The Last Word: Dirty Work Required       November 12, 2009
Feature: Managers who cannot do the tough stuff--like having to let people go--are not really managers at all. (11/12/2009)
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'Behavioral' Prescription: Q&A With Michael ...       November 11, 2009
Feature: In his current role at pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts, Michael Holmes has been able to apply health care savings programs using behavioral economics to its own workforce before rolling them out to clients. Holmes spoke to ...
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Ex-GMers Band Together in Job Hunt       October 27, 2009
Feature: Amy Cannello joined General Motors right out of college. In October 2008, 23 years and four months later, she accepted a buyout and left the only employer she had ever know. (10/27/2009)
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Back to the Drawing Board--Can a New Company ...       October 27, 2009
Feature: General Motors is betting that a new company culture--one emphasizing risk-taking and independent decision-making--can help reverse its fortunes. But the carmaker has been down the culture-change road many times before. (10/27/2009)
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Outsider Pick for Human Resources Chief Stirs ...       October 27, 2009
Feature: Other companies have taken the path of GM and hired non-HR professionals to lead a corporation's human resources department. (10/27/2009)
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The Last Word: Calm, Cool Leadership       October 26, 2009
Feature: The Los Angeles Dodgers' Joe Torre makes managing look easy because he is busy working behind the scenes instead of jumping up on the tables and exhorting his followers to take to the ramparts. (10/26/2009)
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Jury Finds E-Mail About Reason for Firing Not ...       October 14, 2009
News: No malice was involved when a company sent an e-mail saying an employee was fired for allegedly padding his expense reports, a jury has concluded in a closely watched case because of the First Amendment issue it raised.
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Give Employees What They Need       October 1, 2009
Feature: Commentary: Managers want to know how to motivate and retain employees. It is simple in principle, and a little more complicated in practice: People stay in organizations that meet their needs. (10/1/2009)
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Staffing Up the Sales Team       October 1, 2009
Feature: Experts caution that because each staffing firm has its own unique culture, it is critical to make sure the person's work style will mesh well with your system. (10/1/2009)
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