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Hottest Jobs in 2020

What will you be doing for a living in 10 years? The chances are it won't be what you're doing now, and it may be something…

The Big Lesson for All Managers in ‘Tonight Show’ Feud

The unsuccessful hand-off of a business from one owner to another is so common these days that its mere mention likely brings an extended yawn to most people.&#0160…

Job Market of the Future: Startups With Zero Employees?

When writing my monthly column for Business2Business, I included a statistic from a previous post about my prediction for jobs growth in 2010. “Unlike the economic…

Coming Soon to Your Business: A Leadership Crisis

Worried about your next generation of leaders? You’re not alone. According to a new survey about leadership skills from Pearson and Executive Development Associates Inc. (EDA), 57…

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Are you worried about your next generation of leaders? You’re not alone. According to a new survey from Pearson and Executive Development Associates (EDA), 57 percent of business leaders…

Are working learners trapped in a paradigm shift?

Our nation’s existing postsecondary system seems caught in a paradigm shift similar to what retail business experiencing: how do you blend bricks-and-mortar with virtual shopping?  Education…

The day I took my mother to work and….

My 85 year-old mother is visiting with us this week. I invited her to come to "work" with me yesterday.  Not only was she thrilled…

While academics and bureaucrats fiddle, dropout rate soars

The high school dropout rate in the U.S. is soaring.  The Obama administration has budgeted  $50 million to dropout prevention program, but solving this problem will require…

Employee dissatisfaction: An accident waiting to happen?

"Employee satisfaction is an elusive goal for many organizations," writes Susan Heathfield on About.com. "I believe that is because employee satisfaction shouldn’t be a goal…

Friends or foes? Multi-generations at home and work

There's been a lot of buzz lately in the press and board rooms about the challenges of managing four generations in the workplace.  The economic crisis has…