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Archive for June 23rd, 2009

What your interns need

By Brooke Howell on June 23, 2009 | 15920 CommentsWhat+your+interns+need2009-06-23+16%3A23%3A57Brooke+Howell

Today’s post is by Brooke Howell, a business editor at SmartBrief. The high season for interns is here, and it’s a good time for a reminder that no matter how talented and mature your interns are, they are still just starting out in life and may need a little extra help and protection in the [...]

Tags: interns, sexual harrassment
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Today’s bonus tracks

By Mary Ellen Slayter on June 23, 2009 | 16180 CommentsToday%E2%80%99s+bonus+tracks2009-06-23+13%3A38%3A20Mary+Ellen+Slayter

How many SmartBrief on Workforce readers have memories of their first job as vivid as Rasika Welankiwar’s tale of coffee gone wrong in today’s bonus tracks: Slamming open her office door in Kramer-like fashion, she huffed over to the empty cube, groaned, and emerged in the center of the room holding the coffee pot over [...]

Tags: business travel, interviewing, office politics
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15inno Open the door to open innovation with help from Danish strategist and blogger Stefan Lindegaard. Especially useful for its case-studies of companies’ collaborative innovation programs.
Bret L. Simmons B-school professor Bret Simmons is a management wonk with plenty to say for himself. Most posts come paired with value-added video content or podcasts.
Fail Spectacularly Winning isn’t everything, and social media entrepreneur Jason Seiden has built a successful career helping business leaders look on the bright side of failure.
Great Leadership As leadership-training manager for a Fortune 1000 company, Dan McCarthy brings an HR perspective to executive-level leadership challenges.
Inflexion Advisors Strategic consultant Mark Stelzner says his HR tips have created $3 billion in tangible results for his clients. Get your fix for free on this well-regarded corporate blog.
Innovation Management Applicable advice for leaders who are looking to convert innovation from something your company talks about into something your company does.
John Baldoni Blog Often inspiring and always interesting, this blog collates prolific leadership educator and executive coach John Baldoni’s columns and posts from around the Web. Usually features concrete, actionable advice for leaders.
Lead Change Group A posse of business bloggers say they’re planning to foment a character-based leadership revolution, and everyone’s invited. Goatees and Che Guevera berets are optional.
Management Excellence Consultant, executive and business professor Art Petty offers commentary and practical leadership tips. Especially strong on sales and marketing issues.
Mary Jo Asmus Former Fortune 100 exec Mary Jo Asmus is on a mission to make leaders more purposeful in their work relationships. Watch out for occasional cameos from Edgar the Leadership Pug.
People Equation Jennifer V. Miller calls herself a “professional people-watcher,” and leverages her observational skills to provide bosses with insights into their teams’ successes and failures.
Scott Eblin's Next Level Blog Ride along with executive coach Scott Eblin as he roams the country helping managers hone their skills. Eblin has a knack for finding leadership lessons in both daily life and broader current events.
Seth Godin “Linchpin” author Seth Godin offers up crisp commentary on social media, entrepreneurship and marketing. Often counterintuitive, but always thought-provoking.
The Corner Office Former Silicon Valley CEO Steve Tobak offers an incisive, entertaining take on leadership issues. Especially good on the strategic hits and misses of high-tech companies.
The Glass Hammer Struggling to shatter the glass ceiling? It’s hammer time, courtesy of this group blog and niche social network maintained for and by women executives.
The Heart of Innovation Idea Champions founder and author Mitch Ditkoff offers advice on unlocking your workforce’s creative potential. Recently named the top innovation blog of 2010.
ThoughtLEADERS Former Army platoon leader Mike Figliuolo earned his business stripes as a McKinsey consultant and Scotts Miracle-Gro executive. Now he’s graduated to writing perhaps the funniest business blog on the block.
Three Star Leadership North Carolina leadership coach Wally Bock offers weekly recaps of the best of the business blogosphere and specialist press, plus plenty of insights of his own.