Monday, May 23, 2011
Slow Turnover Rate for CEOs
"About 11.6% of CEOs left their job last year, the slowest rate of turnover since 2003, according to an analysis of 2,500 public companies released Tuesday by consulting firm Booz & Co. The rate dropped from 14.3% in 2009."
Friday, May 20, 2011
TIME Article: What Makes Powerful Men Behave So Badly?
Article considering "former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger" and "IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who formally resigned on May 18, 2011."
Study: Changes Of 1960s Behind Church's Abuse Crisis
"Why did the Roman Catholic Church experience a sexual abuse crisis? There are no simple answers, according to a five-year study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice that was released on Wednesday. But the reasons suggested in the report are unlikely to satisfy critics of the church."
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Poll: Americans as Unhappy as Ever with Congress
"Americans voted to turn over control of Congress to Republicans last fall, but a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds they remain as unhappy as they have ever been with Capitol Hill."
Fewer Than Half of College Presidents Say Athletics Has Positive Financial Impact
"Only a quarter of college presidents at four-year public universities say intercollegiate athletics has a positive financial impact on their institutions, according to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, in association with The Chronicle. Thirty-nine percent of presidents at four-year, private universities say it does."
Monday, May 16, 2011
Doubling Your Strengths?
By learning how to exploit your 'weaknesses,' you can turn them to your advantage."
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Presbyterian Church U.S.A. to Allow Gay and Lesbian Clergy
"The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Tuesday voted to allow the ordination of openly gay and lesbian ministers."
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Minorities Lose Ground in Big Corporate Boardrooms
"The 2010 Alliance for Board Diversity Census, released this week, found that as of last year white men made up 72.9 percent of board members at the nation's 100 largest companies, up from 71.2 percent in 2004, when the board last analyzed the data."
Monday, May 2, 2011
Older Baby Boomers Say They Get More Respect at Work
"Nearly half of those born between 1946 and 1964 now work for a younger boss, and most report that they are older than most colleagues. But 61% of baby boomers surveyed said their age is not an issue at work, while 25% called it an asset. Only 14% classified getting older as a workplace liability."
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