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Need Seen for Softer Touch on Say for Pay
Suggesting a softer, more nuanced approach is needed regarding executive compensation issues, a new group of 36 Fortune 100 companies is setting up an advocacy group in Washington to offer an alternative to the hard-liner Business Roundtable. Called the Center on Executive Compensation, the group has been...
Tags: Financial Accounting, Barack Obama, Group, Bill, Finance, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2008-05-21
Who's Your City: How Creative Class Cities Will Beat the Recession
In this interview with BNET, Richard Florida explains why his latest book "Who's Your City?" matters to workers during a recession and how a business's location affects not only the talent pool, but also its ability to innovate. ...
Tags: Recession, Hillary Clinton, Economic Conditions, Urban Communities, Knowledge Worker, City, Creative Class, Books, Richard Florida, Paul Kaihla, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Obama, NorCal, Florida, Politics, BNET Feature, Barack Obama, John McCain
Articles 2008-03-20
Ask It Early: Your Money
Maggie Rodriguez along with Contributors Ray Martin and Vera Gibbons answered your questions about President Obama's mortgage plan, whether to invest in the stock market and more.
Tags: Barack Obama, MoneyWatch, Investment, Finance, early show, webcast, mortgage, stock ray martin, vera gibbons, maggie rodriguez, obama, ask it early, your
Videos 2009-03-05
On Earth Day, Obama Touts Wind Energy, Limbaugh Celebrates Plastic Bags
It's Earth Day - the perfect time to reflect on what's in store this year for the energy industry.  And what better way to illustrate the challenges the industry -- that's everything from oil and coal to solar and wind energy -- is facing this year then to take a look...
Tags: Job, Barack Obama, Wind Energy, Recruitment & Selection, Blogging, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-04-22
Ram Charan Grades the President
The influential management guru gives President Obama and his team high marks for their management of the economic crisis and discusses what the auto industry must do to right itself. Think of the Obama administration...
Tags: Bank, Barack Obama, Administration, Ben Bernanke, Balance Sheet, RAM, Timothy Geithner, Ram Charan, Balance Sheets, Workforce Management, Financial Services, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Obama Administration, Credit Default Swaps, Auto Industry, Cait Murphy
Articles 2009-04-23
Unemployed Await Stimulus Jobs
Many unemployed Americans are eagerly anticipating the expected creation of numerous jobs as the U.S. government prepares various projects nationwide. Jeff Glor reports from Philadelphia.
Tags: Job, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jeff Glor, Unemployment, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Philadelphia, Subway
Videos 2009-03-06
Hiring Woes at Treasury Dept.
The Treasury Department has faced hindrances in hiring employees for top-level positions, as some are wary of the vetting process of the Obama administration. Nancy Cordes reports from Capitol Hill.
Tags: Hiring, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Nancy Cordes, Treasury Department, Barack Obama
Videos 2009-03-13
Congress Looks to Supplemental to Counter Gates
President Obama has submitted a supplemental funding bill for FY09 to continue operations in Afghanistan. This is in line with how the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan was funded during the Bush Presidency. One of the reasons this is done as it is not always possible when doing...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, John Murtha, Homeland Security, Research & Development, Government, Business Operations, Matthew Potter
Blog posts 2009-04-27
Harvard Faculty Grade Obama's First 100 Days
Asked to assess President Obama's first 100 days in office and look at challenges ahead, eleven Harvard University faculty interviewed by the Harvard Gazette generally supported the president's actions so far but pointed to daunting obstacles ahead. These subject experts were asked to look at the Obama...
Tags: Professor, Barack Obama, Taxes, Free Trade, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Government, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2009-05-05
Obama Is Expensive, $30 Million Habit for TV Networks
The Hollywood Reporter is letting its readers in on a dirty secret about the TV-friendly Obama Administration, and now I'll let you in on it: President Obama and all his press conferences is costing the TV networks too much money, and they're not happy about it. According...
