Tag Archives: Business
The Devil Wears Prada, Women Make Better Bosses, and Other Generalizations That Generally Piss Me Off
Tweet This article from last week’s NY Times has been inspiring some lively discussion. The article features an interview with Carol Smith, senior vice president and chief brand officer for the Elle Group, in which she claims, among other things, that in her experience, “female bosses tend to be better managers, better advisers, mentors, rational [...]
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Annette Nellen: About That New Tax Code
Tweet Taxes! Don’t know about you, but just seeing the word “taxes” can bring full-on panic. This week, President Obama announced part of his new tax code plan. I decided to get some help understanding it all from tax professor Annette Nellen, director of the Master’s taxation program at San Jose State University. Hope this [...]
Courtney on book blurbing
TweetThis is kind of an insider conversation on the publishing industry, but Courtney’s opinion is super important–and relevant to all of us young and hopeful writers, This also has a big impact on whose writing gets noticed. Her piece in Publisher’s Weekly tackles the old and hallowed system of book blurbing–getting a famous someone to [...]
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Susan Helper: Understanding the U.S. Auto Industry
Tweet Last weekend’s post was my attempt to help readers, if they were having a hard time like I felt most folks were, understand what was going on with AIG, bonuses and bailout money. This weekend’s post is my attempt to help folks better understand what’s going on with the auto industry and the auto [...]
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Detroit considers banning lap dances