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"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is...

Most employers haven't had employee retention on their minds. Last year, it's been quite the opposite. Many employers have had to reduce their workforce to remain in business.

E-Verify is a federal program that lets employers electronically check the identity and work eligibility of employees. To participate, an employer must register online and agree to use the system for all new employees.

Johnson Controls Inc. recently partnered with the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) to commission more than 1,400 business executives from various industries to answer a survey related to energy efficiency in North America and its effects on business strategy and employee relations.

In early February, the Wisconsin chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) will conduct the second Wisconsin ACG Cup, a case study competition that asks MBA students to examine a theoretical buy-side investment banking transaction.

Plans are probably already underway for your company's holiday party.

Self-esteem has a profound impact on every aspect of our existence including how we interact with people and behave in the workplace, how we interact with those closest to us as well as the degree of personal happiness that we experience in our personal lives.

A few decades ago the nascent computer age produced a few new acronyms for our lexicon. "GIGO" was among the more popular: garbage in, garbage out!

Several of us from the good old USA, Australia and Canada got together the other day to talk about the not-too-distant future, 2010.

Question: "A co-worker passed along your column, 'Building Bridges: Meet with Other Departments to Clarify Expectations'...