Nicki Gilmour, founder and publisher of TheGlassHammer.com, discusses the gender wage gap and overcoming barriers to career advancement.

The current economic crisis may be the best test yet of Generation Y's ability to survive. After all, this generation, which has been coddled by parents and educators, isn't known for its coping skills.

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Leading and Kneading: A conversation with Pam McNair-Wingate and a coworker of Gadabout Salon & Day Spa in Tucson, Arizona.

Consider these 10 tips as you make a transition from your present career to your next.

Split the company in two: Hive off Chevy, Buick, and Cadillac, and then liquidate the rest, including the lumbering, old high-cost setup

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ExxonMobil and its brethren have enjoyed record profits recently, but they continue to pull up the rear when it comes to charitable giving

Ten things to do now to help keep your job in this tough market—and 10 tips for getting job-search ready (just in case)

Don't be demoralized when an employer turns you down. The reasons behind a rejection usually have more to do with the company than with you

A new Accenture study on working women underlines the importance of talent management for companies in both established and emerging markets

Contests such as Peter Diamandis' X Prizes offer big purses for breakthrough ideas. But can prize money do more to stimulate innovation than existing incentives?

One man's struggle to land a job leads him to wearing a sandwich board in midtown Manhattan

To lure and keep young talent when cash is tight, companies of all stripes are appealing to Gen Yers' ambitions for speedy advancement?and their desire to do good while doing well

Full-time MBAs 40 and older are rare. But for some, it's a valuable experience

Autumn is the time to get reenergized, a time the French call La Rentrée. When the kids go back to school, adults can focus on their career goals in a big way

Web 2.0 lets everyone share their ideas, opinions, favorite tunes, and relationship statuses with each other. Tom Davenport asks: Do people care about Second Life when they need a second job to survive?

In today's job market, recent grads can expect a good share of rejection. That's not a bad thing

By learning how to exploit your "weaknesses," you can turn them to your advantage

A recent study by the Center for Work Life Policy says that trust and loyalty are at an all-time low

Sports stars draw on their past successes to give them confidence in new situations. That's a formula all of us can use

BusinessWeek readers make it seem possible. Here's how some have succeeded in a balancing act

Are women leaders often set up to fail? There is a certain amount of anecdotal evidence to suggest yes

The world abounds in bad advice for job-seekers. Here are some spectacularly unsound directives

The relationship is a two-way one, but that doesn't mean the balance of power is equal. Keep your boss's priorities uppermost and yours secondary

Sydney Finkelstein's new book Think Again identifies four biases that lead otherwise savvy managers astray. Cases in point: Dick Fuld, and Stanley O'Neal

Prudential Douglas Elliman real estate broker and retail consultant Faith Hope Consolo discusses how to motivate salespeople during tough times

Bad hires can cost plenty. A new book proposes four deliberate steps to hiring the right person for your company's needs and culture

Amid pressure to downsize, it's easy to forget that retaining employees is a critical concern during a recession

People are mobilizing energy by tapping into hope, writes Annie McKee. But what is hope, exactly?

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Members of this generation seek their parents' input on key decisions. Anticipate this, accept parental involvement as a given, and make the most of it, advises Tammy Erickson

Columnist Dov Seidman explains how significance should power 21st-century business leadership

When employees are distracted by looming foreclosures and fear of job loss, keep morale up by confronting their concerns directly

Charged with giving the bad news? Here are your ethical responsibilities

When a job candidate seems at first to overstep the mark, don't be too quick to write him off. Your company needs resourceful people

Toys "R" Us' Gerald Storch on how he's managing the toy retailer as we head into one of the worst holiday seasons in decades

Aside from the macro issues, delaying action on sustainability plans may be the absolute wrong thing to do for your business. Being far more efficient and effective with resources is a pillar of going green

Hire lawyers who are too busy to pad the billable hour and open to fee-based work, especially in litigation, says Cravath's Evan R. Chesler

Bob Nardelli: "It's one thing to lose a company. I think what we're dealing with here is the loss of an industry"

Forget about survival of the fittest. If we can spare some suffering, we should

Boardrooms need to recognize that the macro crisis requires decision makers to confront fundamental transformation on three levels, argues Umair Haque

If you are looking only at what new products you can offer, you are missing a chance to connect with your customers in a significant way

Here are some thoughts on what will change, what won't, and how to stay the course

The cancer of excessive CEO pay is at the core of America's economic woes, and it demands government attention

When those in the C-suite assume a royal distance from those they lead, understanding, communication, and effectiveness all suffer

How excessively risk-taking corporate cultures and unbalanced reward practices have contributed to the current financial crisis

How to tell if your company is taking on too much risk

The hospitality and travel company hadn't anticipated going outside the family when Chairman Marilyn Carlson Nelson stepped down as CEO, so there were no Plan B candidates

Regardless of the outcome—which very well may be favorable to Skilling—the question remains: Why didn't Enron's board pay more attention?

The needs of an expanded organization differ from those of a startup. New CEOs often bristle at boards that micromanage rather than govern

Boards today have specially tough decisions to make. Here are some tips for revisiting your corporate strategy in light of current threats

BusinessWeek talks to Bill Gates as his "final" day at Microsoft approaches

In a down market, directors must maintain focus on the fundamentals: state of the business, management, and company liquidity

Don't plan on hiring an onboarding specialist? Here are ideas for a great start from consultants who help senior executives switch into new jobs:

It's never easy, but James M. Citrin, a senior director at executive search firm Spencer Stuart and co-author of You?re in Charge —Now What?, offers four guidelines:

Reviews are time-consuming, bureaucratic, and stressful for everyone. Here's how to put the performance back into the process

Creating consistently good customer experiences is one of the hardest tasks in business. Here are ideas from our winners

Founder Reed Hastings keeps the troops motivated with hefty compensation and luxe perks, including lots of time off

Thomas B. Gilliam, co-author of Move It. Lose It. Live Healthy: Achieve a Healthier Workplace One Employee at a Time, shares five tips.