https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Some people use their email inbox casually, as a way to collect receipts, appointment reminders and the occasional check-in from the relatives. Others use it hard: Email is where they get most of their work done, where they plan and organize and communicate. And, you know, the receipts and appointment reminders and relatives. Starting this week... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5235 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:01:34 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5235-the-new-gmail-more-smarts-more-security-more-clutter As employers try to boost retention and keep valuable hires on board, they could take a page from an unusual business guru: Emily Post. About a quarter of workers have quit a job because they have been on the receiving end of incivility or bad manners in the workplace, according to a new survey and report on the state of civility from communications firms Weber Shandwick and Powell Tate in conjunction with KRC Research. The company surveyed 1,000 individuals about nastiness they encounter in work and in life. People of all ages reported observing rudeness at work, but... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1889 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 09:45:46 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1889-the-high-cost-of-rudeness-at-work An important skill for young workers has a variety of definitions. Critical thinking is a critical skill for young workers these days. What that means, though-and how to measure it-is less clear. Employers complain that colleges are not producing graduates who can solve problems and connect the dots on complex issues, but bosses stumble when pressed to describe exactly what skills make critical thinkers. That leaves job seekers wondering what employers really want and, once on the job,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1824 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:04:59 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1824-bosses-seek-critical-thinking-but-what-is-that When Will Lending Ease Up? What to Do Until Then? An Expert Gives the Answers. When is it going to get easier to get cash-and what do we do meanwhile? Those are the questions small-business owners have struggled with since the economy took a nose dive. Many banks reacted to the financial crisis by tightening their standards, driving entrepreneurs toward other sources of financing, such as alternative lenders and crowdfunding. Now, despite the slow but steady recovery, it's still tough for many small firms to get a traditional loan. So, what's the picture for small-business financing down the road?... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1789 Fri, 07 Nov 2014 05:56:40 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1789-a-look-at-the-future-of-small-business-financing For Busy and Confident Executives, These Warnings Are Easy to Miss. Steve Walker, a veteran executive for Safeway Co. , figured his long tenure offered protection from a layoff. He figured wrong. He lost his job as vice president of corporate retail services last November amid cost cuts at the supermarket operator. Mr. Walker now realizes there were warnings. For instance, he says, his usually friendly boss turned terse during his final months. Mr. Walker's surprise over his sudden dismissal is hardly unique. Many highly confident executives miss subtle signs that they're on the way out... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1533 Tue, 29 Jul 2014 11:12:32 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1533-six-subtle-signs-you-re-about-to-lose-your-job I'm as big a believer in the transformational power of cloud computing as anyone you'll meet. Smartphones, which are constantly seeking and retrieving data, don't make sense without the cloud, and any business that isn't racing to push its data and software into someone else's data center is, in my view, setting itself up for disruption by a competitor who is. But... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1442 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:47:39 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1442-forget-the-cloud-the-fog-is-tech-s-future Under A Rain Cloud Chief financial officers are optimistic about spending in 2014, thanks to an improving economic outlook, particularly at midsize companies, according to a survey on Thursday. Plans to invest in technology outpaced all other expected expenditures, according to TD Bank's survey of 300 senior finance executives on the East Coast in mid- to large-size businesses. Some 64% of executives polled planned to spend more on technology,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1415 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:55:24 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1415-cfos-plan-to-spend-in-improving-economy-survey-finds Stack of 100 Dollar Bills Without an HR department the void will be filled by inexperienced managers. Many business leaders think that the role of human resources is to hire, fire and solve employee disputes ("Is It a Dream or a Drag? Companies Without HR," Marketplace, April 9). In today's knowledge economy, the value of HR is critical to the success of a business. Our research shows... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1378 Tue, 13 May 2014 06:47:29 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1378-there-is-a-reason-why-companies-have-invested-in-hr Some companies are taking an ax to their human resources department, and learning that the only thing worse than HR is no HR. Lauren Weber discusses on the News Hub. Sometimes the only thing worse than having an HR department is not having one. When LRN Corp.,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1367 Wed, 07 May 2014 11:19:02 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1367-companies-say-no-to-having-an-hr-department Back In Never What do LinkedIn chief executive Jeff Weiner and a dictator have in common? A 100% approval rating! That's the grade given to Weiner in a new report from the job and career site Glassdoor.com, which culled reviews written by employees to compile a list of 2013's highest-rated chief executives. Also enjoying strongman-level reputations, according to the ranking:... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1299 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:22:28 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1299-and-the-most-popular-ceo-is In the cutthroat world of corporate email, where attention spans are measured in fractions of a second, a well-crafted subject line can make all the difference. Just don't try too hard. Dan Moskovitz, a rabbi based in Vancouver, used simple flattery to grab the notice of Amazon Inc. chief Jeff Bezos with the subject line,... