BUSINESS

07/23/2008

Life at Work: Office politics are everywhere
Question: I'm not a fan of office politics (mainly because I'm an introvert), and I'm wondering if smaller companies tend to have less office politics than larger companies. I've worked with Fortune 500 companies and I'm trying to transition to a smaller company. I'm just wondering if my old nemesis, office politics, will be there as well.

07/20/2008

$14.95 kits keep corkscrew light bulbs out of landfills

Waste Management

Waste Management has introduced a compact fluorescent light bulb recycling kit. For $14.95, a green consumer gets a box that will hold 15 10-watt bulbs, with postage to the company's recycling plant in Minnesota.
Link: Waste Management Web site

Dallas plays up symphony to win travelers
Count the Dallas Symphony Orchestra among the latest tactics that local tourism boosters are using to sell the nation's ninth-largest city.

Business books: The Brand Promise; Building the Latino Future

07/16/2008

Life at Work: The shape of a conference table can shape productivity
Round tables create a sense of equality and hamper getting things done, consultant Ruth Haag says, while long, narrow tables and horseshoe-shape tables take focus away from the leader.

07/14/2008

Facebook could see a standoff over Scrabble
C-O-M-P-E-T-E. Developers of a highly popular but unauthorized version of Scrabble for the online hangout Facebook vowed last week to do just that, now that a video game maker has weighed in with an official version of the word game.

Business books: Beyond Booked Solid; Game-Changing Strategies
Beyond Booked Solid

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