In Business Nice Guys Finish First

A new study shows that harsh, hard-driving executives diminish the bottom line.

New Survey Finds Little Enthusiasm for Free Market Capitalism

Has the "Anglo-American" or "Anglo-Saxon" economic model lost its appeal? A new Financial Times/Harris Poll shows that less than 50% of adults in five European countries and the U.S. think a free-market capitalist economy is the best economic system....

New Grad Hires: Ready and Willing, but Are They Able?

Two-thirds of employers say college graduates lack the skills they need to succeed. What's the problem? Nobody is teaching young people how to communicate effectively. It's time for academia and the corporate world to give soft skills some...

New Compensation Regulations May Affect Hiring Practices: Are You Prepared?

Organizations in hiring mode may have noticed that a New World Order in compensation is upon us. New laws and regulations are being implemented across the country that require most organizations to change their practices and protocols when it comes to understanding a candidate’s compensation history

New CEO or Interim CRO: What's the Better Solution?

New Year's Resolution: Get a Grip on Time

10 time management tips to start the New Year off right.

New Survey Looks at the 'Greening' of Europe vs. the U.S.

Who is the greenest of them all? A new study looks at Europe and the U.S. and reveals that Germans rate highest in seeing themselves and their employers as "green."...

Nice Guys Finish First

Are success and niceness mutually exclusive? Not according to Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, authors of <i>The Power of Nice</i>, and the senior leaders of advertising agency the Kaplan Thaler Group. The authors spoke to Performance and Profits...

New Year's Resolution: Overcome Procrastination

It has been said that "procrastination is the thief of time." A wise man in one of my seminars expanded on that by saying, "Procrastination is the thief of life."

New Survey Shows Time's a Wastin'—Workers Goof Off more than Two Hours a Day

According to a Web survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per day, not counting lunch.