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Meetings Are Stand-Up Jobs

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:29
Stand-up meetings are part of a fast-moving tech culture in which sitting has become synonymous with sloth.

Business-Plan Contests Take a Practical Turn

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:05
Less planning, more legwork. That's the formula some business schools are using to overhaul the competitions they conduct each year to test their students' mettle as entrepreneurs.

For Students: Wise Words From Warren Buffett

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:04
Several Fridays a year, Warren Buffett entertains business students from all over the country who descend on Omaha, Neb., to pick the billionaire investor's brain.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Forecasts Fastest-Growing Jobs

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:43
BLS expects total U.S. employment to rise 14.3% over the current decade, resulting in 20.5 million new jobs. Here's a look at projections for the fastest-growing fields.

Do the Job You're Meant to Do

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:47
We all have a sweet spot where everything seems to flow: It's the intersection of our strengths, weaknesses, passions, and differences. We should plan our work and our lives so that we operate in that intersection.

M.B.A. Applications in Europe Slow

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:53
The European currency crisis is claiming another victim: the M.B.A student.

JetBlue Chairman Teaches Entrepreneurial Lessons

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:33
Joel Peterson, the founder of private-equity firm Peterson Partners and chairman of JetBlue Airways Corp., teaches entrepreneurial management and leadership courses at Stanford Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, Calif.

Law Grads Claim Schools Misled

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 21:38
Lawsuits accusing a number of U.S. law schools of fudging post-graduate employment statistics were filed amid mounting controversy over the high cost of tuition and grim job prospects for debt-laden graduates.

News & Trends in Management

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 18:20
Move over M.B.A.s, engineers are far more prevalent in companies' top ranks, a new study says. Plus, CEOs are making transparency a priority.

For Job-Seekers, a New Push to Keep Financial Skeletons Buried

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 14:57
With the nation's unemployment remaining stubbornly high, a number of states are taking a step to help job seekers: banning credit checks.

To Colleagues: I'm Outta Here

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 04:47
The farewell email: It's a chance for departing employees to have the last word at work. But ultimately, a mass email can create confusion.

'Rank and Yank' Still Liked by Some

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 01:30
Forced ranking—rigorous employee rankings that reward top performers—seems to have fallen out of favor, but champions of the controversial system remain.

When Stress Is Good

Mon, 01/30/2012 - 13:12
How to get the benefits of stress—spurring peak performance and well-being—without suffering harmful physical effects.

Teaching Global Business

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 13:48
Bhaskar Chakravorti, director of the Master's in International Business program at Tufts' Fletcher School, explains why understanding the big picture – political, historical, sociological -- is fundamental to doing good business.

Your Résumé vs. Oblivion

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 15:27
Companies inundated with job applications are relying on technology to winnow out less-qualified candidates.

From Rising Star to Senior Manager

Wed, 01/25/2012 - 10:18
For three young executives, finding creative ways to solve thorny business problems put them on a fast track to senior management.

Learn From a Pink Slip

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 00:53
You can use the transition to create a list of resolutions that can be applied to your next job or even used as a template for a new career.

Big Companies Try Crowdsourcing

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:31
Crowdsourcing—breaking a project into tiny tasks and farming those tasks out to the general public—can be cheaper and more efficient than hiring temps, some companies find.

How to Lower Your Workplace Stress

Tue, 01/17/2012 - 13:10
Workloads, expectations and stress levels are up. But there are ways for employees to take control of their happiness at work this year.

For Grads Seeking to Work and Do Good

Fri, 01/13/2012 - 11:41
Venture for America places recent college graduates in jobs at small businesses to help start-ups and early-stage enterprises get off the ground and create jobs.

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