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January 19, 2008 4:40 PM

Corporate governance survey conducted (Pakistan)

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January 19, 2008 12:13 AM

Enron-driven reforms are unraveling

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January 19, 2008 12:06 AM

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Typo Fixers Get Probation

Two men traveling the United States on a mission to remove typographical errors from public signs have been banned from national parks for a year. [more]

Pisa No Longer Has the Most Tilted Tower

The Tower of Pisa, which has long been famed for its tilt, is no longer Europe's most steeply leaning tower. [more]

Cattle Know Which Way is North

Could cows be the next compass? [more]

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Career & Compensation Alerts

Employee Retention on the Back Burner

Major layoffs seem like a daily occurrence as companies whittle away at costs in response to economic times that get scarier every day. Businesses that over-reduce their workforce or fail to spend enough to support the development of survivors may face problems when the economic tide turns for the better.

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4 Guiding Principles for Successful Leaders -- and Companies

Many great leaders don't build successful organizations, according to this article by Bain consultants Mark Gottfredson and Steve Schaubert and nonprofit leader Elisabeth Babcock. [more]

What Drives Women Leaders?

The McKinsey Leadership Project interviewed 85 successful women leaders in diverse fields around the world to learn what drives and sustains them and to help organizations get the best out of this talented group. [more]

Developing Leaders in China

This case study describes how Agilent Technologies employed rigorous metrics to assess the leadership capabilities of managers in its operations in China. [more]

Experienced New Hires May Not Be Successful

Companies often seek to hire skilled, experienced workers with a track record in the same industry, but this report proves that this strategy may not always work best. [more]

Business Leaders Are Transforming Social Enterprises

A new generation of business leaders and philanthropists is experimenting with hybrid forms of social enterprises while demanding more transparency and accountability from the organizations they are funding. [more]

How a CEO Slows Down To Improve Business

The CEO of insurance brokerage Dawson Cos., who works out of the firm's Naples, Fla., office, describes in this article how he uses "Zen management" to build strong relationships with staff members in Ohio who suffer through winter's chill. [more]

Want More Profits? Hire More Women

Well, it might not be quite that simple -- there are only preliminary
indications of a causal link -- but evidence is mounting that companies with
higher numbers of women at senior levels outperform their peers. [more]

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Podcasts

Leadership Q&A: Michael Fishoff, Coty Inc.

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Survey: Executive Pay

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Research

FEI/FERF Survey Of Executive Compensation For Financial Executives

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Workforce Performance Analytics and BI

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