Business Columns
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Feder: 'A new Mancow' settles in as WLS morning hostJan 16, 2019 12:00 am - Declaring himself "a new Mancow," Erich Mancow Muller says he's had nothing but a positive experience on and off the air in the two weeks since he took over as morning h...
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Sharpen your saw and take control of 2019Jan 15, 2019 12:00 am - Welcome to 2019 and a resetting of your sales scoreboard to zero. Jan. 1, 2019 was the beginning of a new year full of hopes and dreams, unfortunately, many sales leader...
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Feder: Steve Warmbir named Sun-Times managing editorJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago journalist Steve Warmbir has been named managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, Robert Feder writes. His promotion topped a management reorganization ...
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Feder: Five media groups launch election websiteJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - Five independent Chicago media organizations have joined forces to launch a free, nonpartisan website designed to prepare voters for the upcoming Chicago municipal elect...
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10 leadership books to watch for in 2019Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Have you promised yourself you'll stop checking your phone every seconds and spend less time in useless meetings in 2019? Need some motivation to kick off the new year a...
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Maybe selling hasn't changed so muchJan 13, 2019 12:00 am - A good sign on the outside of the building once was enough. Today, if your business doesn't have a website, as a practical matter your business doesn't exist. Your websi...
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Feder: WTTW to air 'Disco King of Skokie' tonightJan 11, 2019 12:00 am - "The Disco King of Skokie" - the title of a documentary premiering tonight on WTTW-Channel 11 - is no exaggeration, Robert Feder writes. Starting in the late 1970s, no ...
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When 'free stuff' can be helpfulJan 06, 2019 12:00 am - Here we stand, looking at almost an entire new year with, for some entrepreneurs, very little written on the planning sheet. Don't be part of the "some." We're facing op...
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How to make a habit stick (and it's not about trying harder)Jan 01, 2019 5:00 am - It's the holidays — a time of spending, eating and drinking way more than you should. In other words, it's the season for breaking too many good habits and developing ev...
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Feder: Tribune recovering from computer virus attackDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - While distribution was pretty much back to normal for Sunday newspapers across all Tribune Publishing properties, a cyberattack continued to disrupt production at the Ch...