Has the Recession Turned Your Dream Gig Into a Crummy Job?
Five signs that the slumping economy has your organization - and possibly you - in a chokehold.

A Manager's Survival Guide to the Recession
How to manage your team through tough times while keeping your integrity and authority intact.

Why Layoffs Can Cost a Lot More Than They Save
Five hard truths about what else companies lose when they lose their own people.

Cheap (But Invaluable) Employee Perks
Inexpensive, recession-proof perks that companies dare not ax, even during the toughest of times.

BNET1: Why Women Make Better Negotiators
A new study from Tel Aviv University explains why women are naturals at mastering the art of the deal.

Harvard Business: Going For Green, Without Apology
Why are companies so sheepish when it comes to driving profit off of green initiatives?

Business Hacks: Pass Airport Security Without Unpacking Your Laptop
How to avoid the airport laptop hassle? It likely means buying a new piece of luggage.

Advertising: Publicis Starts Digital Arm, Yahoo Deal
The French advertising conglomerate starts a new digital venture called VivaKi to "integrate" print and online ads and strikes a mobile-ad deal with Yahoo.

Finance: VCs Complain, But Venture Capital Is Doing Fine
Some VCs want you to think that the collapse of the IPO market for startups means an end to venture capital. But it isn't true.

Pharma: Rating and Ranking "Stealth Pharmas"
Bill Trombetta, a professor of pharmaceutical marketing, offers an interesting look at the performance of 12 smaller drug and biotech makers.

Technology
Tech Companies Indulge in Patent Troll PR

Verizon, Google, Cisco, Telefon AB, Ericsson, and HP are among a group of high tech companies planning to buy important IP before patent trolls snap them up, as the Wall Street Journal reports. But is this a real concern, or corporate spin? The mass of patent litigation is hardly all...

Everyone seems to be talking about talent management at the moment. It came up as a priority for at least 50 per cent of Ashridge's Management Index of important trends, driving the business school to launch a course to help managers frame the business case and avoid common pitfalls...

With skill shortages hitting many sectors of the workplace, it's no wonder that managers are having difficulty expanding their teams. But who says talent has to come from the outside? Workforce Management recently profiled one company that implemented an innovative (and successful) effort to grow its own talent instead...

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