Danger in the Microwave: Germs At Work And How To Avoid Them
23.05.2012, 04:00:27
You probably think a microwave door handle must be cleaner than the toilet seat in your office. In fact, most people believe the restroom is the epicenter of germs in the office--and it turns out, most are wrong. A new study found that the dirtiest surfaces in the workplace are where employees prepare and eat food. |
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Mayan Doom or Time to Buy?
23.05.2012, 00:07:31
According to ancient Mayan prognosticators our world should be coming to an end sometime around Christmas. If you're sitting in Greece or JP Morgan's bond-lending group, the end might seem like it's already here. And off the Peruvian coast, wildlife is literally dropping from the sky. With global stocks plummeting on any type of news, it's beginning to feel like the Mayan meteor strike is right on schedule. From an investment standpoint it raises the obvious question: Is this the time to buy? |
The Number 1 Reason for College Debt That No One Talks About
22.05.2012, 21:36:55
This year there are more articles on the crushing impact of student debt on college graduates. In hind sight, who would agree to a 6 figure debt balance with potentially no job in sight? So why do students and their parents continue to rack up more debt? I hear it when I |
JPMorgan's $6 Billion Case of Lyme Disease
22.05.2012, 21:26:04
 JPMorgan CEO James Dimon: The illness of one of his top executives went a long way toward causing the mulitbillion-dollar losses at the bank. We've run many stories at Forbes parsing the reasons for JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss this month. As the days tick past, analysts and journalists continue to struggle |
Body Language in the Boardroom
22.05.2012, 20:59:58
Many leaders are nonverbally illiterate -- completely out of touch with the effect their body language has on others and unaware of the clear nonverbal signals being sent by clients and colleagues in every business encounter. The human brain is hard-wired to read and respond to these signals, but these leaders don't know that the process is taking place and are unequipped, therefore, to use it to their advantage. |
America's Pink Slip Capitals
22.05.2012, 20:11:37
The jobs recovery remains tepid, but mass layoffs are at their lowest levels since 2006. California has not gotten the message though as major layoffs continue to hit the Golden State. |
How to Survive a Reorganization
22.05.2012, 18:36:55
One of senior management's favorite pastimes is moving around the boxes -- and the people inside them. I'm not suggesting that reorganizations are frivolous exercises geared to entertain executives (although I'm sure it seems that way to people on the receiving end). Most managers do reorganize with good intentions -- to grow revenues, reduce costs, improve customer focus, etc. In their minds, shaking things up is a decisive way to achieve goals. |
'Too Hot' To Sell Lingerie?! The Appearance-Based Female Workplace Dress Code
22.05.2012, 16:44:36
Twenty-nine-year-old Lauren Odes told ABC News that she was fired from her job at a lingerie store for being "too hot." Meaning: having a not-so-average bosom. Her female supervisor asked Odes to "tape down her breasts" and "wear a bathrobe" to cover up her voluptuous body. |
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