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1278 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:35:15 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1278-the-new-science-of-email-subject-lines Incoming Email It's become conventional wisdom that many of today's workers will see their jobs replaced or transformed by ever-smarter machines. Who needs bus drivers and truckers when self-driving vehicles take over the road -and what happens to the thousands of body-shop workers who won't be needed to repair dents when the sensors in these new vehicles head off fender benders?... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1277 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:28:21 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1277-to-keep-your-job-learn-something-new Worker Surrounded by Robot Arms "Likability" is becoming a bigger factor for success at work as social networks and videoconferencing grow. The impact goes beyond a high-school popularity contest. The ability to come across as likable is shaping how people are sized up and treated by bosses and co-workers. Likable people are more apt to be hired, get help at work, get useful information from others and have mistakes forgiven. A study of 133 managers last year by researchers at the University of Massachusetts found... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1261 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:14:04 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1261-why-likability-matters-more-at-work Balance of Power in Ad Industry at Stake as Google, Microsoft Seek to Control Web Tracking. The end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising and amass valuable user profiles. In the past month, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1064 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:31:42 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1064-web-giants-threaten-end-to-cookie-tracking Tracking Technology Shakes Up the Workplace. Dennis Gray suspected that workers in his pest-control company were spending too much time on personal issues during the workday. So the general manager of Accurid Pest Solutions in southern Virginia quietly installed a piece of GPS tracking software on the company-issued smartphones of five of its 18 drivers. The software allowed Mr. Gray to... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1015 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:06:49 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1015-memo-to-workers-the-boss-is-watching Monito In a rather disheartening study, a team of researchers led byï؟½Darren C. Treadway, of the University at Buffalo School of Management, found that many workplace bullies receive positive evaluations from their supervisors and achieve high levels of career success, despite... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/789 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:13:22 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/789-how-workplace-bullies-get-ahead Work Place Bully Having trouble focusing at work? Blame the office. In a new study, a large design firm responsible for creating corporate offices world-wide has found that most modern workspaces, while built to foster collaboration and ties between workers, may stifle our ability to focus and... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/788 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:12:49 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/788-is-your-office-making-you-unproductive Office space Here's one new way technology is changing the way we work-or rather, stop working: bosses can now terminate employees by text message. That's what happened to Juan Michael Porter II, a performer in Manhattan, who earlier this month was dismissed from the dance company he had worked with on and off over a decade. "We hear about people breaking up in text messages, and we think that's tacky, but... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/787 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:12:11 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/787-text-from-the-boss-u-r-fired The battle of the sexes isn't over. In fact, it's probably happening in your office right now. Women and men are almost equally represented in the U.S. labor force, but the workplace is still rife with conflicts and misunderstandings rooted in gender, according to a new book by Barbara Annis, a leadership consultant, and John Gray, author of the bestseller "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus." In "Work With Me: The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women in Business," the authors conclude that... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/686 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:23:09 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/686-battle-of-the-sexes-office-edition How do people gauge their career progress: Praise from the boss? Landing a promotion? Scoring an office with a window? Another important leading indicator is often missed &mdash the amount of eye contact received from coï؟½workers and supervisors. If the boss looks at you longer than at your co-workers during conversations or meetings, it may be a sign your star is rising. A growing body of research shows... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/685 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:22:14 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/685-is-the-boss-looking-at-you-you-d-better-hope-so I was out of the office for two weeks earlier this spring. Before I left, I performed all the usual tasks: I tidied up my desk, wrapped up a few stories and set up an out-of-office email message. The note said I would be out for two weeks and would NOT (yes, I used all caps) have regular access to email. I also provided an alternate contact for the duration of my absence. But I quickly learned that my attempt to truly unplug was futile. The red blinking light of doom emanating from my BlackBerry... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/679 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:11:21 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/679-ii-m-out-of-the-office-no-really-i-am CFOsï؟½ top priorities for the year include raising their personal influence and authority as well as adding and retaining finance talent, according to Deloitteï؟½s first-quarter CFO Signalsï؟½ survey. The quarterly survey, which tracks the views of CFOs representing North American companies with collective annual revenues of more than $680 billion, also found four attributes that CFOs believe their CEOs would say are their top personal contributions to executive and strategic decisions. CFOsï؟½ top personal areas of focus areï؟½ http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/589 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:03:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/589-attracting-talent-raising-personal-influence-cfos-top-priorities