Best Practices Series

SmartBrief for CFOs

Financial news and best practices

SmartBrief for CFOs

Higher education online gets even cheaper

5/17/2013

  • Business Insider

The Internet is poised to continue disrupting higher education as an industry, if the Georgia Institute of Technology is any indication. The school plans to offer a master's degree in computer science… Read More

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Tech news and insights and why they matter to business

SmartBrief on ExecTech

Will the mobile revolution lead to a dark age of cybercrime?

5/17/2013

  • CSO

The proliferation of mobile devices and consumers' penchant for always-on connectivity is opening a sea of opportunity for emerging criminal gangs looking for new ways to exploit targets, according to… Read More

SmartBrief on Leadership

Innovative ideas about leadership and management

SmartBrief on Leadership

Remembering the leadership of Michael Scott

5/16/2013

  • TheDailyMuse.com

NBC's "The Office" ended Thursday, but the managerial wit and wisdom of Michael Scott will live forever. This article collects some of Scott's most important leadership insights. "Remember when people… Read More

SmartBrief on Business & Politics

Public policy news from a business perspective

SmartBrief on Business & Politics

White House covered up IRS scandal, says Rep. Camp

5/17/2013

  • Washington Times, The
  • Politico (Washington, D.C.)
  • Washington Post, The

The White House was involved in a "cover-up" of the IRS' targeting of conservative groups, said Rep. David Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, during his panel's first hearing regard… Read More

SmartBrief on Sales

Insights and advice to help sales leaders

SmartBrief on Sales

Google Glass adds 7 apps

5/16/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The

Google has introduced Glassware, seven applications for Glass that include Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook, as well as news alerts from CNN. Glassware is available to those who paid $1,500 for an early v… Read More

SmartBrief on Sustainability

News about the future of sustainable business

SmartBrief on Sustainability

What should we call sustainability?

5/17/2013

  • GreenBiz.com

All of the terms for eco-friendly business practices -- including "CSR," "sustainability," "corporate citizenship" and "triple bottom line" -- are jargon and confusing, Steve Voien writes. It's time f… Read More

SmartBrief on Workforce

Essential reading for HR professionals

SmartBrief on Workforce

Workers are filing more wage-theft lawsuits, analysis finds

5/17/2013

  • Wall Street Journal, The

The number of lawsuits accusing employers of wage theft increased nearly 10% in the 12 months that ended March 31, according to an analysis of government data by law firm Seyfarth Shaw. Some employmen… Read More

SmartBrief on Your Career

Career tips for young professionals

SmartBrief on Your Career

How to use the "reverse graffiti" approach on your resume

5/17/2013

  • SimplyHired.com

Job seekers can learn from street artists who practice "reverse graffiti," a style in which the artist removes grime on a building or sidewalk to create a picture. Instead of adding things to your res… Read More

PLI SmartBrief

The latest stories on corporate and business legal issues

PLI SmartBrief

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NLRB ruling is invalid because of improper appointment, court says

5/17/2013

  • Bloomberg

An appeals court has determined that a National Labor Relations Board ruling involving a nursing home was invalid because one of the board's members was appointed in an improper manner. The appeals co… Read More