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2. 10 Reasons Why It's Always About the Money, even after a long career of success.

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Jun 18 2010) Career Management

   After 23 years in the tech industry, I got off the corporate executive adrenaline-rush treadmill and started the second half of my business career, consulting and writing. I thought this time around, working for myself and all, things would be different. I thought it would be more Zen-like. I thought it would be more about the work and less about the money. (Read Full Article)
   

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3. Great Leaders Work in Cubicles

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Jun 17 2010) CEO Leadership

   Some famously successful CEOs have not only made accessibility a cornerstone of their management style, but they've also driven it into their company's culture. Here are a few examples and how they overcame the challenges of an open work environment. (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Are You Executive Management Material? Take The Hilarious Quiz and get a high score.

   Explore Article Business Blogs (May 14 2010) CEO Leadership

   Ever wonder where your career is heading? What's at the top of your corporate ladder? Well, answer this: Is CYA your favorite acronym? Is "plausible deniability" a major factor in your decision-making? Then you might be executive management material. Take the quiz and find out. (Read Full Article)
   

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5. How to Control Highly Charged Meetings: Set the table and be the alpha leader.

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Mar 31 2010)

   Meetings often suck, but they can be productive if the person running the show knows what he's doing. Unfortunately, most managers are so inept at conducting effective meetings you’d think it’s rocket science. Well, here's how to keep everyone from flying off in different directions. (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Is Anger #Management BS? Steve Tobak analyzes bad boss behavior. Are you a bad boss?

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Mar 10 2010)

   Rant and rave at employees? Throw gadgets at the IT guy? Act out childhood issues on unsuspecting coworkers? If it doesn't get you fired, that behavior will likely land you in anger management class. But nobody knows if they do any good and I'm not sure anyone cares. (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Aspiring Leaders: Stay Focused on the Big Picture and forget the petty, little stuff. Life's big and short.

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Mar 9 2010)

   The less you get yourself all worked up about workplace politics, who makes what and all that, and the more you focus on taking risks, meeting goals, making numbers, and pleasing customers, the faster you'll get into the big leagues and the bigger you'll make it once you get there. (Read Full Article)
   

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8. Dear #CEO: When Did Weekends Stop Being Fun?

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Mar 1 2010)

   Is it me, is it my age, or is it karma? All I know is, before we all became so damned networked and got smartphones, I used to have fun on the weekends. Now, I'm always working or doing something I'd rather not be doing. Here are the five factors I think are the culprits. (Read Full Article)
   

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9. 'Undercover Boss': What Cleaning Toilets Can Teach Execs

   Explore Article Business Blogs (Feb 8 2010) CEO Leadership

   A new reality show, Undercover Boss, has CEOs of big companies posing as entry-level employees to see what's really going on in the trenches. Sounds good on paper, but it could easily be a train wreck in practice. Here's my take on how it went down at $13 billion Waste Management. (Read Full Article)
   

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10. How a Few Words Can Change Your Career

    Explore Article Business Blogs (Jan 29 2010) Career Management

    what you say and how you say it can make all the difference in your career and your business. Unfortunately, most of us weren't born with the management communications gene nor had the benefit of an executive coach to mentor us on the finer points of "soft skills." (Read Full Article)
    

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11. The Problem with Incestuous Management

    Explore Article Business Blogs (Jan 7 2010)

    Koss, a 57-year old public company has fired its VP of finance for allegedly embezzling $31 million from the firm to fund a lavish lifestyle over the past 5 years. But the company's profits are only about $5 million a year. How did she get away with it? Well, all the top execs are named Koss. (Read Full Article)
    

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12. How to Spot a Dysfunctional Manager

    Explore Article Business Blogs (Dec 28 2009)

    Does your boss act out and throw tantrums like a spoiled child? Are you afraid to bring up certain hot-button issues in meetings for fear of being humiliated? Does your company's strategy change weekly? Daily? These are all signs of dysfunctional management. Here are 20 ways to spot them. (Read Full Article)
    

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