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'IT'S BUSINESS, NOT PERSONAL.' That's probably the last thing you feel when you've lost your job. Yet this is the mind-set that helped Heidi Moore through not one, but two […]

Historically black colleges and universities are increasing their competitiveness by teaming up with major corporations and government agencies A FEW YEARS AGO, THE SITCOM A Different World--the highly rated spin-off [...]

It's not easy to build a profitable business or a successful career. When the going gets tough, here's who can get you going! More than ever, the need for motivation [...]

IMAGINE THAT GRADUATION DAY HAS COME and gone. Your college buddy has been accepted to law school and your best friend is traveling around the world. You, on the other [...]

QA I tend to procrastinate when it comes time to start working on a goal that I've set for myself. How do I stop? --E. Hall Queens, New York You [...]

Focus on fixing them Put a bunch of your colleagues--with different backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas about getting work done--together on a project. What do you think that you, as either [...]

It starts with your outlook In September 1999, Romona Davis-Washington began the yearlong preparation to leave KeyBank, where she worked as a senior underwriter. She was in need of a [...]

How Malachia Brantley resuscitated his moving and storage business Malachia Brantley, president of Newark, New Jersey-based Brantley Brothers Moving & Storage Co., made the phrase 'hit the road, Jack' a [...]

Know these issues before the downsizing alarm sounds If you've been tracking the layoff body count in the private sector these days, you may find yourself humming that 1980s pop [...]

Step up employee recognition 'What can make my employees happy other than money? I need to know.' Those two sentences comprised the entire contents of an anonymous e-mail I recently [...]

QA I tend to take people's verbal slights to heart. How can I learn to stop being so sensitive and take things so personally? --K. Gray, Providence, Rhode Island The [...]

IT'S NEARLY 3:30 ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN MID-JULY. Outside CNBC headquarters in Fort Lee, New Jersey, it's a gorgeous day. The clear, cerulean sky is full of nothing but [...]

The road to achievement is paved with potholes. Here are 10 strategies to help you bear the bumps on your way to success. ON THE HIGHWAY OF LIFE, CARMEN BRAXTON [...]

Negotiate your parting payout The ax has fallen. Your boss has just told you that you've been down-sized, and you're still reeling from the news. Without time to fully process [...]

A lesson in centeredness Shauna T. Burkes knew that without an education she would never be able to fully realize her goals and dreams. She decided, at an early age, [...]

There is a way to execute layoffs honorably It's something that most managers will face at some point in their careers: having to lay off an employee. In fact, many [...]

'Your day job is where your body goes to work. Your play job is where your passion goes to work. Your dream job is where your whole being goes to [...]

Clearing up the name game confusion They're the job titles from heaven (or hell): Chief Person Officer The Truth. The Money Master Yes, they're real. In the wake of the [...]

Mays Chemical has mixed equal parts science and business sense to take it from the test tube to the top of its industry GOD BLESS EARLY-MORNING BUSINESS TRAVEL. THE PEACE [...]

Handle office naysayers properly Every office has them. Last month, we identified 14 forms that office sourpusses tend to assume. Perhaps you saw some of your own co-workers in those [...]

QA I'm an Information Technology (IT) help-desk operator, and am trying to bolster my marketability and earning power. I've earned three related degrees, but still can t seem to break [...]

Q I've been a cosmetologist for 11 years, and I want to go back to school. Only I don't know what I want to study. I know what motivates me [...]

But you won't, with positive confrontation Family members. Friends. Co-workers. They're a big part of our lives--and, at times, they can also be big pains in our sides. In handling [...]

THE CONTENTED ARCHIEVER How to Get What You Want and Love What You Get Maintain your inner serenity while striving for your goals by controlling what you can --yourself DO [...]

A solid career plan will anticipate unanticipated twists and turns 'I have a plan.' These four words, while taken for granted in our everyday lives, have profound meaning in the [...]

Start by identifying the culprit Ever know of a company that didn't have problems? Exactly. They're going to spring up. But that's not the biggest, well, problem. Rather, it's the [...]

Q Where do I get information on obtaining a certified career coach? --A. Bentley Conneticut A There is a variety of information available on finding a career coach. First, you'll [...]

Get in tune with your intuition It's the classic scenario in just about every horror flick: a curious teen hears a thump in the basement and decides to go down [...]

Follow them and chart big successes You've no doubt heard of the Ten commandments. To this day, they remain important life-guiding principles that govern individual and collective behavior. Wouldn't it [...]

Know how to answer before they ask You've checked the mirror and you're looking fly. Your suit fits perfectly and your shoes are as shiny as your smile. 'One look [...]

Q What information can a former employer give about you to a prospective employer? --G. Williams Compton, California A An employer isn't legally required to give a job reference--positive or [...]

QA I was teased a lot as a child, and I have always had a low opinion of myself. It affects how I relate to other people. How do I [...]

Maximize your time with these strategies Breakfast meeting at 8:30. Conference call at 10:45. Power lunch with new client at 12:30. Weekly report due at 3. Business cocktail reception in [...]

Explore the four levels of forward thinking We all had to start somewhere. And that place was usually at the bottom. Well, we are always making new starts, in our [...]

No other technique for the conduct of life attaches the individual so firmly to reality as laying emphasis on work; for his work at least gives him a secure place [...]

Q A have a bachelor's degree in mass communications, and want to make a career change from television to pharmaceutical sales. I am hard working and dedicated, but everyone says [...]

You're thinking it's a good idea to include stock options to wow that Harvard hotshot you want to work in your department. But perhaps you should up the ante on [...]

Leadership requires an open give and take The big-screen workplace comedy of 1999, Office Space, offers great lessons on management and professionalism. In it, a division vice president relays information [...]

Don't let work raise your blood pressure The phone always rings off the hook on the days you have a million and one things to get done at work. Add [...]

Be the kind of company you would like to keep It's the cliche of all cliches: Birds of a feather flock together. Some of us take great pains to make [...]

See how Sanyu Barnicoat transformed her own circumstances to succeed Sanyu Barnicoat appears to be a typical American success story. She parlayed a successful, 24-year career in corporate America into [...]

Q Can you recommend some resources that can help me determine my professional strengths and interests, and identify a suitable career path? --A. Jefferies-El Brooklyn, New York A Your question [...]

Identify your source of burnout and avoid future cases Where, oh, where has your enthusiasm gone? Oh, where, oh, where can it be? Have you lost the excitement you once [...]

Reflect it in your body language 'Stop slouching and sit up straight. Stand with your back flat, your shoulders back, your head held high, and your feet firmly planted on [...]

Here's when you can bypass the chain of command You've always been careful to conform to the pecking order in your office. In fact, you're a stickler for adhering to [...]

Here are 10 essential ingredients for a gab-session that gets results Meetings: They're the proverbial cockroaches of the business world. No matter how hard you try to get rid of [...]

Glenwood Elam Jr. finds his place in the 'Alley' Considering the moniker of so many IT companies, you might assume that the 'E' in Glenwood L. Elam Jr.'s company, Esystems [...]

You've set your goals, and you're on the path to achieve them. But what's that obstruction coming into view? It could be personal fear or doubt; it could be the [...]

A streamlined workload is the ticket to more time spent outside the office Cell phones. E-mail. These modern wonders of the work world were supposed to make life at the [...]

It's one thing to work a room full of strangers and come away with a bunch of business cards and no real connections. It's another thing entirely to develop meaningful [...]