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Obese Workers Face Discrimination Nearly one-half (47 percent) of American workers believe plus-size employees are being discriminated against by their co-workers and supervisors, according to the latest American At Work public opinion survey conducted by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA). Howard Cole, a member of the ELA and a shareholder with Nevada’s Lionel Sawyer & … [Read more...] about January 2004: Business Up Front

Nevada Grows – More Than Sagebrush Nevada Grows, a fundraising dinner featuring agricultural products grown in Nevada, was held at the governor’s mansion in Carson City this fall. It raised more than $15,000 for the UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources scholarship endowment. The following companies contributed to the menu: Churchill Butte … [Read more...] about December 2003: Business Up Front

THE KEYS TO HAPPINESS AT WORK Giving employees something to smile about at the office may be as simple as offering them more control over their time, a recent survey suggests. One-third of workers polled said greater schedule flexibility would result in increased job satisfaction. The survey was developed by OfficeTeam, a staffing service specializing in highly-skilled … [Read more...] about November 2003: Business Up Front

It’s Not Just Bean-Counting Accountants Need More Than Numbers Know-How Accounting graduates entering today’s job market should be prepared to highlight their technical expertise as well as their gift for numbers. Chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed recently said that in addition to accounting skills, they look for professionals who have information technology … [Read more...] about October 2003: Business Up Front

Advertising Words of Wisdom David Ogilvy, one of the founding fathers of the modern advertising field, became famous for his many statements about advertising, including his most well-known quote, "If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative." Many of his sayings contain wisdom about the business world in general. Here is a brief sampler: The consumer isn’t a moron. She is your … [Read more...] about September 2003: Business Up Front

Job-Seeking Data Differs by Age DBM, a global human resources consulting firm, has released new research on how job-search experiences vary by age group.  The data was drawn from its annual Worldwide Career Transition Study, a reflection of findings from a sample of over 13,000 individuals with whom DBM worked in 2002. "While we find that older workers typically face a longer … [Read more...] about July 2003: Business Up Front

Six Myth-understandings Holding You Back Gary Keller, co-founder of Keller Williams Realty International, heads the seventh-largest real estate company in the country. In his recently-released book, The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, Keller details six fallacies that may keep real estate agents from achieving success. These "myth-understandings" could apply to other … [Read more...] about June 2003: Business Up Front

Empower Your Employees to be Mini-Marketers Linda Keefe is CEO of Shared Results, a business focused on helping companies get employees to care about their vision and develop a "unified entrepreneurial spirit." Keefe points out that employees are walking billboards for your business 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Empowering your employees can encourage them to become … [Read more...] about May 2003: Business Up Front

Business People Take to the Air According to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the number of business people learning to fly has been increasing steadily, as people become more aware of the benefits of personal flying and grow increasingly frustrated with commercial air travel. Among the leading indicators of this trend are how pilots are using their licenses, … [Read more...] about April 2003: Business Up Front

The Great Bus Ride Of 2003 Dave Anderson, a speaker and author of the book No-Nonsense Leadership, compares a company’s drive toward its objectives with a bus ride, andsuggests a company’s goals are irrelevant until it has the right people on its bus and gets the wrong people off. "After all," says Anderson, "a great dream with the wrong team is a nightmare; a great dream with … [Read more...] about March 2003: Business Up Front

Blue’s Clues Lead To Business Success Many companies are failing to live up to their full potential because they have abandoned childlike values, according to Diane Tracy, whose book makes a compelling case for the success potential of the values-driven corporation. Blue’s Clues For Success: The Eight Secrets Behind A Phenomenal Business explores the extraordinary success of … [Read more...] about February 2003: Business up Front

A survey released recently by Deloitte & Touche LLP found 60 percent of women business leaders believe that reducing compensation packages for senior executives is required to restore the public’s faith in corporate leadership and financial reporting. The survey polled women CEOs, chairmen, presidents and other senior executives attending The Corporate State, a summit for … [Read more...] about January 2003: Business Up Front

Job Interviews for Dummies Job seekers typically research what they should do during an interview. But knowing what not to do is an equally valuable lesson. OfficeTeam, a staffing service specializing in administrative professionals, asked executives to name the strangest things they had recalled happening in a job interview, and the results show many job seekers could benefit … [Read more...] about December 2002: Business Up Front

Investors’ Confidence Still Shaky Approximately 62 percent of financial services professionals polled in a recent survey said government efforts to protect investors and prevent accounting malpractice have had no effect on restoring their clients’ confidence. The survey of nearly 1,000 Farmers Financial Solutions registered agents throughout the United States also reveals that … [Read more...] about November 2002: Business Up Front

Are You Able to Accommodate the Disabled? James J. McDonald Jr., an attorney with Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national firm specializing in labor issues, reports that the development of laws under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) over the last few years shows two trends. First is a changing definition of "disability." Persons in wheelchairs now account for less than … [Read more...] about October 2002: Business Up Front