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BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 Theo Francis |
These Men Could Kill SarbOx Two tenacious Washington lawyers have the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in their sights -- and they just might take it down  |
BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 Jena McGregor |
Health Care: GE Gets Radical GE is offering only high-deductible, consumer-directed plans. That will save millions but may damage morale.  |
BusinessWeek November 19, 2009 Pete Engardio |
Innovation Goes Downtown From Barcelona to Seoul, urban science parks are being built to lure the best minds and the industries of tomorrow.  |
IndustryWeek November 18, 2009 Jill Jusko |
Improve Your Innovation Pipeline External collaboration and improved portfolio management are among the strategies for success.  |
The Motley Fool November 18, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
It's a Dot-Com Minefield An online scam is being validated by some companies you know.  |
IndustryWeek November 3, 2009 |
Benchmarking R&D Top innovators increased their research-and-development spending even as the economy sank, according to the Booz & Co. fifth annual analysis of global innovation spending.  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Cisco Caves Cisco, whose management is almost beyond reproach, just showed its stupid side in broad daylight.  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Corporate America's Biggest Problem? Corporate governance expert Nell Minow tells Fools the one thing she would change about boardrooms. "We get a lot of information about real property, and not that much information about the people, education, relationships, and ability," she said.  |
CIO November 16, 2009 Kim S. Nash |
Richest CIOs: What's Behind Smaller Bonuses The economy flattens compensation for top-earning IT execs, but new SEC reporting standards could sweeten future negotiations.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2009 Tim Beyers |
You Blew It, Microsoft Don Dodge, a product-marketing veteran with mountains of clout among venture capitalists and the technorati, has officially joined Google after being laid off from Microsoft.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
Why You Should Care About Corporate Governance Why executive compensation should be your first criterion, and more from Nell Minow, the founder of The Corporate Library.  |
CRM November 2009 Lauren McKay |
The Vendor Vultures Salesforce.com added contact management, putting it into competition with Act! and GoldMine. This is just one example of the many efforts by CRM vendors to acquire customers from competitors by adding features, offering rebates, and promising cost savings.  |
BusinessWeek November 12, 2009 Barry Schwartz |
The Dark Side of Incentives They consistently backfire when efforts to boost bonuses override moral considerations. So now there's a lot of talk about making incentives smarter for Wall Street firms.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Robert Steyer |
Recession Cracks Open Big Beer Anheuser-Busch InBev fights declining volume with higher prices and lower expenses.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger |
This Is How to Change Corporate Governance Governance expert Nell Minow talks about the state of corporate America's boardrooms.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Rich Smith |
EDS, Y-E-S. COMS? N.O., HPQ! PC giant Hewlett-Packard announces that it is buying 3Com. This acquisition is very different from its purchase of EDS. Is it a good idea?  |
BusinessWeek November 11, 2009 Jessica Silver-Greenberg |
M&A Goes Hostile Unfriendly bids are rising, and defenses are weaker.  |
BusinessWeek November 11, 2009 Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Why Apple Leaves Low-End Computers to the Competition Its adherence to a graceful design esthetic and a limited lineup keeps margins sky-high  |
CIO November 11, 2009 Maryfran Johnson |
5 Key Audience Questions to Help You "Read the Room" How great communicators enhance their "executive presence" and get their messages across.  |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Cutting the Cords on Golden Parachutes The era of cushy CEO exits may be ending.  |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2009 Mac Greer |
Interview With Alice Schroeder: Buffett's Cold Shoulder Part 3 of an interview with Alice Schroeder, Warren Buffett's biographer.  |
RealtorMag Online November 2009 Carmine Gallo |
Become a Chief Inspiration Officer The 7 Secrets of Motivational Leadership: Here are seven techniques you can easily adopt in your business practice to INSPIRE your team to reach new heights of achievement.  |
HBS Working Knowledge November 9, 2009 Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership An interview with a coauthor of "Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us about Leadership."  |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Mac Greer |
