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(Businessweek) — Some 2.8 million Americans now work permanently from home offices and a full 38 million (37 percent of the total U.S. workforce) telecommute at least once a month. For the most part, the mainstreaming of telecommuting and the arrival of the virtual or mobile office has been a positive development, both in terms […]
(Businessweek) — A recent online survey found that when companies look to ramp up social media initiatives, many turn in-house first. This is even more likely for small businesses with limited resources. For those companies currently looking to build out or maintain their social media presence—whether it be a corporate blog, Facebook page, and/or Twitter […]
(Daily Finance) — So why has the number of directors being tapped for CEO posts more than tripled in the past year? “The main reason is a lack of proper succession planning by companies,” says Anita Skipper, corporate governance director of Aviva Investors. “The need for prompt management changes during the financial crisis may also […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Bosses who think they’re the next Jack Welch might want to reassess their talent level. A new survey of 1,100 front-line managers suggests many are over-estimating their skills, with surprisingly little self-doubt. Seventy-two percent said they never questioned their ability to lead others in their first year as a manager. Managers […]
(Entrepreneur) — The race is on, and you and your business are losing, to a foe so ingrained in the way you work you’d never even suspect it. The culprit is the very warp-factor speed so many entrepreneurs think is essential to success–time pressure, an obsession with scarcity of time that researchers call time urgency. […]
(Crain’s) — Kevin Labick did the unthinkable recently: He “fired” a huge retail client. It wasn’t just one incident that drove Mr. Labick, chief executive of digital consulting firm Empathy Lab, to pull the plug. A litany of offenses slowly mounted until working with the retailer became intolerable for the 4-year-old company, which develops large-scale […]
(LA Times) — Hiring a part-time worker can be a money saver for a small business, whether the company is growing or shrinking, but experts warn that the choice comes with possible downsides. An unwary business could wind up facing an expensive legal battle if it runs afoul of federal or state labor laws, which […]
(Forbes) — Strategic leadership doesn’t come easily in most organizations. Statistics show that fewer than 10% of leaders exhibit strategic skills, a woefully inadequate number considering the demands on organizations today. Strategic skills aren’t needed only in times of growth. During tough times, when resources are tight, it is even more important to ensure those […]