The Return of the Right Brain

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May 26, 2010
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Inside: This Week In Managing Anyone who's feeling the tedium, stress, and general inhumanity of the job-search process will appreciate The Return of the Right Brain. Columnist Liz Ryan reports that things like connecting with interviewers on a personal level is becoming as important as things like using the right keywords on your résumé. For those already gainfully employed as managers, writer Terry Barber reveals the secrets or raising employee morale and productivity, even in bleak economic times, in Inspire Your Employees Now. Here's to an inspiring spring for our careers. Patricia O'Connell, Editor, BusinessWeek.com/Managing E-MAIL A FRIEND  |  GET RSS  |  SIGN UP FOR OTHER BW NEWSLETTERS

MORE MANAGING NEWS MANAGEMENT Inspire Your Employees Now Use the spirit of inspiration as the currency of your daily interactions with workers, and their morale will surge LEADING WITH PURPOSE: ALAINA LOVE Diversity as a Strategic Advantage It's about more than filling quotas, as such companies as Turner Broadcasting, IBM, and Pfizer have discovered HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT A New Dawn for Health Insurers Lessons for scaling up, staying customer-centric, and edging out the competition as the health insurance industry faces a decisive moment THE INFLUENTIAL LEADER The Peer Principle New research reveals peer accountability as the ultimate driver of performance THE DRUCKER DIFFERENCE When Retirement Is Not an Option Peter Drucker said that in the future, people will have to work well into their 70s. Here's how the trend might play out. (Baby boomers, take note) NEW CAREERS BOOKS New Careers Books A List of Tomes About Jobs, Careers, and Leadership CAREERS Headhunter Hint Words of wisdom from executive recruiters CAREERS Style Q&A Image and etiquette consultants give the 411 CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD • From Corporate Executive Board The Changing Landscape of Corporate IT Two key business trends support a move toward an integrated central business shared service, according to the Corporate Executive Board HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW • From Harvard Business Review How to Stop Multitasking Doing too many things at once is like giving up ten IQ points—and a bunch of other scary stuff, warns Peter Bregman  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS DISH Network® - Official Site  Sign Up For DISH Network & Save $180 In Your First Year. Act Today! Register for the SAP CRM Resource Center  Access SAP's Customer Relationship Management Resource Center today. Free Google SEO Webinar: Learn SEO Today  Top 10 Free SEO Tools. Introductory Webinar to $295 Training Class on SEO! Are You Six Sigma Certified?  Earn 100% Online-Six Sigma Certificate From Villanova. LEARN More Now! Project Management 100% Online  Nation's Leading Online Project Management Course-From Villanova. Free Info. Buy a link now! This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2009-2010 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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