Jena McGregor
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The best time of day - and year - to work most effectivelyJan 07, 2018 12:00 am - They say timing is everything. Yet when it comes to how we work, it's often not given much thought at all. We work 9 to 5 (or 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) not because that's when o...
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Focus on 'superstar' workers enables harassment, experts sayDec 24, 2017 6:24 am - These days, no industry, no workplace, no pocket of American life seems to be immune from the long reach of sexual harassment. From Capitol Hill to Hollywood, higher edu...
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10 memorable leadership stories from 2017Dec 24, 2017 6:19 am - The last year has been an epic one for leadership stories: A combative, unrestrained, ego-driven president in the White House. A divided, dysfunctional Congress with lit...
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Fear and panic in H.R. as sexual harassment allegations multiplyDec 03, 2017 6:00 am - Cecily Strong's much-watched “Claire from H.R.” character on “Saturday Night Live” may have been frazzled and exasperated. But amid a deluge of sexual harassment allegat...
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Would you take a pay cut to work for a more 'just' company?Nov 12, 2017 6:16 am - Americans prioritize one thing above all others when evaluating whether a company is a good corporate citizen: How they treat their workers. That's according to a survey...
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Apprenticeships are coming to white-collar office workOct 22, 2017 7:19 am - Andrew Skelnik grew up in what he calls a "strong blue-collar background" in Chicago. His father was an electrician, his uncle was a carpenter and his first job out of h...
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Q&A: 19 minutes with Microsoft CEO Satya NadellaSep 30, 2017 7:17 am - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has long been a fan of dropping literary references into business conversation. He quoted Nietzsche in an investor call. He's paraphrased Osc...
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5 types of jerks at work and how to cope with themSep 24, 2017 7:22 am - Ten years ago, the typically sober and staid management book genre welcomed an off-color title to its shelves. Despite a name unable to be printed in a family newspaper,...
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Steve Jobs still looms large at AppleSep 16, 2017 1:00 am - Steve Jobs was literally a towering presence at Tim Cook's highly anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone launch event on Tuesday. The late Apple-co-founder's name was on th...
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When CEOs sound more like the president than the actual presidentAug 20, 2017 7:15 am - The statements came in first with a bang, then a softening - and finally an implosion. One by one, the nation's corporate titans weighed in on President Donald Trump's r...