European trip provides a case study on his leadership style, which is about inspiration
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Work-Life Balance
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With managers needing more from employees already working at full-tilt, achieving work-life balance is more important—and difficult—than ever
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The Peter Principle Lives
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Now 40, The Peter Principle resonates even more today, when a lust for accomplishment has led an unprecedented level of incompetence
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Cutting Work Hours Without Cutting Staff
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It's cheaper to trim hours or pay than to slash staff—which is why companies are getting creative with alternatives like furloughs and unpaid leave
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Layoffs: Stopping Survivor Guilt
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As a senior manager in an era of massive layoffs, it's your job to stave off survivor guilt before it lowers the morale and productivity of remaining employees
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Obama's Leadership Challenge
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There's no doubt our charismatic new President can inspire us as a nation. But he must create a team that can do so as well
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How to Inspire Workers in Tough Times
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Jon Katzenbach explains how "master motivators" can help employees stay emotionally connected to their work throughout the recession
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Comcast's Twitter Man
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For Frank Eliason, managing the cable giant's customer service department means tweeting strategically
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Finally, Gen X Takes Over
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Barack Obama will be our first Gen X President, but many of his team will be Boomers. A similar dynamic is at work in Corporate America
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Diversity: Don't Innovate Without It
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If your employees represent a cross-section of the U.S. population, they'll come up with better ideas, and you'll appeal to a larger audience
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How to Give and Receive Criticism
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Constructive criticism goes far beyond the crass insults so prevalent in today's media. Here's how to make the most of it
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Young Bosses, Older Direct Reports
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May-December work relationships can be awkward and complicated—but they don't have to be, writes Tammy Erickson
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Netting the Net Generation
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Fixing a Damaged Corporate Culture
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Abuse of the referral-reward system is indicative of a deeper problem. But don't put all the blame on employees; management sets the tone
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When a New Job Leads to Resentment
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Any time someone is promoted from within it may ruffle some feathers. You should be able to smooth them by keeping lines of communication open
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How to Build a Winning Team
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Guest columnist Nikos Mourkogiannis says a group's success ultimately depends on its balance. He offers a simplified framework to get the right mix
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When Salaries Aren't Secret
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Imagine all your employees knowing each other's salaries. Guaranteed disaster? Or a radical approach to building fairness, trust, and a highly productive work force?
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Workers' Bailout Plan
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A Production Bankruptcy Day gives your team the chance to recharge, re-organize, and maybe even improve productivity
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Tips on Effective Mentoring
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Effective mentoring is a true gift. Here are tips for improving the experience for both mentor and mentee
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When Cutting Costs Is Not the Answer
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Drucker firmly believed that layoffs are not the only, and often not the best, solution to difficult economic times
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Recession Strategy: Which Perks to Cut
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Cutting employee perks could be a smart way to save money during this economic crisis, but managers should choose wisely
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Talent Management: How to Invest in Your Workforce
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An exclusive study from IBM and Human Capital Institute finds nonprofits and midsize companies coming up short in employee management
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The Seven Saving Graces for Managers
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Redeeming features prevent the strong characteristics that got you where you are from going into overdrive
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10 Tips for Engaging Employees
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Managers get overworked, sidetracked, and ridiculed to boot, but there are some simple ways they can keep in touch and in sync with their teams
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Is Praising Employees Counterproductive?
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Many managers think they'll spoil a good employee with too many compliments. Here's why those fears are unfounded
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The Obama Phenomenon
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My Harvard classes teach me how Barack Obama's candidacy appeals to young people's need for leadership, diversity, and a spirit of public service
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Building Morale When Times Are Bad
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From Harvard Business Online: Kevin P. Coyne on the difference between morale and employees being happy, and how leaders can inspire no matter what
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Upgrade Your Career, Not Your Title
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As long as you're getting the benefits of mentoring and career guidance, don't get too hung up on a title your boss may not be able to give
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Keeping Your People Pumped
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Beyond the obvious incentives: Four smart ways to light a fire
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Losing Key Talent? Give Executive Women More Choices
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Because more professional women are waiting to have children, companies need to be more creative in the benefits they offer
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The Five Reasons We Give Up
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Yes, change takes longer than we thought, and the process is harder. Acknowledging that from the get-go can make a big difference in helping us stick to the plan
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Tips for Making Better Hires
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Bad hires can cost plenty. A new book proposes four deliberate steps to hiring the right person for your company's needs and culture
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Downsizing 101
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Charged with giving the bad news? Here are your ethical responsibilities
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Cut Costs Like Avon—Not Home Depot
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There is a difference between being prepared to make difficult choices and arbitrarily hacking away at the connections that form the lifeblood of an organization
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Tips for Humanizing Your Résumé
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Kill the stultifying, dull corporate-speak—before it kills your chance to get an interview
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What's Safe to Ask During an Interview?
