Monthly Archives: October 2011

Imagine seeing a giant turtle that is crawling up from a river and is approaching the side of a road. You’re hiking past it and it turns up its head towards you. What do you do?

Observers gave a lower rating to the acute pain of unpleasant people than of likable people, a study finds.

A manager we’ll call Tom was a midlevel sales executive at a Fortune 500 company. After a dozen or so years there, he was thriving—he made his numbers, he was well liked, he got consistently positive reviews.

Have you ever fallen asleep in a public place, started snoring loudly until it woke you up, then noticed others staring at you? Or accidentally knocked over your water glass in a crowded restaurant and sent it crashing to the…
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Todd Pliss was working as a tutor to child stars like the Jonas Brothers when he started hearing complaints. They weren’t about groupies or the paparazzi or bad lighting–they were about child care.

Gannett Co. said Craig Dubow has resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of the newspaper-and-broadcast company as the result of an ailment that had sidelined him twice since 2009.  Gracia Martore the president and chief operating officer who had…
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September 23, 2011: Contributed by Steven Berglas to Forbes.com All high achievers have two attributes in common. The one you hear about is their self-confidence–the inner sense they can overcome challenges more often than not.  The other is …

September 30, 2011:  By Tina Gaudoin contributed to the Wall Street Journal When the word “lounge” attaches itself to anything sartorial, it conjures up all sorts of “Sopranos” imagery and connotations. So you’d be correct in calling me a snob…
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September 30, 3011:  By Morieka Johnson contributed to CNN.Living Some dogs eat plants; my dog Lulu prefers to eat books or the occasional shoe. Fortunately, those items tend to move through her system without incident.