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No Taxation without Representation: the Move to Audit the Fed

July 3rd, 2009 @ 11:07 am

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Categories: BNET, economy

Tags: Audit, Federal Reserve Board, Document Management, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Stefan Deeran

The revolutionary rallying cry, “No Taxation without Representation” is back in the news this week.

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.

Small Businesses Might Not Be the Key to Economic Recovery

July 2nd, 2009 @ 1:05 pm

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Categories: BNET, Job Search, economy

Tags: Job, Recovery, Small Business, Stefan Deeran

The small start-ups that tend to actually create lasting, well-paying jobs and economic growth are the few hundred each year which receive substantial venture capital.

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.

Managing Your Career When a Layoff Looms

July 1st, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

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Categories: General

Tags: Job, Layoff, Career, Nicholas Haaf, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Matthew Rothenberg, TheLadders

It’s stressful enough to work for a company that’s going through tough times, let alone to look for a new job after a layoff. So how about searching for a job when your current company has told you your tenure is ending?
TheLadders recently talked to a couple of senior executives who had to maintain this [...]

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Matthew Rothenberg is editorial director for TheLadders, the world's leading online service catering exclusively to the $100K+ job market. Previously he worked at Ziff Davis Media, ZDNet, CNET, and Hachette Filipacchi.

Is Mandated Health Coverage a Secret "Weapon" for the Biggest Businesses?

July 1st, 2009 @ 12:36 pm

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Categories: BNET, Management, Strategy

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Stefan Deeran

Why did Wal-Mart really join forces with SEIU?

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.

Don't Get Binged by a Potential Boss

June 30th, 2009 @ 1:25 pm

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Categories: BNET, Career, Job Search, Web 2.0

Tags: CareerBuilder, Tool, Tool Match, Productivity, Stefan Deeran

CareerBuilder.com is launching a new tool that helps HR reps pull relevant data points about a job candidate using Bing’s API.

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.

Is California Too Big to Fail?

June 29th, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

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Categories: BNET, General

Tags: California, Stefan Deeran

If California fails to figure out how to close a $24 billion dollar budget gap in the next few days, the state may start issuing I.O.U.s to its creditors. Although Governator Schwarzenegger says his state doesn’t need a bailout from Washington, the impact on the rest of the nation’s economy could be staggering.

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.

Be a Good Boss in a Bad Economy | HBR IdeaCast

June 29th, 2009 @ 10:26 am

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Categories: Harvard IdeaCast, Podcast

Tags: Harvard Business Review, Podcasts, Team Management, Workforce Management, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Internet, Management, Human Resources, Marketing

Managing people is never easy, but it’s a lot tougher when times are tough. How do you motivate people when they’re distracted by the threat of layoffs, and how do you avoid alienating the employees whose help you need now more than ever? Robert Sutton, Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University, and [...]

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Home Office Feng Shui | Useful Commute Podcast

June 29th, 2009 @ 9:54 am

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Categories: BNET, Podcast, Useful Commute

Tags: Microsoft Office, Podcasts, Internet, BNET Staff

Get the most out of your home workspace by using “feng shui,” the Chinese art of placement. In this podcast, feng shui expert Kirsten Lagatree offers tips on using location, color, furniture and accessories to create greater balance and harmony in your home office. She explains why black is a lucky color and why your [...]

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Should You Pay Your Employees to Be Healthy?

June 26th, 2009 @ 12:13 pm

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Categories: BNET, Leadership, Management, Workplace

Tags: Incentive, Professor, Health Care, Pfeffer, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Stefan Deeran

Frequent cash incentives from employers may be the best way to bring down healthcare costs, according to research from Wharton.

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.

Why CEOs Don't Tweet

June 25th, 2009 @ 12:28 pm

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Categories: BNET, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Web 2.0, Workplace

Tags: Social Media, Stefan Deeran

Perhaps people with real Rolodexes don’t feel the need to obsess over their connections.

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Stefan Deeran consults environmental advocacy groups and businesses on their sustainability strategies and communications plans. He also publishes the online newsmagazine the Exception.
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