Interview With Alice Schroeder: Buffett's Biggest Weakness In this short interview, part two of a three-part series, Warren Buffett's biographer shares some surprising details.  |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2009 Kris Eddy |
Walk of Shame: You Be the Judge Which choice is the most shameful of the week concerning ads for the new Droid phone, the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates, CEO corporate conduct, Volcker's plans for the finance industry, and cash for electronic golf carts.  |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Mac Greer |
Interview With Alice Schroeder: One Big Misconception About Buffett Buffett's biographer opens up about the Oracle of Omaha and how he tries to sustain Berkshire Hathaway for the future.  |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Matthew Boyle |
The Accidental Hero Subway's $5 footlong, the brainchild of an obscure Miami franchisee, is the fast-food success story of the recession  |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
The Enduring Anger of Hank Greenberg A conversation with former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg.  |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Michelle Conlin |
The Return of the House Call Companies eager to cut health-care costs may do well to consider the home doctor visits Microsoft offers.  |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Jena McGregor |
Top Managers Are Quitting, Without a New Job At Avon, Bank of America, and elsewhere, executives are unapologetically exiting. Their stated goal? A CEO position elsewhere.  |
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Peter G. Peterson |
How Business Can Rescue the U.S. Economy It's time for corporate leaders to step up with a Marshall Plan-type movement that takes an active role in the public interest.  |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Eric Jhonsa |
Qualcomm's Patent Throne Becomes a Little Less Comfortable The Samsung deal suggests that Qualcomm is compromising on its lofty ambitions.  |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Stephen Mauzy |
5 Cult-Less Personalities CEOs can make great companies, to be sure, but they can also break them.  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Adam J. Wiederman |
Do Your Stocks Have This Vital Component? If not, why even bother? Poor corporate governance should be enough to disqualify a stock from your consideration.  |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Ayn Rand Economic philosopher Ayn Rand died in 1982, but her legacy remains very much alive. Unfortunately, some people in positions of power have used parts of her Objectivist teachings to rationalize their own dysfunctional, damaging behavior.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Kasey Wehrum |
Structuring Pro Bono Work How to get your company connected with a nonprofit  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 Jack Milligan |
For BofA, a Year of Living Dangerously While some might resent it, strong CEOs sometimes need strong boards to protect them from themselves.  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 John R. Engen |
Navigating Compensation Risk Reform and regulation are changing the executive pay landscape and directors are finding the once-solid concept of pay for performance beginning to crack under pressure.  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 Jamie Reeves |
Evaluating Your D&O Protection The first step the board must take in steeling itself against liability is undergoing a thorough review of its insurance carrier. This interview offers tips on questions the board should be asking before the going gets tough.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Max Chafkin |
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now There are millions of blogs out there. And most of them aren't worth your time. So we scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest bloggers, who just might help you run a better business  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 |
Guidebook: How to Make the Most of Trade Shows The Internet may have profoundly changed the business of marketing, but the trade show endures.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Shivani Vora |
Want Great Interns? Hold a Contest How the clothing line O'Neill found talented teens for its internship program.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Shivani Vora |
Making It Work: Student Interns Tips for attracting young talent and making the most of your internship program.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Minda Zetlin |
Is a Barter Exchange Right for Your Company? Careful: Some barter trades can be costly.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Minda Zetlin |
Online Barter Exchanges Here are the largest online barter exchanges. All of them let you peruse available goods before joining  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Kasey Wehrum |
