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Your Executive Career - How to Be a Better Boss? Spend Time in the Trenches
For executives, participating in "Undercover Boss"-style stints—from making Subway sandwiches to driving a delivery truck—may offer valuable lessons in leadership.Read more
'Undercover' lessons surface for female CEOs - Money
| on Thu, Feb 9, 7:21 AM
The waterworks probably made the boys in the boardroom wince. When Dina Dwyer-Owens listened to an employee’s sob story on “Undercover Boss,” she wept in front of 9 million TV viewers.Read more
Stick with a big company or join a start-up? - Money
| on Wed, Feb 8, 11:25 AM
Most highly talented people can get more done as part of a larger organization than at a start-up — although exceptions abound.Read more
The good and bad about working from home - Money
| on Wed, Feb 8, 11:06 AM
Those who work well at home are those who can do it all and then some, and not be distracted by the TV, the refrigerator or a warm summer's day.Read moreon Tue Feb 7 11:55 AMVirginia Tech Carilion Research Explains Why Some People Don't Speak Up in Small Groups
Have you ever clammed up in a meeting for fear of saying something stupid? Scientists offer an explanation of why many people become, in effect, less intelligent in small group settings.Read moreon Tue Feb 7 11:40 AMBottom Line - Young CEOs offer risks and rewards
The average age of incoming CEOs at S&P 500 companies has been on the decline — it was 52.9 in 2010, down from 54.7 in 2006, according to the WSJ. And technology and Internet companies have certainly played a large role in lowering that...Read moreon Tue Feb 7 9:45 AMBottom Line - Young entrepreneurs upbeat about the future
About 350 young college entrepreneurs gathered in lower Manhattan over the weekend. Most are not fearful of the scarce job market because some of them already own their own companies.Read moreon Tue Feb 7 4:39 AMU.K. Sets Up Leadership School for Civil Servants
The U.K. government is setting up an academy to hone the leadership skills of its top civil servants to make sure they deliver state infrastructure projects on time and on budget.Read moreon Mon Feb 6 8:55 PMNews & Trends in Management
Mean bosses would be nicer if they exercised more, a new study says. Plus, M.B.A. applications rise sharply at Penn State, and more.Read moreon Fri Feb 3 11:27 PMNewark Schools Standoff - WSJ.com
Newark's new schools superintendent, Cami Anderson, outlined a broad plan on Friday to reshape the state's largest school system, including closing poorly performing schools and lifting standards for charters.Read more
