Business Columns
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Everything you know about giving feedback at work could be wrongMar 03, 2019 5:08 am - Management guru Marcus Buckingham has a bone to pick with one of the prevailing trends in management wisdom - that companies need to get a lot better at giving tough, ca...
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Dads-to-be must tell bosses, too. But when?Mar 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I am in my early 20s and recently accepted a position working for an elected official. However, I did not mention before accepting that I'm expecting to become a fath...
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Long-planned COD accelerator nearly readyMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Some projects just take longer: Remodeling the bathroom. New cabinets for the kitchen. Painting the living room. Wallpaper anyplace. Getting Innovation DuPage's space in...
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Many CEOS are cautious about Twitter, but not Elon MuskMar 02, 2019 5:05 am - It's an understatement to say that Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweeting is different from perhaps any other public company CEO. He responds off-the-cuff to journalists and ran...
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Feder: WGN-Channel 9 shines in February ratingsMar 01, 2019 12:00 am - The just-ended February sweep was one for the books at WGN-Channel 9, Robert Feder writes. The Tribune Broadcasting station's "WGN Morning News" finished first in total ...
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Feder: Sportscaster Peggy Kusinski wins Ring Lardner AwardFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago sportscaster Peggy Kusinski has been named broadcast recipient of the 2019 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism, Robert Feder writes. N...
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Feder: Cumulus cancels Steve Dahl podcast dealFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - Two months after Cumulus Media dropped radio legend Steve Dahl as afternoon personality on news/talk WLS 890-AM, the company has terminated its partnership agreement for...
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Feder: WCPT 820-AM rolls out new weekday evening lineupFeb 26, 2019 12:00 am - With the demise of Norman Goldman's syndicated talk show, Newsweb Radio progressive talk WCPT 820-AM has rolled out a new weekday evening lineup, Robert Feder writes. Ri...
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Feder: B96 hires 'Kenzie K' to host middaysFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - WBBM 96.3-FM is banking on a radio personality from the Tampa Bay area to boost the Entercom Top 40 station's record-low ratings in middays, Robert Feder writes. Makenzi...
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After being passed over for promotion, is it time to move on?Feb 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I'm a midcareer public servant. Last summer, the funding that supported my position ended. My supervisor did everything possible to retain me, and I remain employed a...