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Son Ends Up in His Father's Old Dorm Room: Mike Robell, a freshman at Michigan State University, got a big surprise when he moved into his dorm room -- he found that it's the same room his father lived in three decades ago. [more]
Judge Throws Out Popcorn Case: Manhattan Civil Court Judge Matthew Cooper has thrown out Steve Kaplan's case against AMC Theatres. [more]
Biggest Elvis, Burger, Roller Coaster, and More!: In case you were wondering, the largest velvet Elvis -- he's 12 feet by 12 feet -- can be spotted at The Tattoo Factory in Chicago. [more]
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Global Companies' New Responsibility Playbook: If you work in the finance function of a global company and aspire to climb to the top rung of the career ladder, take the first half of the old axiom, "think globally, act locally," very seriously -- even at the "30,000-foot" level. [more]
Hold On Tight to Your CFO: The lure of the top finance job is not what it was, and CFO turnover is at record highs. [more]
The Importance of Image Consciousness: Image isn't everything, but as this article/book review points out, you need to be conscious of how others perceive you if you want to climb to the top rung of the career ladder. [more]
Build Emotional Connections -- Carefully: The main reason people quit their jobs is because they can't connect with their bosses as leaders and as people, as this "how to" on retaining talent points out. [more]
Creative Leadership at Its Best: Meet a CEO who knows how to have fun on the job while never losing focus on the details of day-to-day management. [more]
Taking Charge in a Crisis: Excerpts from an interview with Michael Roth, CEO of Interpublic Group, offer a glimpse into the necessary leadership skills for taking the helm at a time of turbulence. [more]
Strengthening Stakeholder Management Skills: Good leaders understand the importance of managing stakeholder trust but they don't really know how to do so effectively, these academics claim. [more]
Companies Weakly Facing Employee Language Barriers: Approximately 15 percent of the US labor force is comprised of foreign-born workers, and employers are currently making little effort to overcome language limitations, according to a survey by The Conference Board. [more]
A New Approach to the Talent Hunt: This interview with Peter Cappelli, director of Wharton's Center for Human Resources, offers a new and unusual approach to getting talented employees when you need them -- apply the principles of supply chain management to people. [more]
A Window into a Mercurial Leader's Soul: Apple's Steve Jobs is a stellar example of what leaders should and shouldn't do, and as this article points out, he does a lot of "shouldn'ts" and doesn't do a lot of "shoulds. [more]
Giving Back to Knowledge Workers: Leaders expect a lot from their knowledge workers (professionals who may know more about what they're doing than the boss does) but expectations work both ways, according to this viewpoint on giving professionals what they need to keep them fully engaged. [more]
Boosting Talent Through Volunteerism: The sluggish economy is flattening funds for training and professional development, while HR managers are under increasing pressure to avoid talent shortages and develop prospective leaders. [more]
Working for the Biggest and the Best: Making both the Fortune 1000 and Best Companies to Work For lists this year, these companies have a reputation for being the biggest and the best. [more]
Companies Prefer Private Sector Health Care: A whopping 84 percent of employers do not support universal health care coverage, according to the 13th annual Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health report. [more]
Rounding Up Leadership Scholars: A peek at the latest in leadership thought offers four nuggets that might inspire follow-up for CFOs who want to be on the cutting edge: the importance of curiosity (curious leaders excel at problem solving); charisma (you have to get your audience highly aroused); understanding the brain's physiology to better manage a staff; and problem solving Harvard-style (an adaptive leader helps people understand the problem and then they build a plan together). [more]
Are Overconfident Leaders More Likely to Commit Fraud?: Few executives make it to the top rung of the corporate ladder without a healthy ego, but as this article explains, overconfidence can lead managers to cross ethics boundaries and perpetrate fraud by boxing themselves in. [more]
Job Outlook Good for Class of 2008: With all the talk of a sluggish economy, it may come as a surprise that companies intend to hire more college graduates than they did last year. [more]
Employers Fret Over Talent Shortage: Recruiting and keeping talent is currently the biggest challenge for employers, according to the 14th annual Top Five Total Rewards Priorities survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS). [more]
Is More Disclosure Ever Coming?: On behalf of investors worldwide, the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity continues to fight for improved disclosure, transparency, and shareowner influence on executive pay practices. [more]
Golden Global: Building the International Resume: As U.S.-based businesses expand their global reach, finance executives with international experience are increasingly in demand. [more]