A new rule could force companies to disclose the gap between what they pay their CEO and their median pay for employees.
Welcome to the bossless company, where the hierarchy is flat, pay is often determined by peers, and the workday is directed by employees themselves.
Managers are fighting an epidemic of grammar gaffes in the workplace, where looseness with language can create bad impressions with clients, ruin marketing materials and cause communications errors.
In an effort to put the brakes on skyrocketing health-insurance costs, companies are thinking up ways to get people moving right in the workplace.
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Too much to do and not enough time to do it? Here's how some executives tame their time-management demons.
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Stanford University's d.school has gained recognition for introducing "design thinking" to executives, educators and lawyers. Now other schools are coming up with their own programs.
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While many business schools boast about their diverse student bodies and global outlooks, Edward A. Snyder is trying to redefine those buzzwords at the Yale School of Management.
Texas Instruments offers promising female engineers a crucial steppingstone to senior management through a program that coaches them for line jobs, with profit-and-loss responsibility for one of the chip maker's operations.
An employer might give your résumé all of 45 seconds. To make the most of that brief time, start with this advice for job seekers age 50-plus.
After congressional budget cuts, thousands of would-be college students without a high-school diploma on July 1 can no longer qualify for federal student aid by showing their "ability to benefit" from higher education.
Career-services offices at business schools are increasingly catering to executive M.B.A. students—fewer of whom are having their tuition covered by employers.
Some job applicants sail into interviews totally unprepared; knowing absolutely nothing about the company with which they're talking.
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It's a fashionable mix of brands—from Rachel Roy to Nine West—that influences office style at the Manhattan headquarters of the Jones Group.
While rumors of an all black-and-white dress code persist at Richard Meier & Partners Architects, employees say they can wear whatever they like. But office style tends to favor clean lines and a neutral palette.
To reach the top, executives must learn how to exude "presence." Some tips: Don't nod your head and do clean up your look. For one vice president, an image makeover helped her gain the managerial gravitas that she needed.
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While other consumer-products giants are focused on fast-growing economies overseas, Clorox CEO Don Knauss is betting heavily on the U.S. consumer.
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Members of the law-school class of 2011 had little better than a 50-50 shot of landing a job as a lawyer within nine months of receiving a degree, new data show.
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Heinz named Dave Woodward executive vice president in charge of Heinz North America. He succeeds Scott O'Hara, who is leaving.
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It's hard to resist the feeling that you're coming up short if you don't sacrifice your career at the altar of parenthood.
As companies continue expanding into foreign markets, the need for employees that are willing to relocate is creating new opportunities that can offer a rich new experience and fast-track careers.
The first day at a new job is fraught with questions. Will it look bad if I can't remember everyone's name? Can I bring lunch from home? Here are seven tips to make day one a success.
Some companies have specific rules governing work-related travel, but sometimes employees are left on their own to figure out the do's and don'ts before, during and after a trip.
It's the time of the year when officemates often get together for company softball games, picnics or beach parties. Be warned: The informal nature of the summer out-of-office antics no way means you can set aside your in-the-office decorum.
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