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Stumbling towards productivity
A few lessons from one writer's attempt to boost her accomplishments with the help of an accountability partner.
May 1, 2013 10:50 AM ET -
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: Businesses must hire more vets
This is an all-hands-on-deck issue, and we cannot rest until every single veteran and military spouse who is searching for a job has found one.
By Michelle Obama and Jill Biden
FORTUNE -- Two years ago, we launched Joining Forces, a nationwide campaign to rally all Americans to support our veterans and military families. We did this for two simple reasons: because we were both awed by the courage and sacrifice MORE
Apr 30, 2013 7:00 AM ETPosted in: Barack Obama, hiring military veterans, Jill Biden, jobs, Joining Forces, Michelle Obama, Veterans, White House -
The business case for monarchies
Monarchs can deliver competitive advantages to businesses operating in their respective realms.
Apr 30, 2013 5:00 AM ET -
The great surveillance boom
Video surveillance is already big business. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, expect it to get even bigger.
Apr 26, 2013 4:56 PM ET -
Can China handle the crises to come?
Xi Jinping's legacy will not depend on whether he saved more lives in Lushan or contained the H7N9 bird flu, but on whether he can make China more open, democratic, and livable than it is today.
Apr 26, 2013 10:24 AM ETPosted in: Avian influenza, Beijing, Bird flu, China, Crisis management, SARS, World Health Organization, Xi Jinping -
Employees with cancer take companies to task
Cancer-related complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have soared in recent years, growing faster than most charges.
Apr 25, 2013 2:00 PM ET -
Working with cancer: A brave new professional world
As more employees choose to continue working after being diagnosed with cancer, employers must grapple with relatively new territory.
Apr 25, 2013 1:55 PM ETPosted in: ADA, American Cancer Society, cancer, careers, EEOC, Health care, Health insurance, Illness, Working with illness -
Apple and Tim Cook's next steps
Like many leaders who evolve from being smart to wise, Tim Cook is showing evidence of leadership changes. Here's what we expect from the CEO.
Apr 25, 2013 9:02 AM ET -
The secret to success? Make laziness embarrassing.
Successful people create accountability systems that boost important but not urgent items to the top of their priority lists -- ideally in a way that makes failure really uncomfortable.
Apr 23, 2013 11:45 AM ET -
Why companies need to change the way they change
The only thing that can be safely predicted is that sometime soon your organization will be challenged to change in ways for which it has no precedent.
Apr 22, 2013 5:00 AM ET
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CEO Roger Crandall thinks that means-testing and older retirement ages are inevitable, but that its unlikely entitlements for the less affluent will be touched. Play -
CEO Roger Crandall thinks rates will remain low, but says MassMutual has diversified its portfolio to protect against any changes. Play -
CEO Roger Crandall says emerging economies like China are prime growth targets. Play -
Roger Crandall says that baby boomers will have to keep working into retirement and that young people have been scared off by the stock market. Play
