By Katherine Hammer
Shareholder class-action suits frequently allege that a company's management team has acted dishonestly, withholding critical information that adversely affected the stock's value. In dramatic cases like the ...READ»
Few experiences drain a person's emotions more than a divorce. The loss of trust and common vision evokes a devastating sense of grief that I have endured only three times in my professional life -- when I made the decisions to ...READ»
Most first-time entrepreneurs I know are risk-takers characterized by a can-do attitude and a fair amount of impatience with those who focus more on process or power than on achieving goals. Frequently, it is this lack of regard for ...READ»
Most first-time entrepreneurs I know are risk-takers characterized by a can-do attitude and a fair amount of impatience with those who focus more on process or power than on achieving goals. Frequently, it is this lack of regard for ...READ»
It seems as if some manager introduces another wrong way to lay off faithful employees every day. Shoot 'em an email. Call their names over the intercom. Order some poor subordinate to deliver the news before canning him as well. ...READ»
Shareholder class-action suits frequently allege that a company's management team has acted dishonestly, withholding critical information that adversely affected the stock's value. In dramatic cases like the Firestone-Ford Explorer ...READ»
I left the faculty of Washington State University in 1980 to join Texas Instruments as a systems programmer. I was seeking a career that would provide more money and mobility for my family. While academia didn't provide much financial ...READ»
I left the faculty of Washington State University in 1980 to join Texas Instruments as a systems programmer. I was seeking a career that would provide more money and mobility for my family. While academia didn't provide much financial ...READ»
I've stumbled over a fine line in human nature that many other leaders trip over as well: Being critical and offering criticism are two distinct acts. Most people can criticize freely -- as long as they aren't facing the person under ...READ»
In the post-Industrial era, highly skilled and experienced team players resemble Ricky Williams or Troy Aikman -- powerful, rare, and expensive. Attracting and retaining all-star talent is a top priority for most organizations, which ...READ»
Not all entrepreneurs conduct dot.com enterprises, but virtually every business owner today works on the Web in some capacity. In an effort to facilitate connections between entrepreneurs and the companies they work with, Fast Company ...READ»
Certain types of failure -- losing our temper, singing off-key, or getting hopelessly lost -- are rarely grounds for persecution. In fact, these shortcomings are more often lovable idiosyncrasies -- quirks that friends poke fun at ...READ»
When he first joined ETI as a consultant, Chad (not his real name) dazzled the management team with an extraordinary technical prowess and an undying commitment to his work and to customer service. Chad's manager, Sharon, sang his ...READ»
