Three Things to Watch as We Play Out 2009
from The New York Times You're The Boss Blog
 The year is half over. The question is: Is the recession half over? More than half over? Less? It seems that most "experts" believe next year will be better. Let’s go with that. As a small-business owner, it is a good time to pause, reflect and take inventory. First of all, if you are still in business, take a deep breath. We have probably survived the worst of the economic collapse. More 
Newest Internet Explorer Bug Could Be Next Conficker, Says Researcher
from Computerworld via CIO
The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed Monday but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a security researcher said. "It's better than [the vulnerability used by] Conficker," Roger Thompson, chief research officer at AVG Technologies, said yesterday. "It exposes the whole world, and can be exploited through the firewall. That's better than Conficker, which mostly did its damage once it got inside a network." More
How to Stay Creative Under Pressure
from Harvard Business via Business Week
When a team is crashing on a deadline, pulling together can be energizing. But when there is no deadline in sight, the long hours exact vengeance in the form of loss of energy as well as diminished commitment. Managers do not become more creative by working harder; they burnout more quickly. You need give people a break from the day to day flow of work. Here are some suggestions for sustaining productivity under fire. More
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How Storytelling Can Help Your Company
from BNET
Remember that creative writing class you took your senior year of college because you wanted an easy elective? It turns out that dusting off the notebook where you wrote about plots and characters might be a way to help you lead your company. Organizational storytelling is slowly but surely becoming a hot strategy for conveying important information about your business, both internally and externally. More
Thought Leaders: Kevin Prior of ICW Group
from Smart Business
To reverse the priorities at ICW Group, Kevin Prior needed to spearhead a large cultural shift. The goal was to create a culture that focused first and foremost on engaging employees, leveraging their skills and talents, and giving them a voice in how the company did business. More
Eight Gadgets to Green Your Office
from Entrepreneur
From printer ink to motion sensor lighting, green hard drives to LED lights, you can go green and save green at the same time. Here are some suggestions. More
Embrace Cross Channel Retailing
from Integrated Solutions for Retailers
Cross channel retailing is not a buzzword, but rather a priority you cannot ignore. Indeed, the third annual U.S. consumer survey conducted in January by retail enterprise solutions provider Sterling Commerce focused on how consumers want to interact with retailers across channels. The survey found that consumers’ cross channel expectations continue to escalate, even in tough economic times. More
Ways to Boost Online Traffic
from Smart Money's Small Biz
Many people wonder what they can do to bring more traffic - targeted buyers - to their web sites, and how to get them to buy more while they're online. Here are a few tips for those of us running online stores to help bring in more traffic to sell products and services on your web site. More
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