Category: Jobs

The NCCA Basketball Tournament is all about winning. Here’s what it can teach us about winning in business. Continue reading

Manufacturing will grow in the U.S. when we accelerate the use of technology to increase productivity, enable new business models designed for mass customization and unleash the manufacturers in all of us. Continue reading

Forbes republished its annual “Most Miserable Cities” list. It looks at employment/unemployment, inflation, incomes and cost of living, crime, weather, commute times – a pretty good overview of things tied to living somewhere. Detroit ranked first, as the most miserable city, with Flint, MI second. And my home-sweet-home Chicago came in fourth. Ouch! Continue reading

Want to Attract and Retain the Best People? Try Offering Unlimited Vacation! Continue reading

A recent special report in the Economist highlights a growing trend among American and European companies; they are bringing back work which was previously offshored or outsourced to cheaper locations. Continue reading

In the United States, with the political season in full swing, we hear a lot about outsourcing. Good jobs, the kind where people wear hardhats and safety glasses, are moving south and east, supposedly leaving a nation of hamburger flippers in their wake. Continue reading

IX Government Editor, David Paschane, submits a different kind of post. Here are some words of advice for career development. Continue reading





