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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: Professional development, Peter Galuszka, Richard D. Parsons, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy; Blog posts 2008-05-08
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
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: Generator, Tool, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Professional Development, Productivity, Internet, Marketing, Career, Michael Fitzgerald; Blog posts 2008-05-16
The Laws of Power 6-10: There are some behaviours that high PQ political quotient managers display repeatedly, like default settings in their mindset. They can be described as the 10 laws of power. Here are 6-10. 6. Be selectively unreasonable When you accept excuses, you accept failure. High PQ managers know...; Tags: Manager, PQ, Performance Management, Professional Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Jo Owen; Blog posts 2008-05-13
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: Podcasts, BNET staff, City?; Blog posts 2008-05-05

Words of Bizdom: As part of the BNET Australia official launch, we're inviting all our readers to submit their best piece of managerial advice and go into the running to win some great wine prizes. We've all heard great pieces of advice from the great business people we've encountered through...; Tags: Advice, Professional Development, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Team Management, Microsoft Office, Career, Office Suites, Software, Management, Brian Haverty; Blog posts 2008-04-30
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
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: Blogging, Recruitment & Selection, Sean Silverthorne, Imposter Syndrome; 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, Personnel Decisions International; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Michael Tucker: Entertainment Entrepreneur: Michael Tucker is President of Zia Entertainment, a company that manages and develops various talent in the production industry. Tucker talks about how he found his career and the importance of staying flexible in a diverse and competitive business climate.; Tags: talent, career, entertainment; Videos 2008-04-29
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: Professional development, Workforce management, talent, career, talent management; Videos 2008-05-08
Do Your Commitments Match Your Convictions?: The Idea in Brief How many of us struggle harder every day to uphold obligations to our bosses, families, and communities--even as the quality of our lives erodes? And how many of us feel too...; Tags: Donald N. Sull, Dominic Houlder, conviction, financial; Articles 2008-04-14
Comparing Replacement Rates Under Private and Federal Retirement Systems: This paper presents a comparison of replacement rates for employees of medium and large private establishments to replacement rates for federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System. This analysis shows the possibility of replacement rates exceeding 100 percent for FERS employees who contribute...; Tags: Gale Group, career, analysis, worker, benefit; White papers
Life Before Downsizing: Six Secrets to Managing Change and Creating Opportunities for the Future: In this ever changing world one live in, there is one constant?change. Changes are happening faster and faster. Even what is changing has a different look. Why would one thinks his career situation will be the same in twenty years? The same types of changes are happening in the workplace....; Tags: Professional development, career, downsizing, workplace, technique; White papers
SCORE Lends A Helping Hand To A Couple In Business To Help People: Starting a business that offered personal, home and errand services to time-crunched families seemed like a no-brainer to Kaarel and Susan Hamersky. They knew how the pressure of juggling careers, families and other responsibilities left little time for routine, yet important everyday tasks. Two years after starting California Concierge, however,...; Tags: Marketing research, marketing strategy, career, marketing; Case studies
SCORE Helps Management Expert Organize A Successful Start-Up: Many people aspire to be a business owner. But few have dreamed about it longer than management consultant Maya Townsend. During her career in the field of organizational development and change, Maya helped clients align people and resources to achieve their goals. So when she began planning her own enterprise...; Tags: career, finance, insurance, knowledge; Case studies
SCORE's Work With Franchise Learning Center Owners Is A Lesson In Start-Up Success: Taking early retirement after more than three decades of working in the Lawton, OK, public school system didn't mean that Howard and Jo Jean Johnson were ready to slow down. They dreamed of starting a business that would fill a need in the community and provide them with a successful...; Tags: banking, career, bank; Case studies
SCORE Helps Candy Entrepreneur Cook Up A Sweet Deal: Not everyone is fortunate to turn a hobby into a small business. But when an automobile accident permanently ended Rebecca Duncan's dual careers in construction work and nursing, the mother of four decided to try concocting a new enterprise from her love of cooking and baking. Rebecca wanted to move...; Tags: Financial accounting, financial planning, small business, finance, career, financial, marketing; Case studies
SCORE Serves Up Valuable Advice To Franchising Newcomer In St. Paul, MN: In the past few years, thousands of workers in the Internet industry have had their lives turned upside down. Twin Cities resident Dan Vansteenburg was determined not to be one of them. Concerned that the impending loss of his company's largest client in December 2000 foretold an uncertain future, Dan...; Tags: career, worker, advertisement, Web site, Web; Case studies
With SCORE's Help, Art Gallery in Oakland, CA Is a Showcase of Business Success: In 1999, Bay Area Artist Corinne Innis began thinking about opening a gallery to display her work and those of other artists. A former schoolteacher for the San Francisco School District, Corinne had achieved acclaim for her folk art, abstracts, tapestries and other works. But while her exhibits in other...; Tags: Financial accounting, financing, career, knowledge, financial, sales; Case studies