Best Practices Series

SmartBrief for CFOs

Financial news and best practices

SmartBrief for CFOs

Gregory Larson is promoted to CFO at Host Hotels & Resorts

5/21/2013

  • Motley Fool, The

Larson has been serving as executive vice president for corporate strategy and manages investor relations. Read More

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Tech news and insights and why they matter to business

SmartBrief on ExecTech

For stronger security, try a password strength meter

5/21/2013

  • InformationWeek

Metering software that gauges and provides a visual representation of the strength of user passwords can go a long way toward improving the security of important data, according to a first-of-its-kind… Read More

SmartBrief on Leadership

Innovative ideas about leadership and management

SmartBrief on Leadership

How Apple ducked billions in U.S. taxes -- without breaking the law

5/21/2013

  • Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)
  • Atlantic Wire, The

Senators will question Apple CEO Tim Cook today about his company avoiding billions of dollars in U.S. taxes over four years. Apple likely didn't break the law, but instead funneled its earnings throu… Read More

SmartBrief on Business & Politics

Public policy news from a business perspective

SmartBrief on Business & Politics

Strong economy shielded Obama from scandals

5/21/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The

President Barack Obama's approval rating ticked up slightly, to a little more than 50%, in two recent surveys. An analysis suggests that Obama's rating has likely been adversely affected by recent sca… Read More

SmartBrief on Sales

Insights and advice to help sales leaders

SmartBrief on Sales

Limit your focus to provide more effective sales coaching

5/20/2013

  • TopLine Leadership Blog

Giving your sales representatives too many areas for improvement at once can be overwhelming, so it's important to focus on just a few aspects, according to this article. The key is to evaluate your s… Read More

SmartBrief on Sustainability

News about the future of sustainable business

SmartBrief on Sustainability

How brands can go from zeroes to heroes

5/21/2013

  • TriplePundit.com

Cutting waste and pollution to zero might sound like a good thing, but when it comes to marketing messages, zero "has very limited appeal unless we talk about zero calories," writes Raz Godelnik. Stro… Read More

SmartBrief on Workforce

Essential reading for HR professionals

SmartBrief on Workforce

Executives at federal agencies might be barred from receiving bonuses

5/21/2013

  • Government Executive

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate seeks to bar members of the Senior Executive Service from receiving bonuses while the sequester is in effect. "The idea that some of the highest paid federal… Read More

SmartBrief on Your Career

Career tips for young professionals

SmartBrief on Your Career

App aims to make mobile job searching easier

5/21/2013

  • Lifehacker

Proven, a job search engine and mobile application, allows you to find jobs in your area and apply for them online or via your smartphone, Alan Henry writes. "Applying for jobs on your phone is a supe… Read More

PLI SmartBrief

The latest stories on corporate and business legal issues

PLI SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Practising Law Institute

DOJ wants S&P suit to proceed

5/21/2013

  • Wall Street Journal, The

Responding to a Standard & Poor's request to have a judge throw out the Justice Department's lawsuit regarding ratings during the financial crisis, the department has requested that the suit be allowe… Read More