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New Haven's White Firefighters Win Promotions

AP | Posted 12.01.2009 | New York

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)-- A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote 14 firefighters who won a reverse discrimination case in a landma...

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When Your Friend Becomes Your Boss: How To Preserve Your Job And Friendship

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Twenty-Something Advice, Promotions, Friends, The Balanced Life, Work, Communication, Career, Workplace, Boss, Christine Hassler, Living News
Christine Hassler

If you are yourself asking the question, "why him not me?" answer it via self-reflection and investigation...

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The Pink Slip: Women and Layoffs in the Recession

Rod Shrader | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Working Women, Glass Ceiling, Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, Promotions, Working Girls, Pink Slips, Greg Burns Chicago Tribune, Greg Burns, Women and the Economy, Business News
Rod Shrader

It turns out that even though women are more than holding their own in terms of staying employed, their gains are not reflected in leadership positions.

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Help! My Co-Worker Is Now My Boss

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Promotions, Careers, Work Relationships, Office Competition, Work Friendships, Co-Workers, New Boss, Office Relationships, Learning Curve, Office Friendships, Constructive Criticism, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

Keep in mind that this is a new position for your boss and that s/he will be figuring this out as they go. If they stumble, that should not reinforce to you that the wrong person got the promotion.

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How To Get That Promotion

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Job Interviews, How to Get a Promotion, Promotions, Right Brain Function, Organizational Life, Jobs, Getting a Promotion, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

There are many, many great people who slice through their job functions like hot scimitars through camel flesh, but you just can't imagine them leading a pack of wolverines into the hunt.

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