Tuesday, November 29, 2011

CEOExpress

CEOExpress.com, the executive’s interface to the Internet, employs expert human editors and "mind ergonomics" to deliver the most critical and useful web information in a clear, easy-to-use format. CEOExpress filters and organizes the content executives need on the Internet while adding features to the site to make their lives even more streamlined and efficient.
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Career choice

A businessperson is the top career choice among teens, according to the latest Junior Achievement national Interprise Poll focusing on kids and careers. Businessperson was followed by teacher, doctor, computers, entertainer, pro athlete, engineer, lawyer, nurse, and law enforcement. Junior Achievement has been conducting the Kids and Careers I-Poll annually since 2000.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Search within a site

Use Google's "search within a site" syntax to search within a specified website. Use the following syntax at the Google Search text box: site: siteyoursearching.com search text. For example site:cnn.com Florida elections will search the CNN website for the text "Florida elections". See google.com/advanced_search for more Google advanced search methods.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011

National Center for Employee Ownership

The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) is a private, nonprofit membership and research organization that serves as the leading source of accurate, unbiased information on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), equity compensation plans such as stock options, and ownership culture. The NCEO was established in 1981.
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Successful business meeting

Tips for running a successful business meeting: schedule meetings in the morning when people are usually more alert, plan the timing and setup of any presentations, create and distribute a set meeting agenda, avoid discussions of unannounced topics, encourage meeting participant dialogue and discussion, and summarize and distribute meeting results to participants.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the government's principal fact-finding agency for labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, Congress, other federal agencies, state and local governments, business, and labor.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Whistleblowers

Whistleblowers were honored as Time Magazine's Persons of the Year in 2002. Colleen Rowley wrote a letter criticizing the FBI for ignoring evidence before September 11, 2001 attacks. Cynthia Cooper alerted WorldCom's board to $3.8 billion in accounting irregularities. Sherron Watkins sent memos warning Enron chairman Kenneth Lay that improper accounting could cause the company to collapse.
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