THE idea subverts the old notion of a steady climb up the corporate ladder: Sometimes you have to go backwards in order to get ahead. It’s how many careers play out these days.
Sean Kelly
Most careers no longer follow a classic vertical progression, said Cathy Benko, vice chairwoman and chief talent
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This interview of Guy Kawasaki, a co-founder of Alltop, a news aggregation site, and managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, was conducted, edited and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Guy Kawasaki is co-founder of the Alltop news aggregation site and a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures. If
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I’M a fifth-generation journalist. My family moved from France to Switzerland to London, where my father ran the photo business for United Press International.
Huffingtonpost.com
Eric Hippeau
Chief executive, The Huffington Post, New York
AGE 58
BIRTHPLACE Garches, France
SCUBA DIVES IN Florida and the Bahamas
I remember the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, when
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It’s just before opening time on bonus day at John Lewis and, boy, are we excited. Up and down the country, the 69,000 people who work for the nation’s favourite retailer are gathered, impatient. At head office in London’s Victoria, in 28 John Lewis department stores from Southampton
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This interview with Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant
Allison V. Smith for The New York Times
Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, says that by hiring the best workers and paying well above industry average, it vastly improves productivity.
Corner Office
Every
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Q. You recently had a big argument with a co-worker. Though you managed to end it, you still feel uncomfortable around this person. Should you try to discuss it or pretend it never happened?
Chris Reed
A. If, after a few days, your co-worker is acting as if nothing occurred, it’s probably
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LAST fall, while working with corporate women across various industries, job levels and generations, an age-old issue re-emerged at a near-fever pitch. Women were obsessed about being labeled a “bitch,” and to a degree I hadn’t seen since the 1990s.
Katherine Streeter
The reason for their nervousness? Sure, they saw obnoxious women
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Unemployed? Worry not! Every Monday, MainStreet finds companies that are hiring full-time workers—right now.
GEICO
Who They Are: Large insurance company.
Where They Are: They have 12 major U.S. offices, with numerous smaller locations across the country. They employ more than 23,000 people nationwide.
What They Want: They need claims representatives, sales reps and
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This interview with Jana Eggers, chief executive of Spreadshirt, a maker of personalized clothing, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
Jana Eggers is C.E.O. of Spreadshirt, a maker of personalized clothing, with offices in both Boston and Leipzig, Germany. In hiring, she says, she checks references
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Underemployment rose sharply during the recession, Government figures have
shown, in statistics that take the gloss off a relatively robust performance
from the UK labour market during the economic downturn.
By James Hall and Angela Monaghan
Published: 9:44PM GMT 16 Feb 2010
Almost three million people were not working as many
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