Through anecdotes, exercises, observations, and an extensive list of readings, Dr. Rao offers lessons drawn from both spiritual traditions and business situations that enable you to reconstruct and improve your professional and personal worlds. These unconventional strategies will turn your life around and help you become exponentially more effective in your career and flourish in every aspect of your life. This book is a powerful tool that will help you discover the purpose that can suffuse your life and bring stars to your eyes. The crucial question is Are YOU ready?...

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By: Frumi Rachel Barr, MBA, Ph.D.

If you're tempted to throw in the towel, you're not alone. But drastic measures may not be necessary.

(Fortune Small Business) -- Debbie Dusenberry is the founder of Curious Sofa, a home-furnishings business in Kansas City, Kans. I had heard that she had an interesting take on business and the economy, so one day I checked out her Web site...

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By: Jay Goltz

ETHICAL TREACHERY: COLLAPSED CORPORATE CULTURE
Most of us endured a Junior or Senior High athletic coach who never should have been coaching kids. Coach Bob, my high school track and field coach, was such a coach. He was a great athlete, one of the world's best. He proved that in the 1960 Summer Olympics when he won a medal...

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By: Russell T. Williams, PASSKEYS – inspiring ethical excellence

The FINANCIAL -- As the economic downturn continues, CEOs are playing a greater role in talent management, job restructuring, and work practices, according to two global business reports from Deloitte U.S.

The reports outline key findings from extensive one-on-one interviews and polling of top business leaders from around the world, revealing their strategies for managing today's most pressing talent issues...

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By: FinChannel.com

With the economy in the tank, it's no surprise that the number of bankruptcies—both personal and business—is soaring. As a small-business owner, even assuming you're not in danger of going bankrupt yourself, you can end up with some tricky decisions to make if your customers, suppliers, or other business counterparts go under.

The first thing to keep in mind if a business relation goes out of business is that there are a lot of different ways it can happen...

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By: Jonathan Weber, Founder, publisher, and CEO of New West

(March 19, 2009) Did you know you can get a Small Business Administration loan for up to $4 million with a payback period of 5 to 25 years? Additionally, the recently passed stimulus bill makes it easier for companies to get loans and refinance debt.

SBA lending, including 504 financing, will be a significant and integral part of the American small business recovery effort...

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By: Paul Diamond, Vistage Web Editor