Search Blogs

Post Tags

SixFiguresBlog

Majority of Senior Executives Rate Outplacement Programs Poorly

Six Figures Blog - Executive Jobs, News & Services | December 17th 2009 by kelly magowan

More than half of senior executives rated their last or current outplacement experience as poor, citing involvement in group sessions and the lack of meaningful contact with a career coach as leading to less than satisfactory career transitions. The read more

widnes99

Director accountability for OHS reinforced by NZ penalty

Safety At Work | December 15th 2009 by Kevin Jones

On April 5 2008, a cool store in New Zealand exploded killing one firefighter and injuring 7 others. Icepak Coolstore Ltd, according to the fire services investigation report "[had] very large quantities of combustible material contained in the read more

widnes99

The future of the School of Risk & Safety Science

Safety At Work | December 13th 2009 by Kevin Jones

It was good to hear the President of the Safety Institute of Australia (SIA), Barry Silburn on the radio on 7 December 2009. The SIA has traditionally been very hesitant about going public on safety issues but clearly the potential disappearance of t read more

cmark156

VEVO Is Launched

teach people how to acquire wealth, relationship status, sty… | December 9th 2009 by M.J

December 8, 2009  was the launch of VEVO, the world’s premiere destination for premium music video and entertainment. And off course, the stars were there including, John Lennon, Mary J Blidge, Adam Lambert, Rihanna, 50 Cent, Young jeezy and much read more

widnes99

Managerial federalism?

Safety At Work | December 8th 2009 by Kevin Jones

There are some OHS professionals in Australia who follow the harmonisation of the country's OHS laws closely. The current status is that the various public submissions are being analysed and discussed by the Government. But for those who are hankeri read more

jennifered

Listening Literacy for Nonprofits Part 4: Listening the Gateway D…

been jennifered today? | December 7th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

This is a guest post from The A-List podcast guest Beth Kanter. Beth is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She is a frequent technology trainer and s read more

widnes99

Nightclub fires and evacuations

Safety At Work | December 6th 2009 by Kevin Jones

Mainstream press around the world reported on the fire in a Russian nightclub over the weekend in which 100 people were killed. One report says the nightclub owner has been arrested quotes the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as saying"All tha read more

jennifered

Live Podcast: Featured Guest Shel Holtz, Holtz Communication + Te…

been jennifered today? | December 4th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

Shel Holtz might be the ultimate communications professtional. Perhaps known (at least to regular A-List listeners) as the co-author of Tactical Transparency, he has also traversed the ever-changing communications landscape for years as a leader  read more

jennifered

Listening Literacy for Nonprofits Part 3: Listening Tools: A Star…

been jennifered today? | December 4th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

This is a guest post from The A-List podcast guest Beth Kanter. Beth is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She is a frequent technology trainer and s read more

jennifered

Listening Literacy for Nonprofits Part 2: Listening Skills

been jennifered today? | December 2nd 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

This is a guest post from The A-List podcast guest Beth Kanter. Beth is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She is a frequent technology trainer and s read more

jeromejf

Potlatch Executives to Present at 2009 Global Industries Conferen…

Gold Investment Stocks | November 30th 2009 by jeff

Potlatch Corporation announced today that Michael J. Covey, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Eric Cremers, vice president finance and chief financial officer, will be presenting a company overview to investors at the Bank of Amer P read more

jennifered

Listening Literacy for Nonprofits Part 1: Why Listening Is Valuab…

been jennifered today? | November 30th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

This is a guest post from The A-List podcast guest Beth Kanter. Beth is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She is a frequent technology trainer and s read more

widnes99

Big fine for Queensland Rail - big risks in rail

Safety At Work | November 29th 2009 by Kevin Jones

Almost two years ago, two rail workers died in Queensland. According to the official report into the incident:"At approximately 1056 on Friday 7 December 2007, two QR [Queensland Rail] Infrastructure Services Group (ISG) track workers were fat read more

jennifered

Listening Literacy For Nonprofits

been jennifered today? | November 26th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

