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Planning for the Upturn
Downturn? Upturn! It might sound like the PBS version of how the top-floor management tries to bewitch what's left of the rest of the company into being happy about the latest restructuring. But it could also be a sound plan for a firm that would otherwise simply flounder under...
Tags: Strategy, Strategic Planning, Farashuddin, Professional Development, Asaf Farashuddin, Visteon Corp., Michael Fitzgerald, Management, Career
Blog posts 2008-08-04
The Staggering Cost of Procrastination
Think the time you spend answering e-mail, composing IMs, and trolling Twitter doesn't have an impact? Think again. A recent study by research firm Basex puts the "cost of unnecessary interruptions” in terms of lost productivity and innovation at a shocking $650 billion. Merlin Mann blogged about the cost of...
Tags: CC Holland, Career, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Professional Development, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, E-mail, Software, Health Care
Blog posts 2008-08-04
Keep the Recession From Killing Productivity
A recent study from LeadershipIQ asserts that workers today are wasting 44 percent more time than they did a year ago.  It seems that worry and financial research are now the top non-work activities conducted at the office. In February 2007, says the organization, the top time-wasters...
Tags: Internet, Professional Development, Career, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-07-31
Business Suit Basics
Not sure you know the difference between a notched lapel and a peaked lapel? Let this BNET Image Gallery set you straight. by Michael Mattis
Tags: Custom, Tailoring, Bespoke, Career, Professional Development, Business Casual, Business Dress, Michael Mattis, Workplace, Difference, Basics
Image galleries 2008-07-28
Reaching Your Potential
Despite racking up impressive accomplishments, you feel frustrated with your career--convinced you should be achieving more. You may even wish you had chosen a different career altogether. These feelings often stem from a common error:...
Tags: Harvard Business Review, Career, Management, Professional Development, Leadership, Job, Robert S. Kaplan, In Brief
Articles 2008-07-18
How to Get the Truth From References
The Find: Surprising questions to ask a candidate's references to get the real scoop on a potential new hire. The Source: The Business Pundit blog. The Takeaway: You think you've found the right candidate to fill a vacancy, so you wearily pick up the...
Tags: Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Professional Development, Reference, Career, Internet, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-07-14
21 Ways to Make Yourself More Likeable
Now that you know how to tank your career and make your office life miserable, it's time for some damage control. Start by making yourself more likeable, which you can do by following the 21 steps outlined at Marc and Angel Hack Life. My favorite steps are the first two:...
Tags: Professional Development, Rick Broida, Career, Step
Blog posts 2008-07-09
Job-Hungry Journalists Turning to PR
There has always been a steady stream of media people making the career transition into PR. But with the serious financial and business model problems plaguing most major media, journalists who once looked down their noses at what they call "the dark side" are starting to think that things might...
Tags: Marketing, Corporate Communications, Professional Development, Public Relations, Journalist, Career, Jon Greer
Blog posts 2008-06-24
Can A Nose Job Lift Your Leadership Skills?
The newest trend in cosmetic surgery, apparently, is nipping and tucking for your job. Not content to Botox their brows into submission merely for personal primping, workplace go-getters men as well as women are turning to appearance enhancement for career advancement. No lesser an authority than His...
Tags: Career, Human Resources, Professional Development, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Surgery, Leadership, Workplace, Layoff, Job, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-06-16
The Coolest Jobs | Useful Commute Podcast
Do you have a job that makes you want to get up in the morning? Do you have a career that others wish they had? In this podcast, Alexandra Levit, a twenty and thirty-something career expert and author of "How'd You Score That Gig?" discusses some of the coolest jobs...
Tags: BNET Staff, Workforce Management, Career, Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Job, Professional Development, Podcasts
Blog posts 2008-05-28
Overseas Assignments: Companies Love Them, So Why Don't Managers?
The Find: Despite evidence that experience working abroad boosts the financial performance of companies, managers believe a stint overseas will hinder career prospects. The Source: New research published in the McKinsey Quarterly free registration required. The Takeaway: McKinsey undertook in-depth interviews with executives at...
Tags: McKinsey & Co., Professional Development, Career, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-05-28
Four Tools for Building a Better Business Vocabulary
Communications drives business. Thus, Web-based phrase generators can spark your career. Want to pontificate like an academic? Use this phrase generator. Need to speak like you know your Web 2.0 (and don't mind a little salty language)? Click here. Random words can spark new thoughts. Or wow your...
Tags: Tool, Generator, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Professional Development, Productivity, Internet, Marketing, Career, Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2008-05-16
In the UK, the CEO Path Runs Through Finance First
The Find: If you want to get to the top of a large UK company, stay away from a new-fangled interest in soft skills and stick to mastering finance. The Source: An analysis of the career paths of the CEOs atop the FTSE 100...
Tags: U.K., CEO, Financial Accounting, Professional Development, Finance, Career, Jessica Stillman
Blog posts 2008-05-15
Five Reasons Why Global Moves Are Good For Your Firm
A new McKinsey survey subscription required of leading multinational firms has come up with a surprising result -- that movement of employees around different countries is still limited and that employees fear that time overseas will somehow penalize their careers. McKinsey came up with the results in...
Tags: Employee, Survey, Move, Professional Development, Marketing Research, Career, Marketing, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2008-05-15
Generation Y by the Numbers
A statistical look at the millennial generation: what jobs they take, what they expect from work, and what they earn. Popular Millennial Jobs and Corresponding Salaries //...
Tags: Gen Y, Millennials, BNET Editorial, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Total Cash Compensation, HotJobs, Yahoo! Inc., Generation Y, Job, compensation, salary
Articles 2008-05-13
Shelby Meade: Multi-Platform Promotions
Shelby Meade is the owner of Fresh and Clean Media, a talent management company that represents multiple verticals. Meade talks about why career diversification is important and how her talent pools compare to each other.
Tags: fresh and clean media, talent manager, shelby meade, Promotion, Blank Tags, Career, Talent, Human Resources, Professional Development, Workforce Management, Talent Management
Videos 2008-05-08
Are You a Management Imposter?
Do you feel as if you are pulling the wool over the eyes of your workmates, hiding your incompetence? You are not alone. There is even a name for it: Imposter Syndrome. Management consultant Gill Corkindale takes up the subject of business professionals with...
Tags: Workforce Management, Career, Human Resources, Internet, Gender And Diversity, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Blogging, Blog, Sean Silverthorne
Blog posts 2008-05-08
Executives and Charity: One CEO's Approach
How much should executives contribute to charity, either personally or by setting policies for their company? The figures of corporate performance tend to be rather bleak. According to a recent study by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, only about one percent of corporate profits goes to charity,...
Tags: CEO, Endowment, Committee, Richard D. Parsons, Professional Development, Public Relations, E-mail, Career, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Peter Galuszka
Blog posts 2008-05-08
How to Become a CEO, in Three Easy Steps
The Find: An HR consultancy has laid out the key skills for each rung on the career ladder, providing a road map for managers on their way up. The Source: The recent "Pulse on Leaders" study from Personnel Decisions International PDI. The...
Tags: Jessica Stillman, Human Resources, Performance Management, Career, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Manager, Skill
Blog posts 2008-05-05
Why Where You Live Is More Important Than Ever | Useful Commute Podcast
More than 40 million Americans move each year. In this podcast, Richard Florida, bestselling author of "Who's Your City?," explains how our choice of living location affects our jobs and career success, as well as the people we meet and marry. He discusses what cities are best for recent college...
Tags: BNET staff, Career, Internet, Podcasts, Professional Development
Blog posts 2008-05-05
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