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What Makes a Good Appraisal Interview?


WHAT MAKES A GOOD APPRAISAL INTERVIEW? Here is a tip for supervisors that will contribute to a successful appraisal interview. Give advance notice.

The Higher You Go


The higher you go, the cooler it becomes. Really? Let us begin from first principles.

Hiring Your First Business Personal Assistant: Some Guidelines for Successful Hiring


Hiring the first personal business assistant is an exciting time for new business owners. It means that the business is doing well enough that the business owner can no longer keep up effectively with the demands of the new business.

How To Get 10% More Work Out Of Your Employees


It is getting harder to run a business for a profit. We are faced with rising costs, lowered demand etc.

Innovation, Idea Selection, Valuation


There is no sure fire route to commercial success, but one can maximize the chances of selecting those ideas that are most likely to succeed. Organizations short of R & D resources must implement such processes.

Medical Malpractice: Three Myths That Cost Your Hospital Millions


What's the use? Nothing you do will hold down the cost of medical malpractice. It feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Unfortunately, for many risk managers, that's not too far off the mark.

Virtual Assistance: A Money Saving Opportunity For Employers


What is a Virtual Assistant? A Virtual Assistant is a highly skilled, independent entrepreneur who provides business services in a remote or virtual environment. Some have used terms like telecommuter or working from home.

Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Improving Workplace Safety


This article relates to the Safety and Working Environment competency and explores how your employees feel with regard to their physical and environmental working conditions, the quality of their equipment and tools, and overall attention to safety within the workplace. Every organization is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of their employees.

Involving People Gave Us the Improvements We Needed


We had a problem with handling materials in a production department. Our process required raw materials to enter the department, be processed, and leave the department.

Joint Accountability: Another Key for Your Effectiveness


I once was part of a group of management professors who often taught in executive development seminars. Other non-management professors in the school ran these.

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US retail sales rise unexpectedly despite blizzards (AFP)

Shoppers search for sales among the stores at the Beverly Center shopping center in 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The storied American consumer braved blizzards and economic headwinds to shop in February, unexpectedly pushing up retail sales for the second straight month, official data showed Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AFP - The storied American consumer braved blizzards and economic headwinds to shop in February, unexpectedly pushing up retail sales for the second straight month, official data showed Friday.



Feb. retail-sales report offers positive surprise (AP)

In this Feb. 24, 2010 photo, a Gap store is seen in Paramus, NJ. Retail sales post surprising 0.3 pct February increase raising hopes economy gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.



Cheap cigars, politics and the Volcker Rule (Reuters)
Reuters - In mid-January, a who's who of Wall Street gathered to hear Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman whose role in the White House seemed at best unclear.
Consumer sentiment dipped in early March (Reuters)

A man shops inside the Lowe's home improvement store in New York February 22, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - U.S. consumer sentiment declined slightly in early March, with Americans less positive about the job outlook, a survey released on Friday showed.



Obama eyes dovish policymaker as Fed number two: reports (AFP)

US President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen, a policy dove, as Federal Reserve Board number two, news reports said Friday.(Federal Reserve Board)AFP - US President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen, a policy dove, as Federal Reserve Board number two, news reports said Friday.



Unemployment higher among young war veterans (AP)
AP - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year.
Retail sales rise as shoppers fight winter blues (Reuters)

Shoppers carry bags down 5th Avenue in New York December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - U.S. retail sales rose unexpectedly last month despite heavy snow storms and a drop in vehicle purchases by consumers spooked by Toyota recalls, bolstering hopes of a sustainable economic recovery.



Obama to tap Yellen for Fed vice chair: source (Reuters)

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen arrives at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming August 21, 2009. REUTERS/Price ChambersReuters - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.



New slide in US videogame sales (AFP)

Young men playing on a Playstation 3 at a videostore. NPD Group on Thursday said US videogame sales slid 15 percent in February to 1.26 billion dollars, defying optimism that the industry would rebound on a reviving economy.(AFP/BELGA/Olivier Papegnies)AFP - NPD Group on Thursday said US videogame sales slid 15 percent in February to 1.26 billion dollars, defying optimism that the industry would rebound on a reviving economy.



Business inventories flat in January (AP)
AP - Business inventories were basically flat in January even though sales rose for an eighth consecutive month.
UBS urges parliament to back U.S. tax deal: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Switzerland's UBS has warned parliamentarians failure to back a deal to end its bitter U.S. tax row with the bank could result in a damaging backlash for Swiss banks as well as the Alpine nation's economy.
Canada's unemployment rate drops (AP)
AP - Canada's unemployment rate has slipped to 8.2 percent as the economy gained 21,000 jobs.
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AP - Business inventories unchanged in January as total sales increase for eighth conscutive month.
AP Source: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair (AP)

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen arrives at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in this August 21, 2009 file photo. U.S. President Barack Obama plans to nominate Yellen to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on March 11, 2010.  REUTERS/Price Chambers/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)AP - President Barack Obama intends to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to take over as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, a person familiar with the selection said Friday.



Dollar mixed before US data (AFP)

Bundles of one dollar bills pictured at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, DC. The dollar traded mixed on Friday before the publication of official US economic data, while the yen was also in focus after Japan's leader called for AFP - The dollar traded mixed on Friday before the publication of official US economic data, while the yen was also in focus after Japan's leader called for "firm steps" against the currency's recent rise.



European stock markets gain ground (AFP)

A stock broker at the Frankfurt stock exchange on February 5. Europe's main stock markets rose Friday as investors awaited crucial economic data and tracked US attempts to rein in the banking sector, dealers said.(AFP/DDP/File/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - Europe's main stock markets rose Friday as investors awaited crucial economic data and tracked US attempts to rein in the banking sector, dealers said.



Eurozone industrial productions soars in January (AP)
AP - Industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro spiked by an impressive 1.7 percent in January from the month before, official figures showed Friday, raising hopes that the recovery from recession may be more buoyant than expected.
Greek jobless rate eases but recession entrenched (Reuters)

People walk outside the Bank of Greece in Athens January 7, 2010. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - Greece's gross domestic product shrank slightly less than feared at the end of 2009 and unemployment eased, but the economy looked set to deteriorate as the government imposes major cutbacks.



U.S. "very close" to job growth: Summers (Reuters)
Reuters - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Thursday that the United States is "very close" to the point where job growth can begin. (Reporting by Chris Baltimore; editing by Carol Bishopric)
Regulators shut LibertyPointe Bank in NYC (AP)
AP - Regulators on Thursday shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York City, boosting to 27 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year following the 140 brought down in 2009 by mounting loan defaults and the recession.
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