Business

Five Co-Workers You Should Get to Know

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business


Nicole Williams

The doorman: He knows everyone who sets foot in your building, and you can bet he hears a lot of juicy conversations as people shuffle in and out.

Americans Are Finally Saving: A Disaster For Retailers

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


After a year of economic crisis and an even longer slump, the nation's retailers are facing a consumer who's more reluctant to buy than ever before in...

Emotions and Business

Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


Jen Grisanti

So many people experience situations where they say, "My emotions got in the way." What if you can learn to utilize your emotions so that rather than getting in your way, they pave the way?

America's Irrational Health Care Status Quo

Diane Francis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Diane Francis

As an American living in Canada, it's really embarrassing that a country as smart and rich as the United States cannot get out from under the world's worst medical system.

Can I Win the Oprah Lottery? How to Get Your Biz on TV

Karen Luniw | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Karen Luniw

One of the keys to attracting more business is to be seen more. Getting on TV and other media is a great way to do that and you don't need a publicist to get the ball rolling.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Execs Profited From Bogus Bonuses

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


BISMARCK, N.D. -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota used premium payments to fund $15 million in employee bonuses, cover $35,000 for a retirement...

How Do Great Companies Make Sure People Are Living the Values?

Jon Younger | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business


Jon Younger

How do you want to be known by your employees, your customers and investors, and the communities in which you operate?

Soldier of Fortune

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media


Yvette Kantrow

Ram Charan's article, "My (Recovery) Playbook," is a feature-length, reported story, complete with upbeat quotes from CEOs -- some of whom also happen to be clients of none other than Ram Charan.

Alaska Fisherman Send Labor Day SOS-Call For Action to Protect Jobs, Fisheries from Climate Change's Evil Twin

Celia Alario | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green


Celia Alario

More than 100 fishing boats, sail boats, skiffs and kayaks took to the waters Sunday to draw attention the threat of ocean acidification.

Women's Labor and Infertility

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Elizabeth Gregory

Released from old biological constraints, women have flooded the universities and climbed career ladders, redefining "women's work" by expanding it to include just about every field, and doubling our national talent pool.

NYT: Government Pays Legal Bills For Executives That Defrauded The Government

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


As a result of the Fannie takeover, taxpayers are paying millions of dollars in legal defense bills for three top former executives, including Frankli...

Obama Administration Policies Will Divert Funds From Middle Class Economy

Chris Gunn | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Chris Gunn

We project that by counting big businesses in the United States and Europe as small businesses the Obama Administration may be shortchanging middle class firms out of as much as $100 billion a year in contracts.

Obama Officials Avoided Questions from Press on Misleading Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

According to information in the Federal Procurement Data System, eight of the top ten recipients of federal small business contracts were actually large businesses or divisions of large businesses.

Take Your Career from Good to Great

Rick Smith | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Rick Smith

The world is full of ordinary people, everyday Joes and Janes, who have broken free from average performance and achieved extraordinary levels of impact and accomplishment.

The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs On How To Deliver Your Company's Message, Plus Enter to Win Contest

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Patricia Handschiegel

Today, as platforms to deliver your company's message expand, it's even more important to have a tight focus on what you want to say, to who and where.

Syngenta, Maker Of Weed-Killer Atrazine, Wants Lobbying Documents Excluded From Class-Action Lawsuit

HuffPost Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Lawyers representing the maker of the herbicide atrazine are asking that documents related to the company's lobbying and trade association activities ...

Labor-Environmental Coalition Targets Wal-Mart

The Washington Post | Ylan Q. Mui | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home


Labor groups renewed their campaign against Wal-Mart on Tuesday, launching a coalition that calls for improvements in the company's wages, health care...

Taking on Jim Cramer

Jim Randel | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


Jim Randel

Jim Cramer may like housing stocks, but if he is betting his ranch on the fact that housing prices will spike again like they did in the early part of this century, he'd better hedge his bets.

Empty Is as Empty Does

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


Lita Smith-Mines

In a formerly rural part of Long Island, many bountiful farm stands used to flourish. Now there are very few, as the land that had produced the harvests was sold during past abundant years to builders and developers.

DLC: The New Black! The Second Coming of Expansion Packs

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media


Theodore Bergquist

There's been a lot of talk about downloadable content for video games recently. There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a significant, fast growing trend here.

CEO on Doing Business With India, Ahead of Presidential Visit

Rani Singh | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Rani Singh

The CEO of the UK-India Business Council discusses her thoughts on the way the British do business in India, compared with their American counterparts.

Work BFFs: The Do's & Don'ts

Nicole Williams | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business


Nicole Williams

A day at the office is so much more enjoyable when you have a work BFF to share your ups, downs, and blueberry muffin with. But office friendships can hurt your career if you don't handle them the right way.

Harry Reid To Las Vegas Review-Journal Ad Director: "I Hope You Go Out Of Business"

Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reportedly didn't hold back during a recent engagement with The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. According to The L...

Shari Arison: Israel's Richest Woman Says She Can See the Future

The Washington Post | Howard Schneider | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


The office door has a steel vault veneer, and Shari Arison -- controlling stockholder in Israel's largest bank and its largest construction company, h...

The Recession is Over

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home


Hale

I'm on record as saying we'll have started to see positive GDP numbers between the 4th quarter of this year and the second quarter of next year. The numbers are pointing in that direction.