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Former Abercrombie Manager Alleges That Workers Were Fired For Being Too Fat
A former manager at Abercrombie & Fitch claims that the company routinely fired employees who were heavier than the manager thought they should be. "People get fat or new managers come in who...
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INSTANT MBA: 'You Don't Need More Time, You Just Need To Decide'
Today's advice comes from marketing guru Seth Godin via his blog Seth's Blog: "As organizations and individuals succeed, it gets more difficult to innovate. There are issues of coordination, sure, but...
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SHERYL SANDBERG: It's OK For Women To Cry At Work
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said in an interview published Saturday says it's ok for women to cry at work, share emotions and be honest about their femininity.Sandberg shot to...
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Here's Steve Jobs Giving The Best Advice On How To Lead A Happy Life (AAPL)
In 1994, Steve Jobs sat down in front of a camera for the Silicon Valley Historical Association and offered a lot of awesome advice about success and failure from his own personal experience.We...
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Here's What It's Like Getting Around In Philly's Free 'Rogue' Car Service
I'm in Philly for the weekend, determined to prove I can have a great time for less than $100. So far, I'm having a blast and I've still got 80 bucks to play around with.One of my biggest concerns in...
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How To Win The War For The Top Talent
You’ve heard it many times, and probably said it a few times yourself: A company is only as good as its employees. In fact, everyone seems to be saying it; that phrase, with slight variations, gets...
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7 Tips From Entrepreneurs On How To Have A Fearless Career
Everyone has a fear: heights, spiders, the ground opening up and swallowing you whole. (OK, maybe that's just me.)But fears at work can be particularly debilitating. What if I fail? What if I’m not...
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Ben Bernanke Gives A Shout-Out To English Majors
For all the talk of how it's a waste to study American Literature or other majors with limited job prospects, even the Chairman of the Federal Reserve acknowledges a value to cultural pursuits.Ben...
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How A Successful Lawyer Knew She Was A Sociopath
A law professor and attorney has written a new book about what it's like to be a diagnosed sociopath who's never killed anybody and excels at her job."Confessions of A Sociopath" by M.E. Thomas, a...
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Trying To Squeeze Everything From Employees Leads To Fraud
Squeeze your employees, and you’ll pay the price. Seems obvious—but Ernst & Young has actual evidence. For its annual fraud report the firm surveyed 3,000 company board members, managers and their...
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The Most Powerful Banker In America Could Have His Wings Clipped This Week
As you read, shareholders of JP Morgan are deciding if CEO Jamie Dimon will keep his job as he knows it.Dimon, widely considered the most powerful banker in the country, holds the positions of both...
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Jamie Dimon Has Never Liked Being Told What To Do
The six best math students at the all-boys Browning School on Manhattan's East Side were given bad news, and then worse news. Their math teacher had suffered a heart attack and would not be returning...
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ARIANNA HUFFINGTON: Graduates Need To Redefine The Meaning Of Success
Arianna Huffington told graduates at Smith College, a women's college, to shoot for more than just personal success during her commencement address."Money and power by themselves are a two legged...
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Stressful Workplaces And Shrinking Paychecks Makes Fraud More Tempting
Corruption is an ongoing problem that many in business acknowledge is all around them.Ernst & Young's annual international fraud survey, which covers Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa,...
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Tumblr Is The New York Area's Third Billion-Dollar Startup Exit In The Past...
New York startups are proving that Silicon Valley isn't the only place where monstrous tech companies can be made.In the past twelve months, three tech companies in the New York area have exited for...
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The Best Way To Win Fans Is By Excluding Almost Everyone
Everyone thinks you have to move to the big music cities. But Mihkel Raud in Estonia sold thousands of albums, 100% independent, without leaving Estonia. Go to sabbatum.com to see how he created an...
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Charitable People May Be Smarter Than The Rest Of Us
In 1992, a young CEO named Kurt Herwald apparently gave away half a million dollars of his company’s money. His company, Stevens Aviation, had been advertising with the slogan “Plane Smart.” Unaware...
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Tips For Spotting A Liar During A Negotiation
People lie. Some more than others, and frequently right to your face.A practiced liar can be extremely difficult to detect, which can have a big impact on negotiations that goes unnoticed until it's...
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We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
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How To Recover After Getting Fired
Getting fired is scary. Having no money is scary. I've been fired many times. Sometimes I've been a bad employee. Sometimes I've had a boss. Either way, terror would strike in the middle of the night....
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