Tags: Barack Obama, Network, Obama, Hollywood Reporter, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Catharine P. Taylor
Blog posts 2009-05-08
Obama's First 100 Days: Wharton Profs Weigh In
The Find: Professors at one leading business school are reassured by President Obama's calm governing style and willingness to tackle the big issues, but anxious about the debt his government is racking up. The Source: Knowledge@Wharton from The Wharton School. The Takeaway:...
Tags: Professor, Barack Obama, Obama, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2009-04-30
The Healthcare Industry Makes Its Move on Reform
The Obama Administration’s reaction to the healthcare industry’s offer to cut $2 trillion in costs over the next decade was predictably favorable. Administration officials said that if the industry could fulfill its commitment, it would cut the average annual cost of coverage for a family of four by $2,500 in...
Tags: Barack Obama, Benefits, Health Care, Healthcare, Healthcare Reform, Human Resources, Ken Terry, Management, Obama Administration, Strategy, Vertical Industries
Blog posts 2009-05-11
The U.S. Climate Bill's Hidden Gas Tax
Politicians have spent decades studiously avoiding higher gasoline taxes, to avoid their voter's wrath. But it looks like a new gas tax will finally go ahead, as part of the new American Clean Energy and Security Act, the formal name for the United States' cap-and-trade bill. Cap-and-trade...
Tags: Barack Obama, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-05-18
England Faces Downgrade On Debt Rating, Is The U.S. Next?
Update -- The United States' debt rating was reaffirmed by Moody's today. The company feels that "the U.S. economy's long-term resilience and key role in global affairs should bolster its ability to resume a strong performance" when ever the current downturn ends. England has been informed...
Tags: U.S., Barack Obama, Bond, England, Taxes, Investment, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Matthew Potter
Blog posts 2009-05-26
Learning From an Obama Speech That Didn't Work
Here's a simple tip for making more convincing presentations, something which President Obama didn't use in a recent speech but that preceding president Bush did. When attempting to persuade people to support your position, first give a fair summary of the opposing point of view. ...
Tags: Barack Obama, Speech, Government, Blogging, Internet, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2009-05-29
ASME Asks: Who's the Prettiest Obama Cover of Them All?
There's nothing new about the Association of Magazine Editors having a cover competition; but there is something new about the organization carving out an entire category solely devoted to President Obama. (Something tells me it's not even worth doing the research on whether such a category was ever created for...
Tags: Category, Barack Obama, Competition, ASME, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Catharine P. Taylor
Blog posts 2009-06-02
Speak and Sell Ideas like President Obama
Every president hopes their administration will leave a lasting impact on the country. But what about a personal impact on individuals? If John F. Kennedy inspired public service, could President Obama inspire a generation of brilliant public speakers and persuasive influencers? Whether you agree with his policies...
Tags: President, Barack Obama, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Workforce Management, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Human Resources, Karen Steen
Blog posts 2009-04-21
Rosabeth Moss Kanter to President Obama: Push Telecommuting
President Obama has a complex, multifaceted agenda that encompasses everything from climate change to increasing American competitiveness. And now Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kannter has a one-stop solution that will help him advance many of his goals: Make it economically feasible and corporately acceptable for...
Tags: Barack Obama, Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2009-04-22
Will Neal Wolin Help Treasury Department Understand AIG?
Neal Wolin, President Obama's choice as deputy treasury secretary, may be the ideal man to help his boss, Timothy Geithner, and Congress unravel the mess at American International Group AIG, the world's largest insurance company. Wolin is the former president and chief operating officer of Hartford Financial Services'...
Tags: Barack Obama, American International Group Inc., Insurance Company, U.S. Department Of Treasury, Neal Wolin, Hartford, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Ed Leefeldt
Blog posts 2009-03-24
Obama Angered By 'Excess'
President Obama said that he's not only angered by the AIG bonuses, but by Wall Street's culture of excess. But, as Chip Reid reports, Obama took responsibility, saying "the buck stops with me."
Tags: Barack Obama, MoneyWatch, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Evening, President, White House, Chip Reid, Republican, Democrat, Geithner, Bonus, Salary, Economy, Finance, Wall Street, Recession, Depression, AIG, 2009
Videos 2009-03-18
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