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October 20, 2009
Posted on Conversation Starter: October 19, 2009 4:41 PM For the past few years, Kiva, the person-to-person microlending site, has been held up as something of a ...
September 4, 2009
I'll never forget how great I thought it was when I first discovered multitasking on my computer. Suddenly it was possible to switch between tasks seamlessly; with ...
July 17, 2009
Everyone is asking the same questions: Have we hit bottom yet? When will the recession end? When will things go back to the way they were? As a chief executive, I'm as...
July 14, 2009
Posted on Green Advantage: July 13, 2009 10:56 AM In the last month, what event had the greatest potential for changing business as usual forever? If you said the ...
June 12, 2009
At first glance, money management giant Mellon Bank Corp. (now the Bank of New York Mellon (BK)), the British alternative rock band Radiohead, and my company, LRN, ...
June 9, 2009
Learn from outrageous, harmful business ideas like Wonga payday loans. Umair Haque explains it all.
May 19, 2009
To: Business School Graduates, Class of 2009From: The Ethics Guy at BusinessWeek.comRe: Your Future Congratulations! Your hard work and persistence have paid off, and ...
March 20, 2009
The financiers at AIG were awarded millions in bonuses because their contracts were based on the transactions they completed, not the consequences of those ...
March 13, 2009
Energy Czar. Health Reform Czar. Technology Czar. Green Czar. President Barack Obama continues to line up an impressive array of policy leaders to tackle our ...
January 30, 2009
"Never underestimate the other guy's greed." This isn't just a classic line from the 1983 Brian De Palma film, Scarface (written by Oliver Stone). It also reflects the...
December 23, 2008
This may be the season of giving, but it sure feels like everybody is suddenly on the take. Siemens (SI), the German engineering giant, agreed this month to pay a ...
December 16, 2008
A few weeks ago I was interviewing a very successful CEO. Despite dismal economic news around the world, his business was experiencing record profits. I thought, "It ...
November 21, 2008
You can't blame the American consumer for feeling frustrated. After all, we're caught on the horns of a dilemma: We're supposed to continue spending our rapidly ...
November 4, 2008
The most heated, high-stakes, and divisive Presidential election in recent memory is now over, and on Jan. 20, 2009, the U.S. will welcome Barack Obama as our next ...
October 24, 2008
Bill Maher's Religulous is a perfect example of how not to make a good documentary. A self-confessed agnostic, Maher sets out on a worldwide trek to understand how ...
September 12, 2008
Most discussions about downsizing focus on the legal, economic, or psychological issues raised by this practice. These are essential concerns, but we rarely consider ...
August 20, 2008
The fear that as many as 30,000 protestors will disrupt the 2008 Democratic National Convention (which runs Aug. 25-28) has led to preparations for an unprecedented ...
July 25, 2008
Directors and CEOs are more concerned than ever about understanding the corporate culture of their companies, and, if necessary, doing something to improve it. The ...
May 27, 2008
Posted on Conversation Starter: May 19, 2008 4:00 PM You are an up and coming leader and have just found the perfect stretch job opportunity. How much can you "dress ...
May 20, 2008
The din of voices calling for Hillary Clinton to give up her Presidential bid is growing louder by the day. Why does she continue to run when the odds of her winning ...
