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A Jobless Rate Reality Check

With growing unemployment and underemployment figures, economists say that layoffs will continue in the U.S. As Anthony Mason reports, significant nationwide hiring may not resume until next year.

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Navigating Uncertainty
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Three Tools to Manage Uncertainty
Leaders who deal with the unpredictable every day don't just wing it. They have a set of proven methods for making the best possible ...
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What Went Right — and Wrong — in Three Real Cases of Uncertainty
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Strategy

How to Get Customers to Pay Up
Hounding clients to pay their unpaid bills is a loathsome task, even when the economy is good. But in a recession, mismanaging accounts receivable ...
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How to Thrive in Turbulent Markets
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Nudge Your Customers Toward Better Choices
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Asia’s Future and the Financial Crisis
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Work Life

Five Ways to Speak Like Obama
Barack Obama is a master at grabbing and keeping his audience's attention, which is the number one goal of any public speaker. How does ...
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Stop Overdoing Your Strengths
Taken too far, your strengths can become weaknesses.Consider two leadership strengths: forcefulness (driving your team hard) and consensus-building (getting everyone's agreement on decisions). Overdo ...
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What Now for MBAs?
Even in a down economy, MBAs can still navigate a great career path if they know where to look.
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The Healthcare MBA: One Fast Track in a Slow Economy
The bottom line: Healthcare is hiring and B-schools can't churn out enough MBAs to fill jobs in the $2.26 trillion industry.
Tags: Healthcare Industry, MBA, B-School, IMS Health, Amedisys, Amgen, Hospital Corporation of America, Life Technologies
The Finance MBA: Life Beyond Wall Street
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