Topic: Careers Resource Center

Preferred Coworkers

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 91
Wed Jul 27, 2005 at 10:20 AM

Fancy this: "An overwhelming majority of people would rather work with a less-skilled but likeable person than a more-competent jerk." Talent & Careers Resource Center contributors Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans recently ...READ»

TALENT | Comment

Rethinking Career Options

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 73
Thu Sep 7, 2006 at 1:17 PM

Managing employees is often about letting go. Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans provide tips for nurturing talented employees. "Right person, right place, right time." This phrase is one that managers have long sought to make ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 5 comments

Dealing with Regime Change at the Office

Relevancy Score: 37
Thu Mar 9, 2006 at 10:56 AM

"I just got in, after a business trip to Texas, and five people were gone. Gone. The COO and four others. Just like that." It's always a shock when colleagues are fired. But what makes this particular case so startling is that the ...READ»

WORK-LIFE BALANCE | 14 comments

Stop Multitasking

Relevancy Score: 28
Thu Apr 20, 2006 at 6:53 PM

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 11:30, my calendar had an unmovable meeting. It lasted only half an hour but my assistant knew that on no account could it be changed or cancelled. And so, three days a week, at 11:30, I’d ...READ»