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Barbara Rose

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Laptop program boosts outlook for workers

August 11, 2008

Four-year-old Ramone Shaffers Jr. bounced on his mother's lap and pointed a tiny finger at a certificate she held in her outstretched hand, a symbol of a milestone in her young life.

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If you've just lost your job, breathe, then start search

August 4, 2008

It's not fair, you didn't expect it and you certainly don't deserve it, but it's happened: You've been laid off.
Summertime work not easy

July 28, 2008

The phrase "summer hours" stimulates pleasure centers in our brains, summoning images of noon-time concerts in the park and phone-it-in-from-the-beach Fridays.
Flexible schedules work best when thought out, detailed

July 21, 2008

Every week brings another announcement of a government agency adopting a four-day week or a business expanding telecommuting options to help minimize employees' pain at the gas pump.
Starbucks serves needed benefits

July 18, 2008

A Starbucks in a strip mall at a busy intersection in Elmhurst will close this month, part of a rolling series of closings through early next year.
Learn to tell story about yourself—but be quick

July 14, 2008

Quick, tell me who you are and what you do in less than a minute.
I don't mean to complain, but …

June 30, 2008

Jon Gordon seems like a great guy. He's funny, he's upbeat. Hundreds turn out to hear what he has to say about succeeding in life and work.
Filling in the 'missing middle' class overseas

June 23, 2008

You get a clue about David Ormesher's approach to philanthropy by visiting the company he started in Chicago 20 years ago, Closerlook Inc., an interactive marketing agency with 45 employees.
Zappos pays to weed out uncommitted workers

June 16, 2008

How much would somebody have to pay you to get you to quit your job? A year's salary? A month's rent? Enough cash for a really great trip?
Making the most of your commute

March 31, 2008

An elevator I boarded the other day on the way to work was decked out wall to wall, floor to ceiling, with a panoramic image of sand dunes.
Best mentors give challenging advice, criticism

March 24, 2008

The best mentors offer advice we don't always like to hear. They chide us, goad us, challenge us. Some even have the gall to tell us to straighten our frizzy hair.