Why Boomers Are Forgoing Retirement
Seven out of every 10 adults want to work past age 65. What's more, half of those workers don't want to quit work -- ever. What's going on?

How to Give a Raise (Without Spending a Dime)
Here's how Sun Microsystems puts more cash in employees' pockets.

"Fireman" CEOs Earn Top Dollar
BNET's Peter Galuszka on how companies overpay emergency chief execs who have no experience inside the business.

Secrets of a Winning Presentation
Michael Moon, of the design firm best-known for its work in Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," shares his tips in this podcast for creating a killer presentation.

Keep the Patent Sharks at Bay
They deliberately hide their I.P. to entrap firms in patent infringement. Then they sue. And the law isn't always on your side. Harvard Business Review summarizes what you need to know about preventing a patent shark attack.

Prioritize, Prioritize, Prioritize
You're never going to be completely caught up. But you can learn how to manage your work more effectively -- starting with how you use your inbox.

Build a Better Network of Colleagues
Some social networking just can't be done through a website. Here are five steps to maximizing face-to-face meetings with other professionals.

When to Coach, Not Manage
If you need to tell employees what to do, good managing is essential. But if you need them to make decisions independently, effective coaching is key. A manager must take up both roles, but exec coach Leila Bulling Towne explains why the latter will help make your job easier.

The fight for qualified project professionals is becoming dog-eat-dog. It's driving up costs and driving away loyalty, says Greg Balestrero, the chief executive of the Project Management Institute (PMI), a global organisation for project managers. A PMI/Economist Intelligence Unit survey on talent management found: Over 95 per cent agreed that...

Would you quit your job if (horrors) your company said you couldn't play on Facebook during the workday? Believe it or not, more than a third of 18-to-24-year-olds would consider jumping ship, while 21 percent more said they'd be "annoyed" by a ban. It's even worse in Australia, where almost...

Grocery store giant Safeway found itself between a rock and a hard place yesterday, and it didn't do a very good job wiggling its way out. Here in San Francisco, there was an event to talk about corporate efforts to reduce smoking. Safeway participated and announced that it would ban...

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