Barbara Rose

If you haven't already stopped to reflect on what you vow to do differently in the new year, why not just skip it? If you're like most people, you will...

It isn't just shopping mall Santas who lose their jobs on Christmas Eve. Add Bulls coach Scott Skiles to a notable list of people who got fired the night before...

There was a time when employers tucked an extra week's salary into December paychecks, whether or not employees were naughty or nice. But the annual holiday bonus is being replaced...

There are 10 business days left in the year, in case you were counting, but not many people will work all of them. We've entered the season when the working...

Linda Hannah found her perfect job in an unlikely place. She's a labor recruiter for the construction trades, a male-dominated industry not known for reaching out to blacks. At 5...

It's time to synchronize your electronic calendars: Today marks the unofficial start of the holiday networking season. From now through mid-January calendars brim with opportunities for what career-minded individuals call...

Bruce Beckman jumped into a full life after taking a buyout in 2001 from his employer of 31 years. He worked for a start-up before launching a consulting business. He...

Elizabeth White used to work for a boss who singled out a different person to ridicule at every meeting. "Every idea the person presented was wrong," she recalls. "For the...

Every organization swirls with stories: cautionary tales about failure and firings, inspirational ones about overcoming difficulty, nostalgic stories about the good old days. Some rise to the level of folklore....

Sometimes, Jane Zweig feels the faster she works, the more she has to do. On the road nearly non-stop since May, the telecommunications industry consultant returned to an office as...