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Why Networking is a Waste of Time for Some Grads14 February 2010, 12:59 am Here’s the deal, networking is not a waste of time, and it will help you more than you can possibly fathom right now, but there is a caveat....
The Three R’s of Networking for Grads16 December 2009, 12:05 pm Your college major matters very little compared to what kind of person you are to work with. Why? People want to work with people they know and like. The people making the hiring decisions will get to know you during the interview process, and if they like you, your chances of getting hired go up. If they don't like you, you'll probably be starting the job search process back at square one. To avoid that, work on strengthening your networking skills, and meeting contacts who can give you referra...
Holidays Are a Great Time to Network!8 December 2009, 10:52 am The holiday season is a great time to reach out to your networking contacts as well as people you may have fallen out of touch with....
Go Getter Girls vs. Get Along Girls: Which One Are You?10 November 2009, 12:28 am Debra Shigley is the author of a new book, The Go Getter Girl’s Guide, that is gathering a big following. She’s been a recent guest on several tv news and talk shows, including The View and CNN. Her book is the result of hundreds of interviews with successful, stylish young women, including Soledad O’Brien, Spanx [...]...
Best Cover Letter Samples and Tips Online2 November 2009, 11:09 am Best free cover samples online. Check it out!...
25 Stretch Goals for Management3 February 2009, 5:00 pm Preview Gary Hamel's February 2009 article in the Harvard Business Review, Moon Shots for Management.In May 2008, a group of......
Help Reinvent Management for the 21st Century20 May 2008, 5:25 am The first rule of blog-writing is this: keep it current. So apologies. I haven’t posted anything in a few months......
Innovation Hacker4 January 2008, 8:42 am There isn’t a sport on the planet that delivers less adrenaline per unit of time than golf. For years, that......
What Is Management’s Moonshot?7 December 2007, 10:21 am I don’t read People magazine. It’s not that I’m disinterested in the lives and loves of Paris, Owen, Katie, Tom,......
Making Innovation Everyone's Job26 November 2007, 12:50 pm Excerpted from "The Future of Management," by Gary Hamel with Bill Breen. In a world where strategy life cycles are......
Two Cheers for International Women's Day8 March 2010, 10:35 am Two out of three cheers for International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated on March 8. My first cheer is loud and......
Getting Americans Back to Work1 March 2010, 11:20 am For all my can-do optimism, upbeat outlook, and global scope, I feel dragged down by the U.S. jobs challenge. High......
Four Ways to Attack the Castle — And Get a Job, Get Ahead, Make Change16 February 2010, 9:16 am A wise mentor once explained his strategy for getting things done when faced with an impregnable organizational fortress. He likened......
Why Winning Streaks End8 February 2010, 11:08 am That crashing sound you hear is not an accident caused by sudden acceleration of your hybrid car; it is the......
Tweeting for Social Good in Davos1 February 2010, 9:59 am Global leaders are all a-twitter about Twitter. While they don't know whether to fear it or embrace it, they are......
The New Paradigm of Advantage10 March 2010, 10:51 am Here's something you might not know. There's enough food in the world to feed pretty much everyone. So why are......
The Real Roots of the Recovery8 March 2010, 11:26 am What is an economy? Is it just rivers of money and stuff, flowing back and forth between consumer and producer,......
The Real Roots of the Crisis24 February 2010, 4:23 pm Remember Superman's slogan? Let me remind you. "Truth, Justice, and The American Way." Corny, sure. But doesn't it get you......
The Wisdom Manifesto18 February 2010, 2:45 pm Today's zombieconomy has been a long time coming. If you've been following our discussions, you saw it rising as early......
Google Buzz and the Five Principles of Designing For Meaning12 February 2010, 11:14 am Google Buzz: revolution, evolution, or devolution? Many of you have asked me for my take. So here's how it stacks......
Is It Time to Consider Part-Time Work?18 February 2010, 11:00 am Today's workers, whether employed or not, are facing a tough situation. If you're unemployed, you're looking for a job in what is still an extremely tough market. And if you've kept your job, you are likely feeling overworked and underappreciated,......
Get Inspired Watching the Olympics -- and Don't Forget Your Own Gold Medals16 February 2010, 1:33 pm I'm not following the Vancouver Olympics like the folks over at Rings -- I'm a casual observer at best. What really gets me while watching the world's best athletes is that a little wobble at the ankle or just missing......
