Best Practices Series

Skaggs was made interim CFO last month. He has been with the company since 2010. Read More

Senate lawmakers on Tuesday ironed out a bipartisan agreement on contentious immigration legislation that would make it easier for technology companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers, but obse… Read More

Companies don't properly value their middle managers, writes David Burkus. Recognizing effective middle managers and helping them share their skills is a great way to boost productivity, research sugg… Read More

Lois Lerner, the person who heads the Internal Revenue Service's office for handling tax-exemption applications, refused to testify beyond a opening statement at a congressional hearing today. Appeari… Read More

Air travel has been streamlined to the point where even the slightest hiccup can trigger a ripple effect that leaves fliers scrambling for an alternate way to get where they're going. "[A]lways have a… Read More

The degree of uncertainty surrounding climate change depends on whom you ask. About 43% of Americans say scientists are undecided about climate change, according to a Pew study, but just 1.1% of clima… Read More

Some employers were quick to cut employee training during the recession, but others have maintained extensive programs, observers say. At Enterprise car rental, for instance, new hires spend as long a… Read More

Dark chocolate can be calming because it contains polyphenols, which responds to brain receptors linked to anxiety, a Swinburne University of Technology study finds. To get a lift from such candy, cho… Read More

Prosecutors are reportedly thinking about using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which is typically used against criminal enterprises, to pursue a case against hedge fund SAC Ca… Read More