Organizational psychologist explains how maverick personalities can be secret weapons that make businesses successful.
Just How Underemployed Is Gen Y?
Gen Y is in a bind. This group of 18- to 29-year-olds has been told they must go to college in order to find a decent job. Yet upon graduating, few jobs are available to young people — and those that are open often don’t require …
Home Prices Continue to Rise — But Will the Market Rebound Continue?
Spring is traditionally a strong season for home sales, and despite continued uncertainty in the economy, this spring was no exception, with housing prices up around the country, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Index. June …
Why Wednesday Morning is the Best Time to Buy Gas
Anyone who owns a car knows gas prices are rising. The average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline nationwide has risen from $3.38 on July 1 to $3.54 on Aug. 2 to $3.73 on Aug. 27. But what most people don’t know is …
The Strange Allure of the Gold Standard
Some Republicans want to take the country forward by taking us back — way back – to the gold standard. The Republican party platform, approved on Tuesday, warns against the evils of “easy money and loose credit” and calls for …
How Budweiser Is Trying to Lose Its Stale Image and Appeal to Young Drinkers
The “King” isn’t dead. But considering that Budweiser has seen sales drop for more than two decades in a row, and that last year’s sales decrease of “just” 4.4% was considered a success, it’s hard to claim that the …
How to Recharge Your Leadership in Trying Times
It’s been a tough five years for the economy and anyone associated with it. The worst recession and bear market since the 1930s. Shrinking nest eggs. Mass layoffs. Chronic unemployment and underemployment. And those lucky enough to have jobs can find themselves burdened by fear of job loss and the pressure to “do more with less.”
Ease Your Employees into Change
Change can be scary. But the best leaders smooth over the transition by supporting their teams and advocating for them. To foster this kind of environment, try these three things:
Obama Letter Fetching $5,000 in Online Auction Is Just a Copy — Worth $5
As the joke goes, “The problem with quotes from the Internet is it is hard to verify their authenticity — Abraham Lincoln.” That adage holds true for presidential correspondence, too. On Tuesday, media outlets reported that …
Lenders Use a New Dirty Trick to Jail You For Small Debts
Debt collectors can call you, hound you and make you feel like a lowlife, but here in America, they can’t throw you in jail over your unpaid bills. Or can they? A sneaky tactic called “body attachment” is a new twist on this …
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Positive Online Reviews—Or Negative Ones, For That Matter
Researchers and online review sites alike are trying to root out efforts to manipulate the system. By outing dubious, planted, solicited, and otherwise inauthentic reviews, consumers will have more reason to trust the reviews …
401(k) Plans Back to Pre-Crisis Levels (and Improved)
New data show that the percentage of companies offering a 401(k) match is back at pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, features like advice and auto enrollment are way up. Now, if we can just get workers to pay attention.