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No Party Of The Second Part

October 15th, 2009

Apparently the expiration date on exuberance - rational or otherwise - has gotten pretty short. One day after cresting the 10,000-point mark for the first time in more than a year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has steered itself back to four-digit territory, at least from the open, in Thursday’s trading session. Based on the indications, the downturn isn’t necessarily fatal - the futures have shown a 30-point retreat, a narrow dip after the finish at 10015 Wednesday - and, given

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Fawn Germer: Women Senior Execs Take A Wallop in the Downturn

September 23rd, 2009

Two weeks ago, I delivered a keynote speech for a Fortune 500 company that, in the mid-1990s, was slammed with a high-profile class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against 45,000 female workers. The suit said the company denied them equal pay, management opportunities, promotions and desirable job assignments. It alleged that some bosses demanded sexual favors from women. In the end, the company settled for more than $80 million. Back in the day, no one would ever have heard the name of

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Amity Business School holds fifth Global Leadership Summit

September 19th, 2009

New Delhi, Sep.19 - ANI: Amity Business School (ABS) on Saturday organized its fifth annual Global Leadership Summit with the theme Businesses Beyond the Downturn.

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Why the green shoots of recovery will strangle some Australian businesses

September 17th, 2009

It looks like this recession-that-wasn’t-actually-a-recession is coming to an end. As a business owner, you are right to be proud to have survived a frightening 18 months, when so many others have gone to the wall. But beware. It is not a given that survival in the downturn will equate to success and riches in the upturn. Indeed, there is a strong risk that recession conditions have deceived you about the general health of your organisation. If nothing else, economic crisis focuses the mind o

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7 ways to prepare your business for market recovery

September 14th, 2009

Employers are being urged to focus their attention on their staff and nurture their talent to prepare for market recovery. A new report released by Robert Half on the ‘Hidden Business Opportunities in the Downturn’ makes clear recommendations for employers to maximise opportunities in the downturn and prepare for market recovery. It urges employers to identify their top performers and develop the leadership qualities of these staff. The report outlines seven strategies for employers to maxim

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