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Even the best managers can find themselves trapped in a labyrinth of accountability when they're not getting the results from their well-meaning but swamped employees. Paul Cherry shows managers how to get their team members to embrace accountability by uncovering how much and what kind of guidance they need to reach their goals.  More...
Though business litigation has declined in recent years, corporate lawyers predict that the frequency of suits may increase in 2009. The projected increase is likely to come from both a rising trend of wage and hour litigation and a change in federal law that makes it possible for employees to file disability-related lawsuits even if their disa  More...
Cell phone A number of Verizon Wireless employees accessed and viewed President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account without authorization, Verizon Wireless President and CEO, Lowell McAdam said in a statement issued late Thursday.  More...
All managers want their employees to meet their expectations and goals. That's why it's important for managers to set clear, concise performance standards for themselves and their employees, and to know them inside and out so everybody benefits. Here's how to make this happen.  More...
How can your company start to increase its familiarity and trust online? As sales slow and employees have more idle time, utilize that time for online public relations. At the very least, it can help sustain sales over the coming months. Once the economy turns around, you'll have a competitive advantage with better links, better brand image, and  More...
Some bosses, it turns out, aren't very good at communicating. And that is leading to a breakdown in employee morale at a time of economic uncertainty and fear, according to a new survey by Menlo Park, Calif.-based Accountemps. A lack of open, honest communication was cited as having the most negative impact on employee morale, by more than  More...
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic recently experienced first-hand the impact social media can have on their brand perception, when disgruntled employees from each company separately posted complaints on Facebook. What's worse, it appears that some of these employees were posting while at work. Actually, that's not too surprising, considering t  More...
Craigslist claims that advertisers are bypassing their security measures to post thousands of ads that interferes with Craigslist's business. For a company of 25 employees, they have certainly have some muscle, hiring Perkins Coie which is a giant and pricey law firm.  More...
In the absence of giving your employees information about the company's condition, their imaginations will kick in -- guaranteed. So nip rumors in the bud and talk with your employees -- here are 5 tips for how to do that.  More...
Layoffs have truncated staff; cost-cutting measures are threatening projects, and morale is in the toilet. From the manager’s perspective, getting the most out of employees in this kind of environment can seem like a Sisyphean task. In fact, it’s a perfect opportunity to rejigger processes and fix what’s broken — and managers are uniquely position  More...
I confess it's been hard to cut through the myriad messages of alarm and preoccupation coming from every which way in the last couple of weeks, and think rationally. As a human who is highly invested in relationships, how all of the recent events are connected has impacted me to varying degrees.  More...
Worried about how your business can survive economic hard times? Try these 10 great ways you can take care of your customers, your employees and your business to survive and thrive in a down economy.  More...
The authors of "Tribal Leadership" teach you how to recognize what type of tribe your employees have formed, and how to bump them up to the highest level.  More...
Nearly three-quarters of American employees think their companies should help extremely poor people around the world if they have the resources, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Millennium Promise and CareerBuilder.com. About half of workers cited social responsibility as the top reason their companies should help thos  More...
The figures show that during hard times (this past six months) the large companies are cutting jobs left and right, while small businesses (less than 50 employees) keep expanding and producing jobs.  More...