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Study: Big Corporate Donors Are Bad Investments
How about this for a new investing strategy: Avoid the stock of companies that make big political contributions. The more they give, it seems, the worse their share prices perform. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which …
Millennials vs. Baby Boomers: Who Would You Rather Hire?
A new poll reveals just how different Gen Y workers are from their Baby Boomer forefathers. Among other things, millennials (those in their 20s and early 30s) want flexible work schedules, more “me time” on the job, and nearly …
Is Your Boss a Psychopath? Or Merely Mean?
Two separate studies offer insights for why your boss is such an abusive jerk. One says that corporate managers score higher than the average population on tests measuring psychopathy. The other reveals that bosses who make big bucks are much meaner to their employees compared to executives who aren’t earning astronomical salaries. So …
My impression of management so far
As I’ve mentioned, I’m squatting temporarily in a management job vacated by a beloved and longtime editor at TIME. The job entails overseeing a section of the magazine called Life, which is the part of the magazine everyone under 40 skips to. (I’m kidding, boss. I totally read that whole cover story on clean energy.) The section …
Help—my boss is too nice
So I had an evaluation the other day. My supervising editor, Bill, came in and we had a nice chat. I outlined my goals and described the obstacles I foresaw. For his part, he told me how he thought I could overcome those obstacles, and informed me of qualities management values. Overall I thought it was a useful exercise that left me …
One Manager’s Approach to Flextime
Reader Duri writes in with a compelling (and detailed) comment to an earlier posting about productivity during March Madness. Duri, you’re right: I did find your description of your working conditions “utopic.” But toward the end you make a few key points (bolds mine)–that not only did you value your workers for the quality of the work …
That Diversity Training Session You Just Sat Through? It Doesn’t Work
You’re a manager at a large firm. Every so often you sit through a day of diversity training, designed to teach you how to better manage, hire and promote minorities and women. The goal is worthy, you figure, and if your company spends so much money on these sessions then they must work.
Odd that year after year you look around at the …
When Bosses Make Tough Decisions–and Get Egged
So you’re an exec who shoots to stardom in a time of crisis and are subsequently given the top job and a mandate to remake your organization. You do so–and that’s when the trouble starts. TIME senior writer Christine Gorman writes this week about Julie Gerberding, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Read it, even …