Turning Spin into Substance
Beyond Spin by Markos Kounalakis, Drew Banks, and Kim Daus Jossey-Bass, 1999, 266 pages, $27. The New Goals o... Read more
Employee Benefits
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In a Former Life: Jerry Fiddler
JERRY FIDDLER, 48 Present life: Cofounder and chairman of Wind River Systems, a 19-year-old, $305-million embe... Read more
Meet Needs of Older Workers to Avoid Brain Drain
Companies may be subsidizing their own corporate brain drain if they offer generous early retirementplans instead of finding ways to retain their graying ... Read more
Turning Time to Your Advantage
You've heard it before -- "So much to do, so little time." And you've probably heard about the man on his deathbed who bemoans how he chose to spend his l... Read more
What made you decide to start working from home in the 1970s?
Running a One-Person Business mentors Paul and Sarah Edwards respond: Sarah: I discovered working from home when... Read more
Building Rapport with Different Personalities
When it comes to personalities, no one clicks with everyperson on earth - that's what makes interactions sointeresting (and sometimes frustrating).
What are the pros and cons of working for yourself?
Running a One-Person Business mentors Paul & Sarah Edwards respond: Self-employment is about being in control of your life. You're... Read more
What are the most common business challenges that solo entrepreneurs face?
Running a One-Person Business mentors Paul and Sarah Edwards respond: There's always the issue of getting enough business. Even in... Read more
Meet Rudy Karsan
Rudy Karsan cofounded Raymond Karsan Associates in 1987 and has been instrumental in the company's rapid growth. He was named chief executive officer of t... Read more
How important is constant self-improvement to entrepreneurial success?
Personal & Professional Growth mentor Jennifer Lawton responds: Never assume that you can't learn more about something. If you are... Read more
What I Learned at P
Who says big companies have nothing to teach an entrepreneur? An inside look at Hound Dog Products founder Michael Miller's resume reveals the many lessons l... Read more
Stretching Your Benefits Dollars
Looking to woo employees with a state-of-the-art benefits package? Here's why flexible spending accounts may be just what your growth company needs. Read more
Managing Up
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In a Former Life: Merrie Spaeth
MERRIE SPAETH, 51 Present life: Founder of communications-training consultancy Spaeth Communications Inc., hea... Read more
Setting a Global Table
Judy Wicks sees her restaurant, the White Dog Cafe in Philadelphia, as an experiment in bringing business and social responsibility together. Besides serv... Read more
Finding Your Soul at Work
Work life The Soul at Work by Roger Lewin and Birute Regine (Simon & Schuster, 2000) The Wor... Read more
Avoiding Insurance-Related Traps
As a small business owner you may be operating under some false assumptions you need to clear up: Trap: Believing that ... Read more
Coalitions Aim to Cut Health Costs, Improve Quality
Companies are joining coalitions and purchasing groups not just to cut health care costs but to improve quality fortheir employees. Executives of c... Read more
Fighting Flu Season with Flexible Leave Policy
To keep the bottom line healthy, a company needs a sick leave policy that works -- that means a flexible policy thatallows employees to take responsibilit... Read more
When Employees Share Stock Pain, Not Gain
More employees are sharing in company gains through stock option plans, but what happens when the pricedrops and it comes time to share the pain? M... Read more
Rewarding Teams along the Way
Today many employees work in group settings. Working successfully as a team requires hard work, as individuals with different personalities, skills, and a... Read more
Everything They Know Is Wrong
Reviews of four new business books -- one on distinguishing good management advice from bad, one on taking your company public, and two self-help prescriptio... Read more
The Other Bottom Line
How are you supposed to have the time or energy to keep your body in shape while growing a company? Here's why taking the time to take care of your health ma... Read more
A Better Bonus
Low employee turnover leads to satisfied customers and repeat business. Dan Austin, director of Backcountry, an adventure vacation company, based in Bozem... Read more
What Does It Mean to Be an Owner?
Your company sets up an employee stock ownership plan and tells you -- loudly and repeatedly -- that now you too are an owner. But you look at your accoun... Read more
Stock Option Plans
Attracting and retaining employees is particularly challenging for a small start-up company. Many such businesses will not have the cash for competitive s... Read more
21st Century Presents Familiar HR Challenges
For HR professionals, the new century will take up where the old one left off - with the struggle to recruit andretain a trained, satisfied workforce. ... Read more
State-of-the-Art Human Resources
Human resource pros have come up with a host of methods for integrating HR functions with the participative-management approach. Check out the following t... Read more
How Small Is Too Small for an ESOP?
One question frequently asked by company leaders on the topic of employee ownership is Are we too small to have an employee stock ownership plan? ... Read more
Tax Implications of Recognition Rewards
Please note that this information is just a highlight of the guidelines from the tax code regarding employee awards. Taxabl... Read more
Do You Have the " Right Stuff" to Be Your Own Boss?
If you are fed up with working for someone else, you have likely considered becoming your own boss and controlling your career's destiny. Starting a busin... Read more
Taking the Ethical Route to Business Success
A Better Way to Think about Business by Robert C. Solomon Oxford University Press, 1999, 240 pages, $23.50 Bu... Read more
Hot Tip: Options Program
In the midst of the labor-market crunch, TMP Worldwide Inc. is keeping perk-hungry employees happy with an options program that works something like team ... Read more
