A recent study from LeadershipIQ asserts that workers today are wasting 44 percent more time than they did a year ago. It seems that worry and financial research are now the top non-work activities conducted at the office.
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Keep the Recession From Killing Productivity
Posted by dobbie under ManagementFrom http://blogs.bnet.com 5935 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 7:41 pm
6 Universal Principles of Influence
Posted by Becky under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.fuelnet.com 5935 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 5:41 pm
Robert B. Cialdini, in his classic book Influence: Science and Practice, reveals six universal principles that everyone needs to understand to achieve business and personal success. Mastering them, he says, can help people implement effective strategic communication management strategies, developing powerful working relationships, and build long—t
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Proposed ADA rules would affect millions of small businesses
Posted by TimJustus under LegalFrom http://www.washingtontimes.com 5936 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 2:05 pm
Millions of businesses and other public facilities would be affected by proposed regulatory changes under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the milestone 1990 civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.
The proposed regulations address a wide range of facilities, including access to courthouses, drinking fount
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Find an Undervalued Asset. Fix It Up. Flip It. (Now It's Web Sites, Not Houses)
Posted by suzyQ under StrategyFrom http://www.nytimes.com 5936 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 2:38 pm
Dave Hermansen did not own a bird or a cage when he bought bird-cage.com, an online store, for $1,800 three years ago. He simply saw a Web site that was “very, very poorly done,” and begged the owners to sell it to him. He then redesigned the site, added advertising and drove up traffic. Last December, he sold it for $173,000.
Mr. Hermansen is
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Asking prices for small businesses on the decline
Posted by ArmadaIG under StrategyFrom http://www.dallasnews.com 5941 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 1, 2008 7:19 pm
To all the usual reasons that small businesses are put up for sale, add economic woes this year. But even as for-sale listings rise around the country, so is buyer interest.
The problem for owners is that prices appear to be softening.
Brokers say buyers are often retirees looking for a second act, or laid-off executives looking for a busi
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When the employee says I quit.
Posted by ArmadaIG under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.smallbiztrends.com 5941 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 31, 2008 10:34 pm
Employees don't generally quit without a great inner debate. At what point did this person begin looking to leave and what can you learn from them to benefit the rest of your staff?
Here is a brief collection of resources to help you with this question:
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Federal Minimum Wage To Increase By 70 Cents
Posted by luckycharmer under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.npr.org 5948 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 24, 2008 4:44 pm
More than a million low-wage workers will get a pay raise this week. The federal government's minimum wage is set to jump by 70 cents to $6.55 an hour on Thursday.
The hike is the second of three annual increases in the minimum wage that were ordered by Congress last year, following a decade with no increase.
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Do You Really Believe in the Future of Your Business?
Posted by ZaneSafrit under StrategyFrom http://zanesafrit.typepad.com 5948 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 24, 2008 12:34 am
Steve MacGill, CEO of Peersight Online, shares how you can tell if You Really Believe in the Future of Your Business.
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8 Surprise-Attack Reference Questions to Amp Up Your Hiring Intelligence
Posted by JohnH under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.businesspundit.com 5952 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 23, 2008 1:14 am
Standard reference check questions have become so rote that I can rattle them off half-asleep. How long did the candidate work with you? What were the candidate's strengths and weaknesses? Was he a team player?
Try these 8 questions and see what kinds of answers you get:
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Is College Worth it for Entrepreneurs?
Posted by emd5005 under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.youngentrepreneur.com 5951 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 23, 2008 12:01 am
Another great post asking the question: is college even worth it if you're going to be an entrepreneur?
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