I know Facebook is just a social venue - but it's also our obsession. And if Facebook is our main source of representation, shouldn't it be taken seriously?
Jon Younger | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business
How is your organization attracting, developing, engaging and retaining its technical experts?
AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Home
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the ...
AP | MELANIE DABOVICH | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business
TAOS, N.M. — Larry Whitten marched into this northern New Mexico town in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel. The tough-talking f...
Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business
My foray back into stores after a long, involuntary hiatus was disturbing. The parking spaces and aisles were vacant. I guess, when you lose your house to foreclosure, your closets go too.
Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living
Turning to substances or recreational activities to drown out your dealings with a bad boss can provide temporary relief. But they also create long-term problems.
Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
A difficult relationship with a boss can take a negative toll on your health, your home life, and your daily experience at work. Here's how to detect when things are going South, and how to take control.
Jon Younger | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
How do you make the most of the opportunity to bind new employees to the organization through the ways you induct, orient and initially support an employee's cultural integration?
Diane Burrus | Posted 10.13.2009 | Business
Employers and managers need to understand the impact that unrelenting heavy workloads, long hours and stress are having on employees and the organization and make a commitment to tackle the issues head on.
Donna Klein | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business
There is an imbalance that exists for working families that allows people to fulfill their roles as employees, but not as parents. And this is particularly true for hourly employees.
Ellen Galinsky | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
Both employers and employees need to take responsibility for improving the health of the American workforce. Health care reform won't work without it.
Jon Younger | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business
A strong internship program is a powerful tool for attracting top talent; companies can build a strong relationship with schools or other talent pools. But they can also be a reputational WMD.
Nicole Williams | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living
It's great if you have a fabulous job where you get to travel, get chauffeured around in fancy cars, and take meetings with bigwigs. But it's a lot cooler if you don't broadcast it.
Jon Younger | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business
As the economic recovery takes hold, more companies are beginning to shift their focus from survival to winning. An important aspect of this shift is the resumption of the war for talent.
Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business
Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees' time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. But this obsession with words belies one very large problem: There is almost no correlation between the words on the wall and the behavior of leaders.
New York Times | Jonathan Glater | Posted 03.03.2009 | Business
First layoffs, then lawsuits. More workers are being let go as corporate layoffs that began in earnest last year have accelerated in recent weeks. An...
Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living
We've read a number of studies that talk about how it's not uncommon for managers at large organizations to "fly under the radar" with their own pro-employee, results-oriented work culture.
Roseanne Colletti | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business
If you want to keep your COBRA benefits, don't relocate without a new job with benefits. Remember, knowing how to duck when the COBRA strikes is the key to survival.
Peter Sims | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business
The lessons are simple: leaders that give employees permission run low-risk experiments are much more likely to innovate their products
Tevis Gale | Posted 09.27.2008 | Living
Life doles out events that force the issues of unpredictability and personal growth, opening wide with all sorts of experiences that force us to reach into our own depths for wisdom.
Andrew Winston | Posted 06.14.2008 | Green
Even though he's been studying sustainable business, Ash wants to work for a private-equity firm and says, "Am I really driven to do this by my values? The honest answer is no...It just makes good business sense to be sustainable."
Courtney Fortune | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living