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Travel Agents Speak Up A survey commissioned this summer by The Reservation Company, a Las Vegas-based online booking company, asked travel agents to assess the state of their industry, with a focus on bookings before and after 9/11. Here are some of its findings: In your opinion, are travel bookings: Rebounding strongly (14%) Rebounding moderately (71%) Remaining … [Read more...] about September 2002: Business Up Front

DO YOU NEED PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL ADVICE? According to the Nevada Society of CPAs, there is a common misconception that only the truly wealthy need professional financial planning. In reality, most people can benefit from it. Here are some signs that might signal the need for professional financial advice: Things have gone so well for you that you suddenly realize the ads … [Read more...] about August 2002: Business Up Front

Job Searching Dot Com Steve Forst, managing director for the Las Vegas office of Right Management Consultants, a career transition firm, offers the following tips for a successful job search on the Internet: 1. Learn how to create and use a plain text résumé that can be e-mailed and posted online. When you copy and paste a formatted Word résumé into a job board or e-mail, … [Read more...] about July 2002: Business Up Front

Letting George Do It Many managers may think it is easier to do the work themselves rather than to ask others for help, but delegating tasks is one of the ways a manager can draw on the strengths of the entire staff, manage the workload and reduce overall stress. It is also a way to empower employees, says Leemor Amado, practice consultant for the American Management … [Read more...] about June 2002: Business Up Front

The Executive Shift Today’s busy manager is likely to feel there aren’t enough minutes in the day, according to a recent survey released by Robert Half International Inc., a staffing service specializing in the accounting, finance and information technology fields. The survey, conducted by an independent research firm, included responses from 150 executives with the nation’s … [Read more...] about May 2002: Business Up Front

How to Ruin A Performance Evaluation Management consultant Dan Coughlin, CEO of The Coughlin Company, lists 10 ways a boss can ruin an employee’s performance evaluation: Lack seriousness - Constantly change the date of the evaluation, show up unprepared and shuffle papers while the employee talks. Be inconsistent - Tell an employee he or she is great, and then give only … [Read more...] about April 2002: Business Up Front

Security Officers in Demand According to Christian & Timbers, a global executive search firm, the company is receiving a high volume of inquiries from corporations seeking chief security officers. Christian & Timbers predicts the CSO will be one of the hottest executive jobs in 2002. According to Jeffrey Christian, chairman and CEO of the firm, "September 11th changed … [Read more...] about March 2002: Business Up Front

O’Leary as Executive Role Model? George O’Leary was forced to resign in December as head coach of the Notre Dame football team after it was discovered he had misrepresented his degrees and accomplishments on his résumé. A survey taken by executive recruitment firm Christian & Timbers (before the O’Leary scandal) would seem to indicate that George would be right at home in … [Read more...] about February 2002: Business Up Front

Small Business Bearing Burden of Federal Regulations A new study shows federal regulations cost U.S. businesses $497 billion in 2000, with these expenses falling disproportionately on small business. The study, entitled The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms, was produced under contract with the advocacy division of the Small Business Administration (SBA). While federal … [Read more...] about January 2002: Business Up Front

Largest Women-Owned Firms Going Strong The expansion in the number of women-owned businesses with 100 or more employees, as well as those with $1 million or more in revenues, is outpacing the growth rate of all businesses of the same size, according to a new study from the Center for Women’s Business Research. The study, "Removing the Boundaries: The Continued Progress and … [Read more...] about December 2001: Business Up Front

Parents of Teenage Drivers, Take Note Limousines from Las Vegas Transportation are now equipped with the latest video technology from DriveCam Video Systems. DriveCam is a palm-sized video recorder mounted behind a vehicle’s rearview mirror that records what a driver sees and hears during unusual driving incidents. The device monitors driving activity by continuously recording … [Read more...] about November 2001: Business Up Front

TIME BANDITS Survey Finds Time Management A Top Concern If time is money, financial executives are in the red, a new survey suggests. Thirty-six percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) polled said time management is the greatest challenge facing executives today. Keeping pace with technology followed, with 27 percent of the response. The survey was developed by RHI … [Read more...] about October 2001: Business Up Front

Top Ten Mistakes in Business E-mail John Zipperer of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Journal provides the following words to the wise regarding e-mail mistakes: 1. Sending a Novel — Don’t send long e-mail unless you have a previous agreement with the recipient. Your contacts will thank you for keeping messages short and sweet, and you will have a better chance of them … [Read more...] about September 2001: Business Up Front

Strategies for Dead Horse Riding Thanks to the Regents’ Review, published by the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada, for printing the following list of pointers for those who choose to disregard the old adage that says, "When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount." We wondered where so many businesses … [Read more...] about August 2001: Business Up Front

A Great Reason to Make Mistakes According to Paul Lemberg, an executive coach and corporate troubleshooter, it would be a mistake to try to avoid all mistakes. "Indeed, it would be a colossal blunder to attempt doing things right the first time, every time," says Lemberg. "The only people not making mistakes are ones playing their game without risk and without novelty — and I … [Read more...] about July 2001: Business Up Front