Globalization spurs exchange of benefit ideas
For years, economists have bandied about the term "global economy" to describe how no business is an island unto itself: It must think in international terms. What once was an...
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Different times require different styles
Here's an update on various "styles" that you'll find in today's workplace: Casual styles: A "dressing down" at the office doesn't always mean being yelled at--today it also means wearing...
Strategy against layoffs: Act before they happen
Downsizing, layoffs, staffing adjustment, right-sizing, employee reorganization. Whatever euphemisms employers use, the plain truth is that massive firings nationwide have returned after some five years in which employees enjoyed a...
Layoff strategy: Act before it happens to you
Downsizing, layoffs, staffing adjustment, right-sizing, employee reorganization. Whatever euphemisms employers use, the plain truth is that massive firings nationwide have returned after some five years in which employees enjoyed a...
A broader view puts work, life into perspective
Some of the best things in life are free, such as showing employees respect and acknowledging their dignity. And that's a direction U.S. businesses are going toward in putting the...
Accounting adds up even in a crunch
Today's softening economy means trouble for many job seekers. But accountants have little to worry about when it comes to seeking either full-time or part-time jobs. For them, the job...
MBA degrees confer power of flexibility
Laura Davis was single, an assistant vice president of a Chicago financial-services firm, and working long hours when she enrolled at Northwestern University to get a master's of business administration...
Financial data personal but not private
I get letters and phone calls and faxes and e-mails about the world of work: Q. I'm applying for a job in which the employer wants me to reveal my...
Unusual benefit allows trade of time for money
Last November, Edwina Sampler, an accountant in the Mt. Prospect office of Household International Inc., wanted to buy a new car. "My car had 175,000 miles on it and was...
Schmoozing is a smooth career move
Sucking up. Buttering up. Schmoozing. Apple polishing. As offensive as those expressions are, if you play up to colleagues and supervisors you may get better performance reviews. That's the finding...