Digital Recorders, through its business units and wholly owned subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and services information technology and surveillance technology products either directly or through...
Conflicts at the office, whether they're interpersonal or purely business, are an unavoidable fact of work life. But a disagreement doesn't have to end with two peeved people. According to Sinaia Nathanson, Ph.D., a senior lecturer at Tufts University, employing smart psychology can help you handle conflict wisely and...
Can procrastination ever be positive? Can procrastination help you succeed in life? Is procrastination the missing ingredient in achieving that elusive promotion? Contrary to people's beliefs, procrastination if used properly can be an effective tool for success - build rapport, attain goals, and achieve long-lasting relationships. But how can it...
Does your Blackberry make you more productive or more distracted? With 8 million Blackberry subscribers, many have asked this question BNET Intercom included. But today on the Huffington Post Dr. Rock Positano blogs that this is in fact the wrong question. We should be asking if our Blackberries (or Treos...
A colleague pointed me to an interesting and quirky article about managing personalities at meetings. The article lays out psychologist Dr. Sharon Livingston's case that the group members a leader might encounter at a meeting fall into seven general categories, which she discovered bear an uncanny resemblance to the personalities...
If you're an ad agency, what's the fastest way to get a client to fire you? Try running an ad campaign that your client didn't approve. Dr. Martens just ditched its ad agency, Saatchi and Saatchi London, after the firm ran posters depicting dead rockers in heaven wearing Dr. Martens...
Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. identifies seven signs of a demotivated workforce and explains the benefits of each. Host: Dr. E.L. Kersten, Co-Founder, COO, Despair Inc. Length: 00:03:41 by BNET staff
Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. explains how a traditional organization chart is deceptive and why a salary-sensitive chart makes more sense. Host: Dr. E.L. Kersten, Co-Founder, COO, Despair Inc. Length: 00:05:03 by BNET staff
Dr. Robert Kaplan and Dr. David Norton developed the balanced scorecard as an approach to strategic management in the early 1990s. This method is not only about measurement, but also about the ability to translate vision and strategy into action. The behaviors needed to support the balanced scorecard...
In this tongue-in-cheek demonstration, Dr. E.L. Kersten of Despair, Inc. explains how a traditional organization chart is deceptive and why a salary-sensitive chart makes more sense.
The guilt associated with procrastinating is something we have all experienced at one time or another, and the thought fills us with anxiety. Those of us who procrastinate are often perceived as being lazy. Such labeling places a kind of blame on us that can have compounded negative results. In...
The notorious marketing researcher, Dr. Juggler Vain, credited with sending over 36 creative types to an early grave, was recruited by the C.I.A. Creativity In Advertising to assist them in fending off the vicious "Facts" attacks of researchers. A copy of Dr. Vain's secret Counter-Research Handbook has just come into...
Due to various common characteristics, private equity and hedge funds are often mentioned in the same breath. Some investors have even come to view the two asset classes as being in direct competition with one another. In this article Dr. Isabelle Borello and Dr. Hanspeter Bader of Unigestion argues, that...
Dr. Kabler, Research Supervisor of the Missouri Department of Insurance, studied data (i.e., exposure counts and average credit scores by ZIP code) provided by selected automobile and homeowners insurers. After application of three statistical analysis techniques, Dr. Kabler concluded that credit scores are correlated with minority status and income levels...
In this webcast, Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google, is discussing about the technological developments and its role in our lives. He talks about things like Cell phones, instant messaging, wireless Internet access, data marts and video conferencing, which are an integral part of our life and business....
It has been observed that companies often spend hefty amount for promoting their products and services, but fail to get the desired results. Observations suggest that companies can a do a lot with very little by adopting proper marketing tactics. There are various tactics available to promote a product viz....
This presentation is about valuing an acquisition and merger. This is done through free Cash Flow to the Firm FCFF method. This presentation discusses about the basic FCFF formulation, projection mechanics, base year information, Federated Dept. Stores FDS using FCFF. It infers FDS high growth phase, stable (long-term) phase, free...
This paper assesses that in the midst of a crisis of communications, the best policy is to “tell it all, tell it fast and tell the truth!” Paper insists to remember whether controlled flow of information one goes miles ahead in controlling the crisis. To be effective one must be...
Most of the best places to work lists are relatively new, but their importance and participation grows every year. The reason why their popularity is growing is simple. Building one's brand as a great people place has one of the highest ROI's of anything one can do in HR. It...
In a highly competitive market, it's essential to take a proactive role in guaranteeing one's own "employability." Keeping a job requires the same war mentality that is used in the war for talent. And incidentally, not only will it help to stay employed, but it will also make the company...
Recruiting is just like any other important business function. If it doesn't start with a sound plan and strategy, it is destined to wallow in mediocrity. The head of the function needs to start the strategic planning process realizing that recruiting is just another form of a customer relationship, and...
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