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Suzy Welch on Making Career (and Life) Decisions
The author and wife of Jack Welch discusses her personal strategy for making important decisions, the true value of business school, and why she feels her work stands on its own, famous husband or not. What exactly is 10-10-10? It’s a way...
Tags: MBA, Career, MoneyWatch, 4-Hour Work Week, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Suzy Welch, Decision-Making, Jack Welch, 10-10-10, Gen X, Millennials, Success, Work Life Balance, Michelle V. Rafter
Articles 2009-04-27

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VW continues with 4-day work week.
MEXICO CITY, Jan 16, 2004 (El Economista/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- In 2004, workers of Volkswagen VW will continue with the four-day work week due to low automobile production at the Puebla plant. Jose Luis Rodrig MEXICO CITY, Jan 16, 2004 (El...
Tags: VW
Research articles 2004-01-17
How High Gas Prices Might Help Your Work Situation
How High Gas Prices Might Help Your Work SituationRE: How High Gas Prices Might Help Your Work SituationI currently work 3-4 days a week from home, commuting 70 miles each way only on Fridays and for special meetings. It has worked out very well, the company saves on average $120/...
Tags: Gas Prices, high Gas Price
Discussion threads 2008-08-01
Ex-Pacific Bell Worker Awarded $2.4 Million in Sexual Harassment Suit.(Originated from The Orange County Register, Calif.)
SANTA ANA--Jan. 11--A former Pacific Bell technician was awarded $2.4 million this week after a jury found the company guilty of sexual harassment and having a hostile work environment at the Tustin garage where she worked. SANTA ANA--Jan. 11--A former Pacific...
Tags: harassment, Orange PCS, worker
Research articles 1997-01-11
Work Hard? Play Hard? It's Not the Countries You Might Think ... NOP World Compares Work/Life Balance Across the Globe.
NEW YORK, November 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Launches Culture ScoreTM Index of Global Lifestyle Issues- NOP World today launched its Culture ScoreTM Index, an ongoing series that offers a global perspective on lifestyle issues across 31 countries. Focusing on Work/Life balance, the...
Tags: United Business Media Plc.
Research articles 2004-11-08
Should We Embrace a Four-Day Workweek?
Should We Embrace a Four-Day Workweek?4 daysI'd known the 4 day work week could tip the work/life balance in your favor, but I'd not considered the fiscal benefits. Good insight.Short AnswerYes.Short week, short answerWorks for me!
Tags: Four-Day Workweek
Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Volkswagen workers propose shorter work week to avoid layoffs.
Mexico, Jul 4, 2003 (El Economista/SABI via COMTEX) Mexico, Jul 4, 2003 (El Economista/SABI via COMTEX)
Tags: layoff, Volkswagen AG, worker
Research articles 2003-07-07
SEC to Hire Psychologist; Universal Express CEO Offers Free Services
NEW YORK -- Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB:USXP), hearing that the Security and Exchange Commission despite its 4-day work week has announced its intention to hire a $148,000 per year psychologist* for the morale, stress, burn-out and internal conflicts of the agency; Universal Express' Chairman Richard A. Altomare and recent litigant...
Tags: SEC
Research articles 2004-07-09
Iscar and Berkshire: Even the Best Investments Struggling
Aaron Katsman submits: Following a global trend to try and cut costs and not lay anyone off, Israeli cutting tool maker Iscar has announced that it too will switch to a 4 day work week. The move comes as orders have slowed down, especially from the US auto industry....
Tags: Materials/Industrials, Aaron Katsman
External links 2009-03-03
Volunteer Work When Unemployed: Should You Work for Free?
Laid-off executives are diving into volunteer work as a way to make new contacts, stay engaged, and eventually find paying work. But not every kind of volunteer work bestows the same benefits, and devoting too much time and energy to pro bono activities can actually hinder your search for a...
Tags: Job, Volunteer, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Volunteer Work, Volunteering, Job Hunting, Networking, Building Your Resume, Interviewing, Career Changers, Sabrina Zook, Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Ronald Katz, Tom McKee, Mark Brostoff, Melanie Damm, Jennifer Winn, Louise Tutelian
Articles 2009-10-27
THE WEEK AHEAD: Will business investment rise?
There is one stand out event in the coming week, namely the June quarter business investment figures, released on Thursday. Apart from that key indicator it is a rather tame affair on the economic calendar with car sales data released on Monday and construction work figures released on Wednesday. While...
Tags: sales, car, car sale
News items 2009-08-23
Barrett Business Services Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Your first question comes from Josh Vogel – Sidoti and Company Josh Vogel – Sidoti & Company I guess my first question is more from a macro standpoint. I was wondering if you were seeing with your client base, are they starting to...
Tags: Staffing, Call Transcript, Earnings, Barrett Business Services Inc., Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-10-27
What's Next: 4 Big Predictions for the U.S. Economy
The global landscape has changed for good. Here are our biggest predictions for after the shakeout — plus suggestions for what you should do about them. ...
Tags: U.S., Gross Domestic Product, China, Growth, MoneyWatch, Yields, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Cait Murphy
Articles 2009-06-22
Lancaster Colony Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mitchell Pinheiro - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Mitchell Pinheiro - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC So, Jay, I wanted to sort of talk about what you just sort of ended with in terms of demand being your biggest...
Tags: Category, Call Transcript, Earnings, Opposite, Seeking Alpha, Lancaster Colony Corp.
Earnings calls 2008-11-03
Exhibition of Artists at Work at Yale School of Art.
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 October 2006-YALE UNIVERSITY: Exhibition of Artists at Work at Yale School of ArtC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03102006 New Haven, Conn. -- The first exhibition at the Yale School of Art since Robert Storr became its dean will allow visitors to...
Tags: exhibition, Yale University
Research articles 2006-10-04
PDC 2009: What have we learned this week?
By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews It ended up being a somewhat different PDC conference than we had anticipated, and even to a certain extent, than we were led to believe. Maybe this was due in part to a little intentional...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
News items 2009-11-19
In search of lost time.
The BBC's recent programmes about memory - the ongoing Memory Experience series on Radio 4 and last week's How to Improve Your Memory on BBC One - have provided some fascinating insights into how our minds work, or rather don't. And I think four fact The...
Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., memory
Research articles 2006-08-18
Rush's hard work paid off vs. New York.(Sports)
Byline: Bob Gosman Daily Herald Correspondent The bye week was not a fun time for the Chicago Rush coaching staff. The Rush was 4-4, and it was still smarting from a 46-40 overtime loss at home to New Orleans on March 20....
Tags: Rush's
Research articles 2005-04-09
How to Get a Raise in a Recession
It won?t be easy, but making these adjustments to your strategy and approach will give you a fighting chance. Do Your Research Even if you believe your work ethic and results are the stuff of office legend, you’ll...
Tags: Job, Recession, MoneyWatch, Sales Strategy, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Sales Force Management, Sales, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Getting a Raise, Salary Negotiation, Salary Review, Compensation, Mad Men, Peggy Olson, Eilene Zimmerman
Articles 2009-09-22
Business Week: 1.4 million Google Voice users, global push in the works
In documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission, Google said it had more than 1.4 million Google Voice users - with some 570,000 using the service seven days a week - and hinted that it has plans to expand the service, or possibly elements of it, beyond the U.S. Those...
Tags: Google Inc., BusinessWeek
News items 2009-10-30
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