The United States stands at the end of a generation when greed drove leaders and rewards became perverted, General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt said in a speech at West Point on Wednesday.
Liz Sequeira, a 52-year-old primary care physician, is too young to remember when U.S. doctors made routine house calls. So to her, seeing patients in her three exam rooms on the first floor of Discovery Communications Inc's (DISCA.O) modern headquarters is like stepping back in time.
COPENHAGEN - World concern about climate change has fallen in the past two years, according to an opinion poll on Sunday, the eve of 190-nation talks in Copenhagen meant to agree a U.N. deal to fight global warming.
While her friends were studying economic theory in college, Lisa Pineiro was busy raising her daughter and launching her own construction business. Now the 35-year-old trailblazer is empowering other young women to become successful entrepreneurs.
The Aspen Institute recently released the 2009-2010 edition of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and popular alternative ranking of full-time MBA programs that integrate sustainability and social responsibility into the curriculum.
Internet games can boost children's interest in mathematics, says a footballing Oxford University professor who plays wearing the prime number 17 and uses dance to prove theorems.
Australian businesses are being urged to be more vigilant about preventing sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace during the Christmas party season when alcohol and pent-up grievances could prove a heady mix.
What strategies will Australian CEOs be pursuing in 2010? As the globalfinancial crisis recedes, a national survey of 148 Australian CEOs shows they expect to move from survival mode to sales.
During the global financial crisis workers who stayed in their jobs did not reduce their working hours, despite widespread government and commentator claims that cuts in hours had helped stem job losses during the downturn, new University of Sydney research shows.
On a cold wintry day in January 2009, US Airways flight 1549 taxied down the runway at New York's LaGuardia airport. The flight, bound for Charlotte, N.C., was a familiar flight for Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger.
The world may have already moved on, but quantitative finance guru Paul Wilmott is undaunted in his quest to save the global financial system from mindless mathematicians.
The words attorney and entrepreneur are rarely uttered in the same sentence and the path can be daunting for lawyers who strike out on their own.
Bangladeshis seeking to learn English and better their job prospects abroad need not look further than their mobile phone, which will feature brief lessons conducted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Harvard Business School is sending 28 percent of its 2009 graduating class onto careers in finance, a mildly bullish sign for the economy, said Ray Soifer, an independent bank consultant.
The economic slowdown has not hurt the market for cross border mergers and acquisitions, which have become a mainstay of the global economy.
Although U.S. President Barack Obama has never set foot there, China cast a long shadow in the Pacific region where he grew up.
The college application process that dominates senior year for many high school students is always stressful, but this year it's even worse.
The modern workplace is an emotionally charged landscape of constant threats and unconscious fears that can addle or even destroy our brainpower, according to three recent books on neuroscience.
When we give a presentation to a future client not only do our appearance, visual aids, and body language relay a message, but the words we use create pictures in their minds.
In business situations, when you are trying to reach the person who has the authority to make decisions regarding your product you are very likely to have to go through one or more people before reaching that person.
Too many salespeople, when faced with clients who range from dissatisfied to down right angry, choose the loser's path by postponing handling the situation. This results in one of two things happening.
In the old traditional cold calling mindset, you expect a lot of rejection, and unfortunately you usually get it. You probably make hundreds of calls, and out of those you make a few sales. You've come to accept that rejection as a normal part of cold calling.
Before you make a cold call, do you gear up first? Do you get excited about your product or service, and try to anticipate making the sale?
Ari, whenever someone brings up an objection, I find myself moving into a sales pitch, even when I don't want to, Sherri told me during a recent phone call. I'm not even sure why I do it. I just want to explain how their objection doesn't really apply, but before I know it, I'm 'selling' again. I know this creates sales pressure, and I know it can push people away -- but I don't know how else t...
If you've been selling for a while, you've probably had at least one experience in which your prospect suddenly started giving you the silent treatment.
The University of Queensland has advanced two places to be named 41st in the world in the UK's Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings, released today.
The University of Sydney has improved its position in the prestigious Times Higher Education world rankings.
Griffith University has leapt 34 places to be ranked 291st in the world by the prestigious Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings announced today (October 8).
The University of Melbourne has jumped two places to No 36 - and again is the only Australian university to have all surveyed disciplines in the Top 30 in the world - in the Times Higher Education-QS (THE-QS) 2009 World University Rankings, released toda
It's an amazing story that perhaps you have heard. I read it again recently in a story by Rick Reilly for Sports Illustrated. The Father-son duo of Rick and Dick Hoyt are an amazing team. Together they have competed in marathons and triathlons. They have competed together and finished hundreds of races together. Each time they cross the finish line they do so at the same time- every time.