Is Office Romance in the Air Where You Work?11 February 2010, 1:58 pm Word on the street is that work couples are going public. Office romance, once considered taboo, has become much more acceptable in the workplace. In fact, in a recent Monster.com poll, only 24% of respondents said flat-out that workplace romance......
Super Bowl Commercials Recap Around the Watercooler8 February 2010, 4:14 pm Last week, I promised to look at how the 2010 Super Bowl commercials tackled the office, and this year it just didn't happen like last year. Perhaps we're all looking for a more optimistic time, and the anger towards the......
Why Does Work Show Up in the Super Bowl Ads?3 February 2010, 12:51 pm Pass the chips and dip, because this weekend I'm ready to hunker down to watch the Super Bowl commercials. I'm sure the action between the Colts and the Saints will be exciting, but for me it's secondary to the ads......
The Boss: Hyune Hand of Hoover’s: No Road Map Needed6 March 2010, 11:20 pm Hyune Hand, president of Hoover’s, the business information service, says that “instead of trying to manage a career, focus on your achievements and try to be the best you can be.”...
Preoccupations: Women and the Double Standard of Office Behavior6 March 2010, 2:53 pm Women make up half of today’s work force, but they must still deal with a well-entrenched double standard when it comes to gender-acceptable behavior....
Corner Office: Meridee Moore: I’ll Skip the Private Office6 March 2010, 2:37 pm Meridee A. Moore of Watershed Asset Management, a hedge fund, likes the back-and-forth of working in an open space. Private offices, she says, are lonely....
What Can You Earn with an IT Certification?12 March 2010, 5:52 pm IT certifications can boost your salary, but which ones pay the best? The Salary Reporter offers PayScale data on what you can earn....
Computer Systems Security: A Secure Field with Potential5 March 2010, 8:31 pm Are you looking for a secure and stable job in the IT industry? Find out about being a computer security specialist and what you can earn in this growing field....
No Bloody Monday Job Loss, But Minority Unemployment Filing Steady9 February 2010, 6:08 pm There was no "Bloody Monday" in January of 2010, but some groups of workers are still filling for unemployment in high numbers than others....
Why Is Volunteering Important? Advice for Job Hunters29 January 2010, 10:50 pm Want to get a job quicker? Consider volunteering. The benefits of volunteering for job hunters include a stronger resume and networking opporutnities....
Job Relocation? Salary Calculator and More to Support You6 January 2010, 2:41 pm Before you decide to relocate, use PayScale's salary calculator, cost of living calculator and other resources to make a smart decision....
smartlemming: Podcast: Discusses three books on rapid change, transformational change, and disruptive innovation. http://bit.ly/9Hz2481 March 2010, 10:55 am smartlemming: Podcast: Discusses three books on rapid change, transformational change, and disruptive innovation. http://bit.ly/9Hz248...
smartlemming: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the expert on Confidence, explains Why Winning Streaks End http://bit.ly/bNd8TE8 February 2010, 5:56 pm smartlemming: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the expert on Confidence, explains Why Winning Streaks End http://bit.ly/bNd8TE...
smartlemming: Professor Rita McGrath, who studies innovation and corporate venturing ponders the iPad's unlikely markets http://bit.ly/8ZtyGP8 February 2010, 4:54 pm smartlemming: Professor Rita McGrath, who studies innovation and corporate venturing ponders the iPad's unlikely markets http://bit.ly/8ZtyGP...
smartlemming: When people criticize you, what's the best thing to do? Show up and face the music. http://bit.ly/8XNZMi8 February 2010, 3:51 pm smartlemming: When people criticize you, what's the best thing to do? Show up and face the music. http://bit.ly/8XNZMi...
smartlemming: RT @greatleadership Career advice part 3: Lateral Moves: http://bit.ly/akHHVl8 February 2010, 2:47 pm smartlemming: RT @greatleadership Career advice part 3: Lateral Moves: http://bit.ly/akHHVl...
How to Make Unemployment the Most Productive Time in Your Career22 February 2010, 2:24 am When most of us find ourselves in transition we’re like the man in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Here’s the allegory in a nutshell: Imagine a group of people living in a cave lit only by a small fire. Now imagine one of them getting dragged out of that cave and brought out into the [...]
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Round III: Your Resume is Dead. Long Live Your Blog! Last week I detailed the...
