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Jim Chanos: What We've Learned from the Crisis

Short seller Jim Chanos, of Kynikos Associates, was one of the first to predict the financial meltdown. Jill Schlesinger visits his office to ask him what we have (and haven't) learned.

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Management

Remote Working: The Simple Rules of Collaboration
Remote collaboration doesn't have to rely on state-of-the-art technology. It's the people-management that counts.
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How to Get the Most From a Leaner Team
How do you get maximum efficiency from a shrunken workforce? Simple: Force yourself to get out of their way.
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Contractors to the Rescue
Yes, it's a leap of faith. But when head count is impossible to get, you sometimes have to let your fate fall into the ...
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Maximum Work Flow, Minimal Head Count
How can you do more work with fewer people? It's easy. The recession has created a huge pool of eager part-time workers.
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Contractor Nightmares (and How to Avoid Them)
No one foresees workplace nightmares. But when you hire contract workers, they're even more likely to occur.
Tags: Contractor, Bowman Inc., Avoidance, Joe, Recruitment & Selection, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Independent Contractor, NDA problems, employment contracts, Marie C. Baca

Strategy

Five Strategies for Making a Smart App
Any smart marketer today has to think about mobile. Here's how to figure out if an app should be part of your strategy.
Tags: Strategy, App, Kraft, Branding, Marketing, iPhone App, Application, iPhone, Starwood Hotels, Target, Bank of America, Nike, Coca-Cola, Brand Affinity, Paul Sloan
How Mobile Apps Are Revolutionizing Advertising.
The Success of Apple's iPhone app store has led to a stampede of brands creating games, services, and other applications as marketing tools. It's ...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Mobile, App, IBM Corp., Bader, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, U.S. Open, Apple, iPhone, Apple App Store. iTunes, iTunes store, Steve Jobs, Advertising, Coke, Audi, Gap, Gillette, IBM, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Target. Ogilvy, Android, Nokia, Microsoft Mobile, Any Roddick, Serena Willams, MSNBC, CNN, New York Times, Kevin Gray
How SMES Can Win Public Sector Contracts
As the public sector looks to cut expenditure, smaller suppliers will have to work even harder to reach the top of the tendering shortlist.
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How to Cut Costs to Avoid Cutting Jobs
There are plenty of creative ways to save money to save jobs. The best part is that the process can even boost your profits.
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The Real ROI of the Press Release
Forget about getting press coverage from your corporate announcements. If you do anything with your press releases, get them in front of Google searchers ...
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Work Life

The Rise of the Virtual MBA
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What’s an Online MBA Worth?
A lot more than you probably think. But if you plan to get one, you have to finesse the degree's lingering image problem.
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Choosing an Online MBA Program
Wondering if an online MBA is right for you? Here's how to identify the good programs and find one that suits your needs.
Tags: MBA, AACSB, Online MBA, Online Degree, Indiana University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, University of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania State University, Arizona State University, Maggie Overfelt
Rethinking Trust
Trust is essential for business and economic success. But recent financial scandals suggest that people aren't always very smart about whom they trust. Bernard ...
Tags: Cue, Trust, Relationship Builder, Financial Accounting, Finance, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Roderick M. Kramer, Work Life, Business Skills
Can College Teach You to Sell?
In an era of recession and increasingly better-educated customers, some sales professionals say on-the-job sales training doesn't cut it anymore.
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