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Personal Assistants on Call, Just Not in the Next Office - http://www.nytimes.com

Posted by ArmadaIG under Human Resources
From http://www.nytimes.com 5998 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:02 pm

IN the latest twist on the information-age truism that technology is making the world even smaller, entrepreneurs in India are trying to build a new market for the offshore services they offer: helping small businesses cope with even the most mundane day-to-day tasks. Thanks to Indian companies like Brickwork India and GetFriday, even sole proprie Read More

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Facebook in Pinstripes

Posted by alphalife under Strategy
From http://blogs.bnet.com 6003 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 7:43 pm

Forget Microsoft Office and Excel. Your next powerful business tool could be Facebook. Andy McAfee, a Harvard Business School professor and an expert on Web 2.0 technologies and their applications in business, argues that social networking software brings certain types of people together in a much more efficient (and potentially cheaper) way than Read More

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The Art of the Huddle

Posted by Becky under Management
From http://www.inc.com 5999 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 7:42 pm

Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. sharp, the executive team at Bishop-Wisecarver, a Pittsburg, California, manufacturing company, files into the boardroom. They stand around the table; no sitting allowed. Then rat-a-tat-tat--each fires off a brief synopsis of the items on his or her frontmost burner. Ten minutes later all are back in the office armed wit Read More

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Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret

Posted by dobbie under Self-Development
From http://lifehacker.com 6002 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on November 25, 2007 5:54 am

Years ago when Seinfeld was a new television show, Jerry Seinfeld was still a touring comic. At the time, I was hanging around clubs doing open mic nights and trying to learn the ropes. One night I was in the club where Seinfeld was working, and before he went on stage, I saw my chance. I had to ask Seinfeld if he had any tips for a young comic. W Read More

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Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

Posted by alphalife under Self-Development
From http://www.bnet.com 6003 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 24, 2007 12:24 am

Organizations are demanding ever-higher performance from their workforces. People are trying to comply, but the usual method--putting in longer hours--has backfired. They're getting exhausted, disengaged, and sick. And they're defecting to healthier job environments. Longer days at the office don't work because time is a limited resource. But p Read More

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Management Techniques for Bringing Out the Best in Generation Y

Posted by Becky under Management
From http://www.cio.com 6008 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 18, 2007 7:13 pm

There's been a lot of talk recently about Generation Y. Its members, born between 1982 and 2005, are known for their sense of entitlement, outspokenness, inability to take criticism, and technological sophistication. Fortune deemed Generation Y in its May 28, 2007, issue the most high-maintenance, yet potentially most high-performing generation i Read More

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FTC rings up fines for 'Do Not Call' violations

Posted by ureach under Legal
From http://redtape.msnbc.com 6016 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 13, 2007 12:34 am

With 150 million phone numbers now registered on the Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call list, it seems clear most consumers don't want to receive unsolicited marketing phone calls. But apparently, it's not clear to everyone. The FTC on Wednesday announced multimillion-dollar penalties against three companies -- lender Ameriquest Mortgage Co., Read More

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Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System

Posted by suzyQ under Strategy
From http://www.bnet.com 6024 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 31, 2007 3:33 pm

Why do budgets often bear little direct relation to a company's long-term strategic objectives? Because they don't take enough into consideration. A balanced scorecard augments traditional financial measures with benchmarks for performance in three key nonfinancial areas: 1. A company's relationship with its customers. 2. Its key internal proce Read More

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Benefiting from the Balanced Scorecard

Posted by suzyQ under Strategy
From http://www.bnet.com 6024 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 31, 2007 3:33 pm

Harvard professors Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the balanced scorecard to help translate vision and strategy into action. This technique can make strategic planning a core part of any business. They showed that financial analysis, which is largely a look backward over past performance, isn't enough to guide long-term investment decisio Read More

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When Employees Leave, Make Sure They're Gone

Posted by dobbie under Human Resources
From http://bmighty.com 6036 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 27, 2007 1:47 pm

Employee resignations and layoffs raise questions about network security and data security. Here are 7 ways to protect your small or midsize business Read More