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Common questions employers are asking about ebola

Oct 29, 2014, 12:50 pm CDT

How-To: Human Resources

Common questions employers are asking about ebola

Employers are understandably concerned about the possible spread of the Ebola virus in the United States. They have voiced concerns about the spread of infection and appropriate control strategies to be followed in the workplace.

Why strong growth in the middle market is good news for the economy

Oct 29, 2014, 12:34 pm CDT

Washington Bureau

Why strong growth in the middle market is good news for the economy

Revenue at mid-sized companies was up 7.5 percent in the third quarter, according to the National Center for the Middle Market, and they're adding jobs at a faster pace than either large corporations or small businesses.

Do you have to provide paid time off for employee voting?

Oct 29, 2014, 12:25 pm CDT

How-To: Human Resources

Do you have to provide paid time off for employee voting?

With election season here, employers should take a moment to understand voting leave laws, especially since they vary from state to state.

Lead like it matters: Leading people is messy, so get used to it

Oct 29, 2014, 11:02 am CDT

How-To: Growth Strategies

Lead like it matters: Leading people is messy, so get used to it

Integrating what you learn into your behaviors and actions, and making it real for you, and those you lead, is a much bigger challenge.

3 reasons to choose a mentor outside of your comfort zone

Oct 29, 2014, 10:20 am CDT

How-To: Growth Strategies

3 reasons to choose a mentor outside of your comfort zone

When it comes to picking a mentor, says entrepreneur Bert Gervais, look beyond similarities of race, gender, or age. With a desire to learn more about how those factors play into creating a successful mentor/mentee relationship, Gervais offers his perspective.

3 tactics for dealing with change resisters

Oct 29, 2014, 9:44 am CDT

How-To: Growth Strategies

3 tactics for dealing with change resisters

Some employees can be incredibly resistant to change. Here are three strategies to try before moving them off your team.

Escape hatches, pop-up shops and other tips for raising startup cash from founders who have done it

Oct 29, 2014, 9:19 am CDT

How-To: Funding

Escape hatches, pop-up shops and other tips for raising startup cash from founders who have done it

For many startup founders, raising money is the key to continued success. But as most entrepreneurs will attest, it's a messy process.

Wyly's widow is insolvent, needs family's help, according to bankruptcy filing

Oct 29, 2014, 6:04 am CDT

Morning Edition

Wyly's widow is insolvent, needs family's help, according to bankruptcy filing

Caroline Wyly, 81, is seeking a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service in the wake of a lawsuit against her late husband, Charles, and his brother, Samuel.

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Trinity Industries ordered to mediation with whistleblower who brought fraud suit (Video)

Oct 29, 2014, 5:32 am CDT

Morning Edition

Trinity Industries ordered to mediation with whistleblower who brought fraud suit (Video)

The judge hearing the case has ordered Trinity Industries and the whistleblower who brought the suit under the False Claims Act, Joshua Harman, into mediation to resolve their dispute by the end of the year.

DFW's affluent worry about budgeting, Merrill Edge study finds

Oct 29, 2014, 5:29 am CDT

Morning Edition

DFW's affluent worry about budgeting, Merrill Edge study finds

Only 19 percent of mass affluent individuals – defined as those with $50,000 to $250,000 in total household investable assets – feel they've made good decisions about budgeting this year.

Obama: Ebola quarantines discourage volunteers from going to West Africa

Oct 28, 2014, 2:59 pm CDT

Washington Bureau

Obama: Ebola quarantines discourage volunteers from going to West Africa

President Barack Obama reminded Americans that the way to defeat Ebola is by stopping it at its source in West Africa. Quarantine policies could hurt this fight by discouraging health care workers from "doing God's work over there."

Managing: How to reject an internal candidate

Oct 28, 2014, 1:01 pm CDT

How-To: Human Resources

Managing: How to reject an internal candidate

Each week Alison Green answers workplace and management questions from readers.

4 options for choosing the right advisor for your business

Oct 28, 2014, 12:48 pm CDT

How-To: Growth Strategies

4 options for choosing the right advisor for your business

How can you make a good choice among the variety of organizations and individuals providing support, review, strategies and implementation?

So long, robo-calls; political marketing challenged by tuned-out voters

Oct 28, 2014, 11:11 am CDT

Washington Bureau

So long, robo-calls; political marketing challenged by tuned-out voters

Voters are receiving fewer prerecorded political messages on their telephones this midterm election, and they're noticing fewer campaign commercials, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

How to be creative, according to Isaac Asimov

Oct 28, 2014, 11:10 am CDT

How-To: Growth Strategies

How to be creative, according to Isaac Asimov

A previously unpublished essay by Isaac Asimov on the nature of creativity is worthwhile reading for scientists, entrepreneurs and yes, even bloggers.

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How-To: Human Resources

Common questions employers are asking about ebola

Washington Bureau

Why strong growth in the middle market is good news for the economy

How-To: Human Resources

Do you have to provide paid time off for employee voting?

How-To: Growth Strategies

Lead like it matters: Leading people is messy, so get used to it

How-To: Growth Strategies

3 reasons to choose a mentor outside of your comfort zone

How-To: Growth Strategies

3 tactics for dealing with change resisters

How-To: Funding

Escape hatches, pop-up shops and other tips for raising startup cash from founders who have done it

Morning Edition

Wyly's widow is insolvent, needs family's help, according to bankruptcy filing

Morning Edition

Trinity Industries ordered to mediation with whistleblower who brought fraud suit (Video)

Morning Edition

DFW's affluent worry about budgeting, Merrill Edge study finds

Washington Bureau

Obama: Ebola quarantines discourage volunteers from going to West Africa

How-To: Human Resources

Managing: How to reject an internal candidate

How-To: Growth Strategies

4 options for choosing the right advisor for your business

Washington Bureau

So long, robo-calls; political marketing challenged by tuned-out voters

How-To: Growth Strategies

How to be creative, according to Isaac Asimov

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