Think Virtual Meetings are Hard? You're Right

"A communications coach explains how to make sure people get what you're trying to say, even if they're also checking their BlackBerrys."

Half Of Young Professionals Value Facebook Access, Smartphone Options Over Salary

"Cisco surveyed 1,400 college students aged 18 to 23, and 1,400 young professionals under the age of 30 across 14 countries. HR and IT managers take note: 'The growing use of the Internet and mobile devices in the workplace is creating a significant impact on job decisions, hiring and work-life balance.'"

Message to Executives: Stop Multitasking

"In the wash of information I looked at for our series, 'Your Brain On Computers,' I missed the publication in January of 'Recovering from Information Overload,' an article that advises corporate executives on the 'perils of multitasking.'"

The Science of Making Decisions

"The Twitterization of our culture has revolutionized our lives, but with an unintended consequence—our overloaded brains freeze when we have to make decisions."

Website a Window into John F. Kennedy's Oval Office

"The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston has launched 'The President's Desk,' an interactive website that seats users at Kennedy's desk and displays multimedia presentations of aspects of his life and administration."

12 World Leaders on Twitter

12 World Leaders on Twitter

Book Excerpt: Open Leadership

"In her new book, Open Leadership, Charlene Li explains how social media is just one force that is requiring leaders to cede control in order to succeed."

Should CEOs Be Fluent in Social Media?

"We had a chance to sit down with Forrester Research CEO George Colony at this year’s Forrester Marketing Forum to talk about whether or not CEOs should be engaged in social media."

More Employers Use Tech to Track Workers

"Two-thirds of employers monitor workers' Internet use, according to an American Management Association/ePolicy Institute survey from 2007, the latest data available from those groups. Nearly half of employers said they track content, keystrokes and time spent at the keyboard."

A Decade of Technology Unites, Divides the World

"As we ring in a new decade, what should we wish for? Perhaps to pay closer attention to how advances in technology can not only instantly change our lives but also drive our history."

Generation Y Makes Waves in Workplace

"They might wear flip flops to the office and address colleagues as 'dude,' but the youngest generation of workers brings fresh creativity and openness to the workplace. The challenge of managing Generation Y, or the Millennials -- born between 1980 and 1999 -- has spawned a small industry of expertise and literature, including 'Keeping the Millennials,' new this month, and 'Y in the Workplace,' due out in July. Both books argue that the newest generation is making waves in the office that must be addressed and tended. Some 40 million Millennials work in corporate America, a figure expected to hit 58 million by 2014."

Heads of Top U.S. Companies Snub Blogs, Facebook: Study

"The heads of the top U.S. companies might be engaged in the boardroom, but they're switched off when it comes to social media, according to a new study that said CEOs should be more connected to their customers. Research conducted by the blog UberCEO.com looked at Fortune's 2009 list of the top 100 CEOs to determine how many were using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, or had a blog -- and found they were mostly absent from the rapidly growing social media community. The study found only two CEOs had Twitter accounts and 81 percent of CEOs did not have a personal Facebook page."