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Allaying Workers' Fears in Tough Times
Employee-assistance providers are fielding more requests from managers struggling to maintain productivity and morale during the financial crisis.
- Discuss: How are you managing morale?

Molding Minds for Business
Business-school professors teach undergraduate and graduate students about management, finance, marketing and other areas of business.
And the Best Executive M.B.A. Programs In 2008 Are...
The Wall Street Journal's first survey of executive M.B.A. programs measures which schools do the best job of turning up-and-coming managers into full-fledged leaders. The result: A ranking of 26 schools world-wide that accounts for the rigor needed to build tomorrow's corporate leaders and C-suite executives.
No Excuse for Wasting Time
Tackling small jobs may help procrastinators gear up for big ones.
When Your Friend Becomes Your Boss
A few ways to ensure a good friendship-work dynamic.
A Planner Plumbs for a Niche
How the needs of Gigi Lee Chang's young son sparked an idea for a line of frozen organic baby food.
Careers Q&A: Avoiding a Merger Move
A reader asks if its possible to avoid being relocated to a new headquarters location after a merger, particularly since the company is keeping a local office.
B-Schools Move to Assist Alums
M.B.A. career offices are lending a hand to alumni who've lost their jobs in the financial meltdown.
- Video: Finding Work in a Tough Market
Young Investors Hold Back
The rocky stock market is scaring off young workers. Tips on how to start building a nest egg.
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Triple Dose of Bad News on Economy
Demand for durable goods and new homes plunged in August, while weekly jobless claims surged, the government said in a triple dose of bad economic data.
- MarketWatch: Ireland Officially in Recession
- Enviro Blog: Northeast U.S. Tests Cap-and-Trade
Weighing a New Industry for Jobs
If the economy has affected your employment prospects, consider applying your skills in a new industry.
Your Benefits After Bankruptcy
Job Search for Wall Street Pros
Baby Boomers Delay Retirement
Dealing With An Unexpected Job Search
Anticipating Corporate Crises

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“If you've been laid off or are worried that you will be--and work in financial services/banking--what are you doing to cope?”
Fresh Data Show Economy Is Worsening
The weekly number of workers filing new claims for unemployment hit a fresh seven-year high on layoffs and continued hurricane effects. Meanwhile, factory orders plunged 4.0% in August.
Firms Cut Holes in Golden Parachutes
Double Eagle Petroleum's new employment agreements curtail a time-honored executive perquisite: no severance in cases of "poor performance."
Regulator Plans to Bar Big Severance
Exit packages for the deposed CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be blocked by a federal regulator.
Schools Cancel GMAT Scores
Top U.S. business schools canceled the admissions-test scores of 84 applicants and students.
Weighing Options Before a Buyout
Voluntary buyout packages seem to be commonplace in Corporate America during troubled times. Here are few things to consider as you decide to accept or reject that offer.

News & Trends

Employees Aided in Finance Plans
One-on-one counseling and in-depth seminars are just part of a number of efforts employers are rolling out to offer financial advice to workers.
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At Lehman, 25,000 Worry About Future
Lehman Employees Face Losses

Career Strategies

A New Approach to Mentoring
Working with a mentor is a classic recipe for success in business. But the traditional mentoring relationship just doesn't work anymore.
Get a Better Salary After Years of Low Pay
Former Olympian Shifts Gears to Science

Office Life

Finding Your Way Out of Negative Thinking at Work
If your bosses consider you the office Eeyore, but you believe you're merely a realist, the burden to change lies with you.
When Tough Times Weigh on the Kids
Retailers Reprogram Workers

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Turning Around a Struggling Publisher
Wolters Kluwer CEO Nancy McKinstry tells us the books that have helped shape her management style as she leads a turnaround of the publishing company.
'Gracefully Tough'
Clinton Backers Resist Palin

Education

Who's News

Unisys Names New CEO
Unisys named former Gateway CEO J. Edward Coleman as its new CEO and chairman, amid an ongoing attack by an activist investment firm.
Zurich Hires Ex-AIG Officer
Valentino Dismisses Top Designer

Management

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Managing the Trophy Generation
Marcus Buckingham, co-author of "First, Break All the Rules," is studying Generation Y and says the conventional wisdom is wrong.