Supreme Court won’t nix ADA reassignment

  • June 17, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 28 let stand a lower court’s ruling that employers may be required to reassign a disabled employee to a vacant position as an ADA...

Google’s happy machine

  • June 13, 2013

HR people at Google noticed a couple of problems some years back. They used data to solve them both.

3 steps to surviving lunch with an executive

  • June 11, 2013

A lunch invitation from an executive can be nerve-wracking, but it’s also a great opportunity to connect with and impress someone who could have a major effect on...

Why certification is important

  • June 05, 2013

Great administrators are known as those who do their best, work at the top of their game and who work like they are in a profession of choice. One of the strongest ways...

Top skills you need in MS Office

  • June 05, 2013

People often ask, “If I could learn just one skill in each of the top MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint and Word), what should it be?” Here’s what...

4 mistakes team leaders should avoid

  • June 04, 2013

Team leaders can get ensnared in their own good intentions. The result can cause an admirable effort to backfire. Here are four mistakes team leaders need to avoid.

1-Minute Strategies: June ’13

  • June 03, 2013

Add "investing" to your list of skills ... Keep personal and professional online networks separate ... Try hosting your next party at the gym ... Get ready to say "yes"...

Cancer as a Protected Disability

  • May 30, 2013

The Am Law Daily reports that the former CFO of Proskauer Rose is claiming that the international law firm violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by terminating...

Harry Truman’s crucible moment

  • May 30, 2013

Growing up, no one considered Harry Truman a leader. He was a kid with thick glasses who mostly stayed home, working the farm or reading. But the course of his life...

Why business writing skills are important

  • May 27, 2013

Helen Cunningham and Brenda Greene are the authors of The Business Style Handbook: An A-to-Z Guide for Effective Writing on the Job, recently published in an updated...

Interview with leader Mark Hellerstein

  • May 24, 2013

Ventriloquist Mark Hellerstein, who served as the CEO of oil and gas company St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. from 1995 to 2007, describes how he became a successful...