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LEADERSHIP   |  3 comments

Sudden Impact

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 85
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:36 AM

There are few career moments as exciting -- and these days, as perilous -- as taking over the top job at a company, business unit, or department. But what exactly do you do once you're in charge? How do you jumpstart growth in a slow-growth environment? How do you clean up the mess you inherited? How do you unleash big ideas in cautious times? From the CEO of a high-profile software company to the new owners of a 127-year-old restaurant, four leaders offer 8 tactics to make a sudden impact.READ»

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP   |  1 comment

Driving Employees to Hybrids


Relevancy Score: 84
Wed Jun 7, 2006 at 6:05 PM

Sure, sales of hybrid cars are going strong, but in case buyers need added incentive, a Boston Globe article published today highlights new perks being offered by some companies to their employees for owning a hybrid car. Bank of ...READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  4 comments

18 Ways to Take Charge -- Fast

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 75
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:42 AM

There are few career moments as exciting -- and these days, as perilous -- as taking over the top job at a company, business unit, or department. But what exactly do you do once you're in charge? This online guide provides 18 tactics -- and case studies -- to help you take the reigns running.READ»

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CRAIGSLIST   |  2 comments

Craigslist Heartbreak Turned Into Art

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 67
Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 4:38 PM

A Brooklyn illustrator has begun turning "missed connections" posts from Craigslist into a series of art prints, which she posts on her blog. (Here's one of her posts, taken from a "m4m" ad.) According to the New York Times ...READ»

CAREERS   |  Comment

Job Test Ruling May Create Hiring Havoc

BY Ray Williams
Relevancy Score: 66
Sun Jul 5, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Many employers across North America are cheered by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark employment-discrimination ruling, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2009, in which the court ruled 5-4 in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, who challenged the city's decision to reject the results of a promotion exam because no black candidates scored well enough to advance.READ»

BOB AND RICHELLE WARD   |  Comment

Asbestos Information and Alternatives

BY Bob and Richelle Ward
Relevancy Score: 58
Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 6:27 PM

As one of the smaller states in the United States, it is ironic that Connecticut is one of the largest in terms of asbestos exposure risks. Predominantly used in millions of homes and buildings built prior to 1980, many civilians ...READ»

CAREER PLANNING   |  Comment

Rookies With Heart

BY Vanessa Blum
Relevancy Score: 44
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:29 AM

National Student Partnerships is a startup standout. Founded by two Yale students, this company will never issue an IPO, make its founders rich, or offer much job security. And its employees wouldn't have it any other way.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Mistakes Were Made. Now Recover.

BY Keith Ferrazzi
Relevancy Score: 29
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:49 PM

Rebounding from a career crisis.READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  Comment

Local Hero: Zane's Cycles

BY Alyssa Danigelis
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:13 AM

Branford, Connecticut The humiliation is still fresh. I never learned to ride a bike as a child. Fast-forward: I was almost 20, knew how to drive already, and was at a Sears looking for a bike. The salesperson laughed when I ...READ»

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AMERICAN ELECTRICAL POWER   |  28 comments

Clean Coal: It's Not a Misnomer, But is it the Answer?

BY Melanie Warner
Relevancy Score: 27
Tue Feb 3, 2009 at 5:35 PM

Advances in clean coal are promising -- really! -- but the industry and society shouldn't celebrate just yet.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Fast Talk: Lessons From The New Economy

BY Ryan Underwood
Relevancy Score: 22
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:48 AM

Everyone learned, or relearned, something from the epic boom and bust. We ask five of that era's luminaries for their insight.READ»

CAREER PLANNING   |  Comment

Training to Work

BY Jill Rosenfeld
Relevancy Score: 22
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:16 AM

Unit of OneREAD»

SALES AND MARKETING   |  Comment

Is Google Killing Radio Advertising?

BY Tim Manners
Relevancy Score: 20
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:49 PM

Bigger isn’t always better, and this is particularly true with regard to the power of radio as an advertising medium. But advertises like Google just don't seem to understand radio's true potential. READ»

LEE DODGE COMMACK   |  Comment

Lee Dodge Cars

BY commackleedodge commackleedodge
Relevancy Score: 18
Tue May 12, 2009 at 5:23 AM

Lee Dodge Cars Toyota Prius Design/Fit and Finish Outside, the Prius' teardrop shape is a triumph of aerodynamics over aesthetics. It's not ugly, but it's not exactly the stuff automotive dreams are made of, either. Inside, ...READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  2 comments

Practical Radicals

BY Keith Hammonds
Relevancy Score: 15
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:17 AM

You say you want a business revolution? Not so fast.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

What Is the New Economics?

BY John Ellis
Relevancy Score: 15
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:29 AM

Yale economist Robert J. Shiller wrote the defining book on the Internet bubble. Now he's busy rewriting the laws of economics, where emotion and psychology dominate data and numbers. (And in his spare time, he's busy worrying about his own dotcom.)READ»

PERSONAL GROWTH   |  Comment

It's About Time

BY Jill Rosenfeld
Relevancy Score: 15
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:08 AM

Unit of OneREAD»

ONLINE BUSINESS   |  Comment

America's Top Cybercop

BY Daniel H. Pink
Relevancy Score: 14
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM

Jodie Bernstein patrols the Web for the Federal Trade Commission, looking for swindlers and snake-oil salesmen. At 74, she's part John Wayne, part Jessica Tandy -- and all business.READ»

BUSINESS BOOKS   |  Comment

Making Tracks

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 13
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM

Richard Carpenter is mapping every mile of America's railroad system as of 1946. By hand. "It's a story," he says, "that needs to be told."READ»

STARTUPS   |  4 comments

How to Give Good Feedback

BY Gina Imperato
Relevancy Score: 13
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:53 PM

People won't get great at their jobs unless you do a great job of giving them feedback. So why are performance reviews the most hated ritual in business? Here's a five-point program to improve your performance with reviews.READ»

HIRING EMPLOYEES   |  Comment

First Jobs Aren't Child's Play

BY Ron Lieber
Relevancy Score: 7
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:04 AM

Your youngest recruits may be fresh out of college, but they're ready to make grown-up contributions to your company. Here's how smart companies are getting the most out of their youngest employees.READ»