This is a guest post from The A-List podcast guest Beth Kanter. Beth is the author of Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, one of the longest running and most popular blogs for nonprofits. She is a frequent technology trainer and s read more

arizoldan

Randall Schwartz

GoingWiMax | November 25th 2009 by Ari Zoldan

Randall Schwartz has been a key participant in the broadband wireless market for the last 12 years.  He is the founder of Wireless 20/20, a leading broadband wireless consulting group and the developer of the WiROI Business Case tool.  He brings 2 read more

widnes99

Understanding the new world of the CEO

Safety At Work | November 24th 2009 by Kevin Jones

OHS professionals are very keen on advocating a change in workplace culture as a base requirement for safety improvements. They also regularly quote the need for "top-down" leadership (however that is defined) to generate the cultural cha read more

widnes99

Leadership - research, mental health and what true leadership is

Safety At Work | November 24th 2009 by Kevin Jones

Scandinavia produces some of the best research into OHS issues. However, due to the social structure of Scandinavian countries, the research has little direct and practical application outside the region. The research is best taken conceptually as read more

jennifered

Live Podcast: Featured Guest Dominique Lahaix, Co-Founder and CEO…

been jennifered today? | November 24th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

Who are your key influencers? It’s a question everyone from marketers to the mainstream media have been wrestling with for years – perhaps decades – and now new technology is here to help put some science to the search. If you haven read more

sjtavo

Girls have dirty minds too…

Women's Wit | November 18th 2009 by samantha joy tavo

Ok, I think my dear readers have learned by now that I have a dirty mind.  A really dirty mind.  It’s hard for me to NOT think about sex all the time because it’s such an inherent desire and emotion for me.  I just can’t help it.  Case in p read more

mrosenhaft

The Blatantly Obvious Three Gets of Social Media

Half Rose Blog | November 18th 2009 by Matthew Rosenhaft

As we meet and greet in the world as evangelists for a strategic management approach to incorporating social media into business, you readily identify other folks who “get it”. They describe themselves as “get it” people and t read more

arizoldan

Cecil Taylor

GoingWiMax | November 17th 2009 by Ari Zoldan

Cecil Taylor is an independent consultant to companies in the telecom industry, including the utilities and health care vertical markets. His specialties include opportunity identification, strategic network architecture, requirements planning and d read more

joesat

East African Jobs and Career Hunting Blog 2009-11-17 07:28:00

HOT JOBS VACANCY | November 17th 2009 by Joe

Sales Executives Category: Sales & Marketing Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Employment Type: Full-Time Summary: Emirates Airline Description: Requirements: Would you like a career opportunity in one of the fastest growing Airline?If you are read more

arizoldan

Monica Paolini

GoingWiMax | November 16th 2009 by Ari Zoldan

Monica Paolini is the founder and president of Senza Fili Consulting. Senza Fili Consulting provides advisory support on wireless data technologies and services. We assist vendors in gaining a better understanding of the service provider and end use read more

arizoldan

Esme Vos

GoingWiMax | November 16th 2009 by Ari Zoldan

Esme Vos is the founder of Muniwireless.com, the portal for news and information about citywide Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks around the world. Muniwireless.com is a small publishing company that also hosts conferences and seminars, and issues reports on read more

djokaa

Follow The Leaders: Executives Using Blogs & Twitter

SoBizMiami | November 16th 2009 by Ivan

How social media and blogging changed executives from international men of mystery to the suits who friended you. Ross Martin’s business cards say he’s senior vice president, MTV 360 Development and Productions, but according to his own read more

fulcrum

A High Risk Strategy…Build Your Top Leaders

Build Best Bosses | November 16th 2009 by Ian Cook

The Wall Street Journal recently had an intriguing article, entitled “How to Keep Your Best Executives.” In it the authors report on research that says executives are attracted by three particular opportunities, all of which serve to buil read more

womenandhollywood

Emma Watts is Officially the Head of Production at Fox

Women & Hollywood | November 13th 2009 by Melissa Silverstein

Emma Watts has secured a three year contract to be the sole head of production at 20th Century Fox.  She basically took over the job last month when Alex Young left, but no it’s more official since she now has a long term contract. But remembe read more

jennifered

Who Needs Critical Thinking Skills When We’ve Got Facebook?

been jennifered today? | November 10th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

Guest post from Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais, fellows of NDN and the New Policy Institute and co-authors of Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, and the Future of American Politics (Rutgers University Press: 2008), named one of the 10 favori read more

arizoldan

Dennis Sverdlov

GoingWiMax | November 9th 2009 by Ari Zoldan

Dennis Sverdlov became Chief Executive Officer of Scartel LLC. (Yota) in May 2007. Prior to his position as CEO, Sverdlov was a shareholder and member of the Board of Directors at Korus Consulting, one of the leading IT-consulting companies in Saint read more

tusing

Executive Monitor Survey

Destination Talent | November 9th 2009 by Phillip Tusing

What triggers a senior executive to look for a new job? Do executives value formal education? What role does remuneration play in motivating a high-income earner? These are some of the questions Executive Monitor, a joint project of SixFigures and De read more