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British Women Bolt for Aussie Blokes: With promises of plentiful sunshine, affordable homes, low crime, good jobs, and lots of single men, Southern Australia is luring Britain's highly skilled, young women to its shores. [more]
Dolphins With a Weight Problem: Dolphins at Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan are on a low fat diet after failing to jump as high as they had previously in their aquatic performances. [more]
Testosterone May Affect Financial Risk Decisions: Testosterone levels may influence men's willingness to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study. [more]
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A Look at CFOs' First Days on the Job: Newly hired CFOs spend most of their first 100 days at a company working on budgeting, management reporting, performance management issues, and financial reporting, but that’s not what they’d like to be doing, according to a McKinsey Quarterly survey. [more]
2007: Good Year for Female CEOs: The Fortune 500 now employs 12 female CEOs, and stock performance in their organizations is on par with the 97.6 percent of Fortune 500 companies headed by men. [more]
A Window Into 2008: Raises aren't expected to increase in 2008 -- salaried employees can anticipate an average 3.9 percent raise while hourly workers can expect a 3.7 percent pay hike. [more]
No, You Can't Sue a Dead Man, Court Rules: A man who brought suit against his dead friend after tripping over a drum in the deceased's garage got no sympathy from an appeals court. [more]
CEO on Same Page as Shareholder: Despite debate that CEOs may not always consider shareholders' interests, new research by The Conference Board indicates that chief executives have plenty invested in company stock. [more]
Recognizing the Laws of Defeat: There are countless mistakes a business leader can make, but according to one organizational strategist all that's required to avoid the myriad of possible mistakes is to focus on the five overarching laws of defeat outlined here. [more]
The Fuzzy Science of Rewards and ROI: Quantifying a financial return on investment for employee recognition and reward programs remains, for most companies, an exercise in futility. [more]
Learning the Art of Sticky Communication: The role of CFO as chief communicator has escalated drastically in the last decade. [more]
How To Fill the Global Leadership Pipeline: For global companies, filling leadership positions throughout a far-flung enterprise is fraught with challenges that must be addressed systematically. [more]
Whatever Happened to Promoting From Within?: Companies spend an enormous amount of time and attention in succession planning but that hasn't always translated into the top job. [more]
Shorter Meetings, Better Results: If one of your department's New Year's resolutions is to shorten your meetings without coming up short in results, this summary of a Harvard Business Review article tells in a nutshell just how to accomplish that goal. [more]
Stop Coughing on Me!: Do your co-workers a favor and stay home if you’re sick. [more]
Job Change: The Employee/Employer Reasons: Employees leave jobs because of stress levels, inadequate base pay, and limited promotion opportunities; employers think they lose staff due to scarce career development opportunities, dissatisfactory promotion possibilities, and incommensurate base pay. [more]
CEO Turnover Rises in Europe: European CEOs were more likely to be shown the door in the first three quarters of 2007 than North American or Asia Pacific CEOs, according to a study by global public relations firm Weber Shandwick. [more]
Management Responsible for Engagement Gap: Employees in China seek learning and career development opportunities when selecting an employer, yet many believe that their senior management doesn't live up to its promises, according to a study by Towers Perrin. [more]
Who's Getting a Pay Raise in 2008?: Salaries around the world are expected to rise by an average of 6 percent in 2008, according to a study by Mercer LLC. [more]
Events That Shape Execs’ Careers: Events at work, rather than at home, have had the most significant effect on the careers of executives from around the world, according to a survey by The McKinsey Quarterly. [more]
Runaway CEO Pay? What Runaway CEO Pay?: The picture of CEO compensation presented by the media is one of wildly out-of-control salaries, jaw-dropping bonuses, and dubious stock option grants, all of which bear little or no relation to job performance. [more]
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Leaders: The argument about nature vs nurture in leadership development theory wages on, but as this article points out, there seems to be so many strong leaders that the old myth about born leaders is just that -- a myth. [more]
A Portrait in Ethical Leadership: This lecture in leadership from the Wharton School is a valuable case study in the challenges and rewards faced by the former CEO of a company that recognizes the importance of environmental and social issues in business success. [more]