Extreme Jobs: In this week's feature segment, Paul Michelman speaks with Sylvia Ann Hewlett, co-author of the highly provocative "Extreme Jobs: The Dangerous Allure of the 70-Hour Workweek," featured in the December issue of Harvard Business Review. Today's overachieving professionals labor longer, take on more responsibility, and earn more than...
Robert Levering, co-author of The 100 Best Companies to Work For in America presented this article.Levering shared observations of the American workplace and the changes that have occurred over the course of the 10 years since he and his co-author Milton Maskowitz began their research on what makes a good...
In this new BNET video, James O'Toole, co-author of "Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor" argues that while many organizations talk up the idea of transparency, true transparency is still elusive. O'Toole explores the concept, answering questions like: What does it mean to be transparent? Why is it...
Although it may seem counterintuitive instant messaging can help you get your work done faster. Researchers at Ohio State University and the University of California, Irvine, surveyed 912 people who were logged on to a computer for at least five hours each workday; they found that those who use IM...
SURE, FLAT ABS, SEXY LEGS, AND TONED ARMS ARE perfectly good reasons to commit to a regular exercise program, but there's a more important benefit: It helps you live a healthier, longer life. "Overwhelming evidence shows that working out can reduce your risk of cancer-especially of the breast and colon--heart...
http://www.thekauaimarathon.com KOLOA, Kauai, Hawaii, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparkling blue water. Pristine white sand beaches. Lush rainforests. Century old volcanoes. All of these features and more will be on display from a runner's perspective during the inaugural event, The Kauai Marathon, slated for September...
STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Bar Association has named David A. Swerdloff as Chair of its Business Law Executive Committee for the 2008-2009 term. Swerdloff is a partner at Day Pitney, where he is co-chair of the Corporate and Business Law Department. Swerdloff has been a member of...
First lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna took a lesson from their own book Saturday at the National Book Festival. The mother and daughter co-authors were about to read their new book, "Read All About It!" -- about a boy who initially doesn't like to read books...
Chickens do come home to roost and keep on coming. Pull up "Senator Jake Garn" on Wikipedia. A career highlight he will forever be known for is: "As chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Garn was co-author of the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982, the law that deregulated...
HOUSTON -- The AMA Houston Business-to-Business (B2B) Special Interest Group will host a special two-part seminar, Creating Marketing Programs that Resonate with Your Sales Team, on Wednesday, October 1 at 1300 Four Oaks Place in Houston's Uptown Galleria area. A breakfast will be held at 7:30 am while a workshop...
Studies Show More Frequent and Calculated Abuse of the Truth Online than Traditional Pen-and-Paper Communications BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- A pair of recent studies suggest that e-mail is the most deceptive form of communications in the workplace-even more so than more traditional kinds of written communications, like pen-and-paper. ...
WASHINGTON AFP — The use of a once-a-day inhaler for chronic bronchitis or emphysema for longer than one month increases the risk of heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death by 58 percent, a new study says. An analysis of 17 clinical trials involving 4,783 patients with chronic obstructive...
Honey may help bring sweet relief to chronic sinusitis sufferers, new Canadian research suggests. Scientists say natural germ fighters in honey attack the bacteria that cause the discomforting disorder. "Honey has been used in traditional medicine as a natural anti-microbial dressing for infected wounds for hundreds of years," noted study...
Co-Authors Practical, How-to Book to Help Consumers Traverse Today's Frustrating American Healthcare Maze NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- American consumers who've felt confused navigating their healthcare and healthcare insurance now have a compass to point them through the morass -- a new book that guides them in simple language through...
Bea Fields, President of Bea FieldsCompanies, Inc., joins a distinguished group of guerrilla marketing coachesto present the new book, "Guerrilla Marketing on the Front Lines: 35World-Class Strategies to Send Your Profits Soaring." This volume,co-authored by Mitch Meyerson and Jay Conrad Levinson, is packed withinsight and promises to be the...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- Clinical experience with the SAVI[TM] breast brachytherapy applicator has been outstanding, according to a scientific poster presented at the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium, Sept. 5-7, 2008 in Washington, D.C. The retrospective study evaluated the first 102 patients to undergo therapy with the device, making it the...
Millennial Generation Shows Preference for International Jobs, Rapid Advancement and Entrepreneurial Opportunities NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES -- In a study that will have a dramatic effect on businesses, workers and recruiters, YSN.com your success network just released the first international survey of students in fifty countries who...
Identifying Vulnerabilities Essential to Secure VoIP Deployment SAN ANTONIO -- SecureLogix Corporation today announced that it is releasing a suite of custom voice-over-IP VoIP security assessment tools, which are now available for free download from the company's website (www.securelogix.com). These tools can be used to assess...
PROVO -- Brigham Young University will honor one of its most prolific professors this week. The BYU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will honor Milton L. Lee with the Reed M. Izatt and James J. Christensen Faculty Excellence in Research Award on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in...
MIAMI -- Ludwig Enterprises, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LUDW.PK) Board of Directors announced it filed for a patent known as "Multi-Sub Channel Audio Radio". This revolutionary radio receiver technology is intended to provide high quality digital audio to listeners. The inventors of this radio are Adam Harriman and Bohdan Stryzak. Adam...
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