Using Charitable Donations to Motivate Employees The benefits of pro bono.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 |
Ask Inc.: Selling Luxury Goods in a Recession How to keep consumers buying, even in a recession.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 |
Ask Inc.: Telecommuting Employees Advice on managing employees who work from home.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Scott Cook |
Scott Cook of Intuit on Product Innovation The key, says Intuit's founder, is to get everyone involved.  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Kasey Wehrum |
Retailers Get Ready for Christmas CEOs reveal their inventory and pricing strategies for the holiday shopping season  |
Inc. November 1, 2009 Kelly Faircloth |
30 Entrepreneurs Who Are Saving the World Three decades of social entrepreneurship. Because, let's face it: There's more to creating a truly successful business than simply making lots of money.  |
PHONE+ November 2, 2009 Bill Taylor |
Channel Coach: Building Trust and Building Sales The best way to build trust is to always deliver on promises and commitments.  |
CFO November 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Are You "Strategic"? CFOs have long aspired to that lofty moniker. Is the time at hand when many can lay claim to it?  |
CFO November 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
When CFOs Take the Top Spot It doesn't happen often, but when CFOs become CEOs, companies often outperform, at least on stock prices.  |
CFO November 1, 2009 |
Finance Work Shifts, Slowly Few large companies are moving swiftly to offshore their finance functions.  |
CFO November 1, 2009 Alix Stuart |
Sooner, Not Later Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) gives companies that sell bundled products a break on the timing of revenue recognition.  |
CFO November 1, 2009 |
Drucker@100 How much do you know about "social ecologist" and ultimate management guru Peter Drucker?  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Glenn G. Kautt |
Now or Never Finding opportunity in crisis and dealing with naysayers are necessary for any competitive organization.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Scott Schutte |
A New Game Plan Business lessons that can be learned from the game Monopoly.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Rick A. Jaye |
Captivating Captives Publicly traded Fortune 500 firms know the benefits of captive casualty insurance companies (captives). Now successful small to midsize businesses are discovering many of the benefits larger companies have long enjoyed.  |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Kathleen M. McBride |
Merrill's Big Plans The importance of culture at the organization is what Sallie Krawcheck spoke of at her first press conference as president of Global Wealth Management & Investment Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2009 Rich Rosfelder |
Re-Useful Creativity and market knowledge help CCIMs transform these obsolete properties.  |
Search Engine Watch October 30, 2009 Frank Watson |
Philosophy and Search: The Big Three Founders and the Philosophers Does the thinking of Google's Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Yahoo's Jerry Yang and David Filo, and Microsoft's Bill Gates mirror some of the great philosophers of history?  |
CRM October 2009 Jessica Tsai |
Required Reading: In Us We Trust Chris Brogan, co-author of the new Trust Agents, explains why there's no better relationship than one built on trust.  |
CRM October 2009 Christopher Musico |
That's Not Fair! A British initiative called Treating Customers Fairly focuses on the consumer.  |
CIO October 29, 2009 Kristin Burnham |
How CIOs Can Stay Tech-Saavy As the business side clamors for constant attention, it's easy for CIOs to lose sight of their roots: technology. But brushing up on your skills can be easier than you think.  |
CIO October 28, 2009 Kim S. Nash |
How Northrop Grumman Minimized Spending on Contract Labor By centralizing IT labor contract management, Northrop Grumman saved millions.  |
CIO October 28, 2009 Martha Heller |
Why Even CIOs Need Smart Friends CIOs at Parexel, USG and elsewhere offer their best relationship-building techniques.  |
CIO October 7, 2009 Charlie Feld |
How Customer Focused Tech Keeps Airline's Revenue Aloft Southwest Airlines CIO Jan Marshall describes how front- and back-end systems influence the customer experience and generate revenue.  |
CIO October 28, 2009 David F. Carr |
5 Tips for Using Predictive Analytics Software Predictive analytics can help you make better business decisions, but only if you understand its limitations.  |
Entrepreneur November 2009 Joe Robinson |
Is it Really Innovation? Peter Diamandis talks about what innovation really is while Tim O'Reilly calls the I-word era "dead on arrival."  |
Entrepreneur November 2009 |
Candid Talk About Stock Options Companies are clear: Stock options may not gain value. But employees still expect them. A burned senior VP at a big bank says just to cut her a bonus check.  |
