Managing
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Smurfit-Stone: Rebuilding the Board
The Issue: When a Takeover Creates Conflicts
Smurfit-Stone's parent was bought out by a group that owned rival papermakers. Some directors wound up serving two masters. They had to go
The Analysis: How to Pick a New Team of Directors
When an upheaval sunders your board, it's a chance to think hard about what skills are best going to benefit the company
Comment: What Would You Do?
—Patricia O'Connell
Reader Poll
Should family members serve on the board of a public company?
IN YOUR FACE: NO GAS SHORTAGE?
Reader Brian Writes:
"We are not out of oil right now, but unless we change our consumption habbits soon, there will be a major shortage."
Read the Story and Tell Us What You Think
Viewpoint: Lars Dalgaard
Succession Planning: Beyond the C Suite
Sure, you may have a plan in place for when your top execs go. But what about other key players? The disruption if they leave can cost the company twice as much as their salary
The Welch Way: Jack & Suzy Welch
Red Flags for the Decade Ahead
On our list: family businesses under stress, a dearth of managers, and corruption
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Inside Microsoft's War Against Google
With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy
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The world's most influential headhunters share unparalleled insight into emerging business trends and corporate leadership challenges
Managing Your Career
What Behavior Do You Want to Change?
Interactive Case Study: The Errant Web Surfer
When to Share Your Ambitions
Liz Ryan: You've Got Interview Fever
Managing Your Boss's Political Battles
Headhunters Confidential: Culture Club
Interactive Case Study: Ethical Job Hunting
The Best Places to Launch a Career
Managing Your Team
Would You Hire a Pregnant Woman?
You Have to Make Them Love Their Jobs
Slide Show: Tips for Mentors
How to Build a Winning Team
How to Be a C-Suite Churchill
Recruiting Today: What Are You Promising?
For Leaders, There Is No Off Switch
Managing Your Company
Climate Change
The Strategist: Better Ideas to Beat a Bitter Economy
When Leaders Think It's All About Them
When Storms and Floods Menace Business
The Internet Runs on Ad Billions
Changing IBM's Innovation Strategy
Interactive Case Study: DocuSign: Empowering Employees
A Green and Bumpy Road for CEOs
Interactive Case Study: Re-engineering Xerox
Managing Your Board
Philips: Seeing The Light on Going Green
Building an Exceptional Board
Board Portals: No Assembly Required
Governance: The View from Both Sides
The Recession Talk Your Board Should Have
When Should CEOs Be Fired?
Boards Behaving Badly
What If Someone Hires Your CEO?
Directors and Investors at Odds on Performance-Based Pay
Corporate Governance in China and India
Getting a New Director Up to Speed
Reader Poll: Special Issue
Marshall & Friends: Marshall Goldsmith
Girl Scouts: Creating 21st Century Leaders
The leader of the nearly 100-year-old group shares her views on what today's girls want and the continued relevance of the organization
Beverly Behan: The Boardroom
Taking Over in a Crisis
Interpublic Chairman and CEO Michael Roth talks about being thrust into the top job during tough times and gives advice for a new boss
Starting Out: Lindsey Gerdes
Gen Y Needs to Assert Fiscal Activism
Young people, as they inherit the debts of their parents, must tell politicians they want long-term fiscal reform—not Fed Band-Aids
Harvard Business Online
Memo to a Young Leader
What kind of boss are you? Here are five make-or-break questions that you need rock-solid answers for to be an inspiring leader
The Innovation Engine
Saving the World—Through Innovation
Two innovation experts suggest companies could learn from President Kennedy, who aptly declared a space program, accounted for it, and tracked its success
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It's a brave new networking world. If you're thinking of making the jump to more power, prestige, and pay, be sure to take advantage of it
Taking the Internship Up a Notch
Slide Show: Turn Your Internship into a Job
Get Ready for the Executive Suite
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