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Every adult falls under a protected-class category, including women and their pregnancy plans. Following, some interview lines that shouldn't be crossed
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Recruiting Today: What Are You Promising?
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More and more, young talent is looking for companies whose values line up with their own
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How Recruiters and HR Can Work Together
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Human resources and headhunters can be each other's worst obstacles or greatest allies. Management must help facilitate a smooth relationship
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Diversity Pledges Ring Hollow
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A new study shows that in spite of corporate promises to promote diversity in senior management, very little progress has been made
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Interactive Case Study: Dressed for Success
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Feed It Forward
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Feedback can leave colleagues feeling judged, but "feedforward"—suggestions without comments on past mistakes—is a lot easier to stomach
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The Case For 20-70-10
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Ranking employees into performance categories
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Coping with Performance-Review Anxiety
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Annual reviews tend to stress out bosses and workers. Here are some tips for how to make the most of this career-building exercise
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Employee Performance Review Tips
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It may seem like just a pain, but it's smart to work as hard on your review as you do on your job
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Enhance Managers' Skills in a Downturn
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Organizations would do well to invest in people and enhance what Nobel Laureate Mohammed Yunus calls "Social Capital" in lean times, argues B V Krishnamurthy
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E-Tools That Help Teach Leadership
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Software is in the works that eventually will be able to use expertise from all around the world to help develop leaders
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Define Your Personal Leadership Vision
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There are four key components: A compelling story, an image, it must be achievable, and it has to be forward-looking
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Preparing Execs for Asia Assignments
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A Korn/Ferry study explores globalization's effect on Asian businesses and offers suggestions for hiring managers of expatriate executives
|
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Interactive Case Study: Jeff Immelt's Green Day
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An environmental push has helped reduce GE's emissions and raise revenue. But when CEO Jeffrey Immelt proposed "ecomagination" in 2004, top executives resisted
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Leaders Need 'Just Enough Anxiety'
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Anxiety is a fact of life. Author Robert Rosen sheds some light on how you can use it to your advantage
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Leadership: It's All About Them
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The team you lead is more critical to the success of a project than what you contribute as leader. Think of yourself as a facilitator
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How to Be a C-Suite Churchill
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Inspiring your team to wage a campaign—whether it be to save the free world or improve competitiveness—is a key leadership tool
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People Do What People See
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If your people aren't performing up to their best potential, maybe it's time for you to take a look in the mirror
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Leadership Is About Doing, Not Saying
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Don't waste your time on crafting motivational messages if you can't back it up with action. Leaders must walk the walk as well as talk the talk
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A Survival Guide for Leaders
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To lead yourself and others, especially through change and turmoil, you need to learn how to manage yourself
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It's Time to Pass the Ball
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If you want your team to succeed, you need to develop others to "take the last shot" when the game is on the line
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Why Leadership Means Listening
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Today's employees want to be asked for feedback and they want to be heard. Here are four tips to help you become a better listener
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How to Get a Fast Start in a New Job
|
Don't plan on hiring an onboarding specialist? Here are ideas for a great start from consultants who help senior executives switch into new jobs:
|
|
How to Follow a Powerful Leader
|
It's never easy, but James M. Citrin, a senior director at executive search firm Spencer Stuart and co-author of You’re in Charge
—Now What?, offers four guidelines:
|
|
How to Give a Smart Performance Review
|
Reviews are time-consuming, bureaucratic, and stressful for everyone. Here's how to put the performance back into the process
|
|
How to Create a Great Customer Service Experience
|
Creating consistently good customer experiences is one of the hardest tasks in business. Here are ideas from our winners
|
|
How to Attract and Keep the Best People
|
Founder Reed Hastings keeps the troops motivated with hefty compensation and luxe perks, including lots of time off
|
|
How to Launch a Wellness Program
|
Thomas B. Gilliam, co-author of Move It. Lose It. Live Healthy: Achieve a Healthier Workplace One Employee at a Time, shares five tips.
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