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Corporate America

Do Women Prefer Entrepreneurship Over Board Positions?

Deborah Sweeney | Posted 05.01.2013 | Women
Deborah Sweeney

Instead of having to deal with a room full of people that are put off every time you voice your opinion, or face being stuck in a rut because no one wants to risk changing anything, many women are simply forgoing the traditional corporate ascent and striking out on their own.

Time For Action on Gender Equality on Corporate Boards

Susan Bulkeley Butler | Posted 04.26.2013 | Women
Susan Bulkeley Butler

In a world where women make up half of the population and in many countries make up half of the workplace, having a relatively small percentage of women as directors seems like a small consolation. Is it time for corporate board quotas in the United States?

Coachella, Minus the Festival!

Marlon Regis | Posted 04.17.2013 | Entertainment
Marlon Regis

Because of growing corporate interests -- mostly from the fashion industry -- one can have a free blast without even stepping foot onto the Empire Polo Club grounds.

There Is No Ceiling Until There Is One: An Inconvenient Conversation

Lisa Chau | Posted 04.04.2013 | College
Lisa Chau

I fully believe that the most effective way to break through barriers is to thoroughly understand the constraints. What exactly is holding back the minority population from landing positions of upper management?

SXSW or SXSo-Gay?

Michael Anthony Fernandez | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Michael Anthony Fernandez

I just returned from the interactive part of SXSW 2013 in Austin, Texas and one thing struck me different this year. It was so Gay... in the best possible use of the word.

Corporate America Puts The Squeeze On Workers Again

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 03.11.2013 | Business

Mark Gongloff Is off the newsletter this morning so today's 7.5 Things are brought to you by Jillian Berman. Thing One: Corporate America Squeezing...

Every Company Needs a Chief Wealth Officer

Dan Solin | Posted 05.05.2013 | Business
Dan Solin

Why is this an idea whose time has come? Because there's a direct connection between financial health and productivity. The financial security of employees continues to be eviscerated by the securities industry, which often operates without ethical or even legal constraints.

Mergers Mean Mastering High-Stakes Change; Four Emotional Triggers Leaders Must Pull

Susan Battley | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business
Susan Battley

After a long, dry spell, mergers and acquisitions activity is heating up.

Wall Street's 'Eat What You Kill' Motto Is the Only Way to Live

James Altucher | Posted 04.03.2013 | Small Business
James Altucher

Life only tastes good when you eat what you kill. When you hustle for what you earn and someone pays you money in proportion to the service you've offered, the idea you've created, your ability to execute on it, and their ability to consume it in a way that benefits them.

Building China's Economy Instead of Ours

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 04.01.2013 | Politics
Sen. Fritz Hollings

The United States is the most competitive country in the world. We compete in sports, business, medicine, law, and academia -- even religion. Everythi...

Have You Hugged Your Whistleblower Today? They Could Use It

Jerry Ashton | Posted 01.25.2013 | Business
Jerry Ashton

If you think the legendary "thin blue line" is stressful, you should try walking the "thin gray line" of the Whistleblower, who protect us from the insidious and frightening dangers of corporate and government miscreants.

New Goals for American Corporations

Ralph Gomory | Posted 03.16.2013 | Business
Ralph Gomory

The great American corporations today are doing well for their top executives and shareholders, but this does not mean that they are doing well for the country as a whole.

Dear Mr. Speaker!

Frances Causey | Posted 03.11.2013 | Politics
Frances Causey

Work no longer pays in America. The game is fundamentally rigged and ordinary people who do everything right, who play by rules still end up with the short end of the stick.

CEO On Fiscal Cliff Deal: 'Our Country Is Going To Hell'

Reuters | Posted 03.05.2013 | Business

* CEOs complain that deal does not solve debt problem * Call deal a "disaster", a "joke" * Some in business community ca...

The World Will Be Saved By the Western Woman

Emily Bennington | Posted 02.10.2013 | Women
Emily Bennington

The pathetic representation of women at the highest levels of corporate life isn't the result of some sinister plot by men, it's because we don't know how to harness our own power correctly

Increasing US Competitiveness: Building a New Relationship Between Business and Academia

Bill Destler | Posted 01.26.2013 | Business
Bill Destler

Our institutions of higher education in the U.S. are still without question the finest in the world -- and American graduate students are still the most cost-effective R&D labor force anywhere. So why haven't U.S. corporations adopted colleges and universities as their corporate R&D centers?

Applying Harmony to Your Corporate Environment

Gil Laroya | Posted 01.01.2013 | Business
Gil Laroya

In today's economy, businesses need to leverage the strengths of their employees to get the most productivity while providing the best environment for their employees to be productive in.

America's Improving Economy as Seen From Academia

Bill Destler | Posted 12.16.2012 | College
Bill Destler

The recent September jobs report indicating a significant decrease in the national unemployment rate from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent has been viewed w...

Be Yourself, Barack -- Don't Read a Script

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.07.2012 | Politics
Georges Ugeux

This is not the time to defend the thesis an academic paper. We want our president back, the leader we always knew. He drove and will drive us out of wars, recessions and crisis.

Collaboration: It Is Real? Can It Be?

Trudy Bourgeois | Posted 12.03.2012 | Business
Trudy Bourgeois

Truth be told, we don't have a clue what collaboration really means. We act like we do, and we throw the word around like we do. But we don't. If we...

Study Finds Black Female Leaders Face Harsher Criticism Than Others

Posted 09.13.2012 | Black Voices

In the corporate world, it looks like women are making significant strides. This year's Fortune 500 list boasted 18 female CEOs, more women to make th...

Make Wall Street the 4th Branch of the Federal Government

Gareth Edmundson | Posted 11.04.2012 | Politics
Gareth Edmundson

If we can't stop money coming into politics then let's at least make sure that we know where it is all the time. And if we know where it is then we can subject it to checks and balances just like the rest of the system. Genius.

Do America's Corporations Care How Much American Workers Earn?

Colin Gordon | Posted 11.03.2012 | Business
Colin Gordon

Despite worries about sagging consumer confidence and shrinking paychecks, business leaders seem unconcerned about the declining standard of living of middle class America, or about the growing number of American families slipping into poverty.

How to Transition From Corporate Job to Entrepreneurship

Brazen Life | Posted 10.22.2012 | Small Business
Brazen Life

Have you ever felt like you're fumbling around in your corporate job looking for a place to belong, to thrive or to simply feel fulfilled? I did, and I never found it.

More Women Deciding They Can't Have It All

David Gray | Posted 10.07.2012 | Women
David Gray

For most parents, but particularly for women, reaching the top of any profession while raising a family is difficult. Mayer got her Yahoo job on the strength of her Google career, most of which took place before she was married. She became CEO of Yahoo before her first child was born.