Entrepreneur November 2009 Michael Port |
Save the Sale With Service Five strategies for polishing and protecting your customer-service reputation.  |
Entrepreneur November 2009 Jennifer Lawler |
Rev Up Your Own Stimulus Plan Entrepreneurs are acting now to prepare for the economic upswing.  |
Information Age October 21, 2009 Mark McGregor |
Man Versus Machine Business process management driven by technology can force both employees and customers away.  |
Information Age October 21, 2009 JJ Robinson |
One in Four BPO Providers Will Cease to Exist by 2012 The next three years will witness dramatic upheaval in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and organizations that employ BPO services must consider the long-term viability of their supplier.  |
Information Age October 21, 2009 JJ Robinson |
Review: Unauthorised Access Your system may be secure, but is your building? Security consultant Wil Allsopp reveals the secrets of those who break into buildings.  |
Information Age October 20, 2009 Jessica Twentyman |
When Social Media Meets CRM There is a clear return on investment (ROI) case for improving customer experience with social media.  |
Insurance & Technology October 20, 2009 Chuck Cornelio |
Secrets of IT Talent Management: Workforce Risks Worth Taking Sometimes the less obvious candidates are the right ones when it comes to selecting your IT leadership team.  |
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 |
Five Ways to Stretch Equipment Budgets in Tough Times By taking a more active role in maintaining and maximizing capital equipment, companies can extend the lifetime of the hardware by years.  |
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Steve Minter |
Are You Cued in to Cultural Intelligence? Understanding the culture of the parties you are negotiating with is vital in order to establish a successful business relationship.  |
CRM October 1, 2009 Lauren McKay |
Mistaken Metrics They say you can't manage what you can't measure. But what if you're using the wrong ruler?  |
CRM October 1, 2009 Lauren McKay |
Your Metrics Are Outdated Times are changing - and so should your metrics.  |
CRM October 1, 2009 Christopher Musico |
The Evolution of E-Learning As contact centers adapt to the needs of a recession - and an increasing number of Generation Y staffers - the systems designed to train agents have to adapt as well.  |
CRM October 1, 2009 David Rich |
Create Your Own Upturn A shift from managing volume to managing relationships.  |
CRM October 1, 2009 Donna Fluss |
Voice Self-Service to the Rescue When live agents can't be had, interactive voice response systems may suffice.  |
Fast Company November 2009 Tim McKeough |
Somnus-Neu: Grier Govorko's Multimedia Bed The Somnus-Neu makes you want to do everything but sleep.  |
Fast Company November 2009 Heath & Heath |
A Problem-Solver's Guide to Copycatting Problems that are difficult in one domain may be trivial to solve from the perspective of a different domain. We should stop looking for experts and start looking for analogues. It's a big world: Chances are someone has solved your problem.  |
Fast Company November 2009 Dan Macsai |
Three Business Models the $38 Billion Newspaper Industry Could Copy Three ideas the $38 billion newspaper industry could copy to buoy its business.  |
Fast Company November 2009 Carlos Watson |
How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.  |
Fast Company November 2009 Nancy Lublin |
How to Write a Mission Statement that Isn't Dumb Why most mission statements are dumb -- and how to write one that isn't.  |
Registered Rep. October 8, 2009 |
UBS Hires Bob McCann UBS has hired former Merrill Lynch executive Bob McCann to run its wealth management division in the Americas.  |
Bank Systems & Technology October 8, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Northeast Bank Takes New Approach to Branching With dwindling transaction levels at the branch due to self service channels, Northeast Bank is revising its branch strategy.  |
Philanthropy October 1, 2009 Frederic Fransen |
Conscience Capitalism Rethinking the relationships among capitalism, creativity, entrepreneurship, government, compassion, and philanthropy.  |
MyBusiness Oct/Nov 2009 Megan Pacella |
Act Fast Thinking of making a major business investment? Now could be the perfect time to purchase new equipment for your business. One of the incentives can save you a bundle on your 2009 tax bill.  |
MyBusiness Oct/Nov 2009 Aden Holasek |
Where Technology and People Meet A company can't be successful with good systems alone - it also needs good people.  |
MyBusiness Oct/Nov 2009 Doug McPherson |
Culture Club Secrets for developing a culture that will attract and keep top talent.  |
MyBusiness Oct/Nov 2009 Lena Anthony |
Ask the Expert The pros and cons of eliminating a 401(k) match to alleviate a budget squeeze.  |
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