Should Public Companies Be Afraid of Social Media?1 February 2010, 2:22 am Over the past three posts, I have focused on the unprecedented opportunities that social media offers professional stock traders and everyday retail investors. However, social media is also opening new doors for public companies willing to engage with shareholders and create an additional layer of transparency to their investor relations activities.
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100 Best Damn Stock Traders on Twitter4 January 2010, 2:57 am People always ask me, “Can I really make money on Twitter?” Usually I answer with a long-winded response about listening first, then starting conversations and so on until I see their eyes gloss over. But when I tell them there are also some very direct ways to start making money—like harvesting free, actionable stock tips [...]
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Wall Street Beware: Top 7 Social Networks for Investors7 December 2009, 8:01 am People find online social networks rewarding in different ways. The rewards are usually non-monetary, like keeping up with friends on Facebook, or the satisfaction of writing an authoritative article on Wikipedia. Introducing market norms (aka: you try to overtly pitch yourself to make money) to these socially driven communities is the shortest path to losing [...]
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Is Wall Street Ready for the Social Investor?3 November 2009, 2:31 am That's especially true in the investing world, where millions of retail investors (day traders & other individual investors) are connecting through services like Twitter, SeekingAlpha, StockTwits, SkyGrid and Facebook to give each other advice and exchange investment ideas.
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Six Industries in Search of Survival8 March 2010, 1:00 am Despite improvements in the global economy, chemicals, retail banking, consumer packaged goods, engineered products and services, oil and gas, and technology still need to transform....
When Disruptive Integration Comes to Health Care1 March 2010, 1:00 am For The Innovator's Prescription coauthor Jason Hwang, the real solution to health-care costs lies in the business models that incumbent companies have not yet embraced -- but can no longer ignore....
Five Gates to Innovation1 March 2010, 1:00 am Corning Inc.'s process for developing inventive products actually works, a claim that few companies can make....
Author's Choice: Don't Ignore the Transparency Imperative26 February 2010, 1:00 am Nell Minow, coauthor of Corporate Governance , introduces a lesson in corporate transparency from The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win , by Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breen....
Books in Brief: Why "Built to Last" Companies Didn't23 February 2010, 1:00 am A review of How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In, by Jim Collins....
Best Bet For a Post-Graduation Job: Engineering12 March 2010, 11:11 am A new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers finds that eight of the top 10 best-paid majors are in engineering, with petroleum engineering topping off the list at $86,220.
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Can B-school Students Learn From Cartoons?12 March 2010, 11:09 am A look at some of the latest news and research--quirky and serious--coming from the halls of business schools around the globe: A graphic novel for students, podcasts for potential applicants and research that shows bosses lie more than their subordinates.
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M.B.A Hiring Seen Gaining11 March 2010, 11:34 pm MIT career adviser says more students are interested in opportunities in project finance, green technology.
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Do You Need a Partner?11 March 2010, 10:24 pm If your reinvention plan involves launching a business, there are benefits in doing it with a partner as opposed to going it alone.
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Sizing Up Promising Young Firms10 March 2010, 4:17 pm Pacific Biosciences, which makes DNA-sequencing instruments, came out No. 1 in a ranking of the 50 venture-backed companies in the U.S. with the greatest potential.
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Effective Management Lies in Relationships1 May 2009, 3:31 pm Management is more an art than a science, dependent on relationships. Carol Hymowitz realized that if she wanted creative and hard-working employees, she needed to applaud her staff's strengths as much as she targeted weaknesses.
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Bosses Still Stumble During Layoff Process1 May 2009, 3:17 pm Layoffs are commonplace, but managers are still making mistakes when they inform those being cut.
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CEOs Should Stop Spinning, Start Thinking1 May 2009, 2:34 pm Today, with predictions of a more volatile year ahead, CEOs will be graded more heavily on their decisions. They must stop becoming experts on giving a positive spin to economic warnings and start analyzing the data at hand.
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Before You Try Making a Leap1 May 2009, 2:32 pm The gap between No. 1 and No. 2 in a company is often bigger than many realize. CEOs not only perform different tasks from their second-in-commands, but they have to act differently, too.
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New CEOs Who Alter Culture May Draw Ire27 April 2009, 2:08 pm Employees are more likely to support a new CEO pushing strategic change if he or she doesn't also run roughshod over their culture. Yet few CEOs take the time to learn about the culture they have inherited.
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