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  • Market Correction Ahead: Wien  Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 8:09 AM ET

    Byron Wien, Blackstone Advisory Partners, shares his views on North Korea's threats and its impact on global markets; and why he thinks a correction is coming.

  • You Asked What? Career Killer Questions Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 12:20 PM ET

    Here's some advice on how to ask the right questions that can put you ahead and save your career.

  • Go Gray! Why Innovators Get Better With Age Sunday, 31 Mar 2013 | 1:00 AM ET

    The most common image of an innovator is of a kid developing a great idea in a garage. But that is the exception to the rule.

  • Why Your Slacker Co-Worker May Be the Happiest One Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 1:46 PM ET

    They may go to great lengths to avoid work, but your slacker co-workers actually love their jobs. A new study comparing job performance and satisfaction found that the least-productive workers are often also the most engaged.

  • Get the Job—Without Lying About Your Age Saturday, 30 Mar 2013 | 3:09 AM ET

    It's no secret, it's harder for older workers to land a job. Here are some tips for how to land that job -- without having to lie about your age!

  • 5 Turnaround Tips for JCP's CEO and Smaller Companies Monday, 11 Mar 2013 | 10:08 AM ET
    Ron Johnson

    What small and mid-size companies can learn from Ron Johnson's fumbled leadership at JC Penney.

  • 'Fat Cat' Alert: Ultimate Survival Skills for CEOs Friday, 8 Mar 2013 | 12:24 PM ET

    Hey Fat Cats, time to shape up! Far too often, C-levels get too comfortable and completely disregard the possibility of getting fired.

  • Want More Productive Workers - Give Them Hope Friday, 8 Mar 2013 | 10:46 AM ET

    After years of international research, this author found that hopeful employees are happier at work, more engaged and get this - a whopping 14% more productive.

  • Whether we are making plans for the office or for our personal lives, subtle forces can sidetrack us from our carefully laid plans and derail our decisions, says this author.

  • Is Sexism Behind the Yahoo Uproar? Sunday, 10 Mar 2013 | 6:30 AM ET
    Marissa Mayer

    This CEO wonders if the reaction to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer's decision to discontinue telecommuting at the company would have been different if Mayer was a man?

  • Forget Supplies, Walmart.com Debuts Chic, Global Goods Thursday, 7 Mar 2013 | 3:12 PM ET
    Leticia started making gourmet fried plantains in her kitchen in Guatemala, and now she’s a successful Walmart supplier with a growing business.

    Forget cheap supplies. Walmart.com is debuting unique products from women-owned small businesses from around the world.

  • Innovation Killer: Are You Cursed by Your Own Success? Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | 12:09 PM ET

    A firm's worst enemy is itself: success with past innovations leads it to ignore, stifle, or ridicule the next big innovation, says this author.

  • Harper College has rallied around a number. When President Barack Obama called for 5 million more community-college graduates by the end of the decade to boost U.S. competitiveness, this commuter school 30 miles northwest of Chicago figured out it would need to produce 10,604 additional graduates to do its part.

  • Top Banker Leaves Wall Street For NY Law Firm  Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 10:27 AM ET

    Jim Woolery, Cadwalader, Wichersham & Taft, talks about some of his top banking deals and explains why he is leaving the Street and returning to the law.

  • I've Had Enough! Setting Boundaries with the Boss Monday, 25 Feb 2013 | 11:50 AM ET

    You don't want to come across as a naysayer so you just suck it up and hope that things will get better. The only problem is they don't.

  • It's Entrepreneurship Week: How to Be Your Own Boss Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 12:24 PM ET
    Entrepreneur Joseph Schlesinger has used Kickstarter, the crowd sourced website, to raise funding for his company ArcBotics.

    In honor of the seventh annual National Entrepreneurship Week, the SBA is hosting a series of webinars for entrepreneurs on everything from crowd-funding innovation to starting an urban farm.

  • Beyond Food Trucks: More Businesses Go Mobile Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 10:50 AM ET
    Colin, 30, and Trevor Lyman, 27, are brothers and co-founders of CrackedMacScreen, a mobile business that operates out of cars in Washington, D.C.

    Taking a cue from food trucks, savvy entrepreneurs are forgoing costly storefronts and instead running small businesses from their cars. So what's the downside?

  • Mrs. Moneypenny's Power Purse  Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 6:41 AM ET

    Mrs. Moneypenny, Financial Times columnist, discusses her escapes in Davos, Switzerland, and provides career advice that could take you straight to the top.

  • Career Advice: How Focused Are You? Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 12:25 PM ET

    Sometimes, we get mired in details and this executive coach has some tips to help you get to the point.

  • American Hostages Status Unclear  Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | 2:22 PM ET

    Breaking details on the Algeria hostage crisis, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

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