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You Can Take That to the Bank...Not!

A Kick In the Career: In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern takes a stab at the banking industry, but promises there's light at the end of the tunnel.

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Wipro's University-like Ambitions to Dominate Outsourcing

Why Indian companies like the offshoring giant Wipro are supplanting the educational system to develop the employees they need

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Question: Could basic cable's recent Emmy nods be the beginning of a trend that makes premium cable channels like HBO less lucrative?

Answer: I can't really see this happening because the appeal of premium channels is the type of content they can show. They don't have the same restrictions... | posted by Joel Ranck

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Question: Will blockbuster escapist flicks like the Dark Knight see a resurgence as the economy tanks?

Answer: I think there is generally a kind of inverted relationship between the economy and the need for some form of escapism. Clearly the Dark Knight is... | posted by Jay Tatum

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Member Blogs

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Discriminated Against? Go Out and Do it Yourself

My first job right out of college was at J Walter Thompson Company in New York. I had an Ivy League degree and I was hired as...a typist....

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The British Open, Padraig Harrington, Greg Norman and Self Confidence

Did you see the last round of the British Open?  As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more interested in watching individual...

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Expert Blogs

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Can Your Company’s Video Story Change a Life?

Do you remember the exact moment you knew what you wanted to do for the rest of your life? I do. It happened while watching a...

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A Model for Your Career - George Washington

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FC Now Staff Blogs

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Nissan Cars to Feature Solar Panels

A couple of weeks ago we heard about plans for a solar-assisted Toyota [NYSE:TM] Prius, and now it seems Nissan [NASDAQ:NSANY] is jumping on the...

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Consumer Perceptions, Manipulation and Molding

Turns out that we as consumers can be easily manipulated -- and it's probably happening far more often that we'd like to imagine. A couple of...

Member Comments

Blog Post: Paying Attention To Your Level of Impact

Comment: Thanks Kasey I think we have to think on multiple levels when we lead any organization. Some of those areas are "What am I not seeing?" "What is... | posted by member Donna Karlin

Blog Post: What about Me?

Comment: One of the things I regret is not ever moving over to the Apple platform and it maybe some time before I do this, if only I was a natural born member... | posted by member Manjit Syven Birk