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- Landmark case against Marine in Iraq detainee death opens
- RIVERSIDE, California AFP — A former US Marine ignored strict rules for handling detainees and ordered the killing of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners during 2004 fighting in Fallujah, a landmark trial in California was told on Thursday. Jose Nazario, 28, disregarded US Marine Corps training that prisoners must be...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- State Dept. official resigns from Blackwater probe
- WASHINGTON -- The State Department's internal watchdog removed himself from investigations involving security contractor Blackwater Worldwide on Wednesday after admitting his brother serves on the company's advisory board. State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard first told the House Oversight Committee that his brother, former CIA executive...
- Research articles 2007-11-15
- EXFO Announces Share Repurchase Program
- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (TSX: EXF)(NASDAQ: EXFO), announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program, by way of a normal course issuer bid on the open market, of up to 9.9% (2,869,585 subordinate voting shares) of the public float as defined by the Toronto Stock...
- Research articles 2007-11-06
- Tale of two soldiers: who is the man accused of murdering Iraqi?
- SAN ANTONIO, United States AFP — He has a spotless combat record, a near-perfect performance evaluation and is credited with leading a scout sniper platoon on 100 missions in northern Iraq. The same man is an accused war criminal. Just who is Army Sergeant First Class Trey Albert Corrales?...
- Research articles 2007-08-25
- Fitch Rates Houston Airports $395MM Sub Lien Revs 'A+'; Affirms & Upgrs Outstanding Issues
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns an underlying 'A+' rating to the city of Houston, Texas' $395 million airport system subordinate lien revenue refunding bonds series 2007A AMT and series 2007B (non-AMT). The underlying 'A+' rating on $2.2 billion outstanding subordinate lien airport revenue bonds is affirmed. The series...
- Research articles 2007-07-16
- Of 'Intellectual and Moral' Failures
- With some interest I have been tracking exchanges on the Internet over what Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, Lt. Gen. Jack Cushman (U.S. Army retired) and Col. Doug Macgregor (U.S. Army retired) have had to say about our military operations since 9/11 and the responsibilities of our generals. It takes a...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- What difference can you make?
- AIR FORCE SUPERVISORS commonly reward their subordinates for outstanding performance. The decorations they bestow represent tangible expressions of gratitude. oftentimes, however, supervisors never realize the effect they have had on their subordinates. The finest compliment I ever received came from one of my former subordinates. When I supervised him,...
- Research articles 2007-06-22
- Poll: Firing Someone Who Doesn't Deserve It?
- Today's poll deals with a scenario a friend of mine recently found himself in. The problem is simple and all-too-common, but its potential solutions are complex. Your Dilemma: Your boss demands that you fire a subordinate, and you know this is because the two just don't seem...
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- How to defuse an unreasonable boss
- Your devil of a boss may wear Nine West instead of Prada to walk all over you, but there are ways to handle an overbearing supervisor, says a Purdue University expert. Unreasonable bosses relish power and control, says William Krug, professor at the Organizational Leadership and Supervision Department at...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- SOUND BITES
- "The need to secure our border is urgent." -President George W. Bush, speech to the nation, May 15, 2006 NOT INCLUDED "These bills bring a common sense solution to the long-term institutional bias within the Department of Defense that has relegated the Militia or National Guard to a seat in...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- Five behaviors critical to becoming a successful, effective leader
- Have you ever wondered what the future holds? If it sounds too far off for you to be concerned about, take a look around your work area, squadron, wing, numbered air force and command. You'll see a lot of senior enlisted personnel preparing to leave the Air Force Reserve. ...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- Toyota tackles workplace harassment: new US head
- DETROIT, United States AFP — An outside panel will evaluate Toyota North America's sexual harassment policies, after a 190 million-dollar lawsuit, the new company president said. Jim Press, the first American to head Toyota's North American operations, said his appointment was announced one month earlier than planned because of...
- Research articles 2006-05-11
- Jack on Jack: His Next Chapter
- During 21 years as the chief executive of General Electric, Jack Welch handwrote elaborate appraisals of his subordinates, reviewing what they did well--and what they didn't. Then, upon his retirement in 2001, Welch published his memoir, "Jack: Straight From the Gut," which gave the former boss the chance to receive...
- Research articles 2005-04-04
- From one to three sixty assessing leaders: 2d place 2004 MacArthur Writing Award winner
- The efficiency report is the most disturbing administrative farce in the Army. It is the measure of "following" and not leading. Its weight in "tickets of success" allows officers of incompetence in leadership to advance. --anonymous Army captain, U.S. Army War College Study on Military Professionalism, 1970 The...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Leaving a Job on Friendly Terms
- Leaving a Job on Friendly TermsLeaving a Job on Friendly TermsI could not agree more with this article. It is really important to leave in good terms with your direct superior as they become part of your network. I rekon from my experience that even though my boss and...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- George Tenet resigned, two years and nine months too late
- * George Tenet resigned, two years and nine months too late. Bush's loyalty to subordinates, including incompetents, is one of the marks against his presidency; a lesser example would be Norman Mineta, author of our dim-witted anti-profiling policies at airport security. Tenet did not see al-Qaeda coming as fast as...
- Research articles 2004-06-28
- Arguments Draw to Close in Former Investment Banker Quattrone's Fraud Trial.
- By Patricia Hurtado, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 15--Summing up the government's case against Frank Quattrone, Assistant Manhattan U.S. Attorney David Anders yesterday told jurors that the star investment banker was seeking to protect his lucrative business when...
- Research articles 2003-10-15
- Awareness Narrows Cross-Cultural Gap in Thai Management Training Courses.
- By Somporn Thapanachai, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 6--Brett Peel, director of the kitchen at Laguna Beach Resort in Phuket, had only been on the job six weeks when he started wondering why his Thai staff would always say...
- Research articles 2003-10-06
- Headquarters in a backpack
- Military Program puts battle management tools at commanders' fingertips. Researchers are developing a prototype technology that may replace traditional command posts. The system consists of manportable, lightweight computers loaded with battle management software and collaboration tools. The devices will permit commanders to conduct highly...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- "Leading Up: How to Lead Your Boss So You Both Win". (Book Review).~(book review)
- "Leading Up: How to Lead Your Boss So You Both Win" By Michael Useem Leadership is usually about the boss leading and the subordinate following, and perhaps complaining. Michael Useem, a professor of management at the Wharton School, suggests a shift from viewing leadership as...
- Research articles 2002-05-20
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