He cleaned bathrooms to help pay his way through Harvard. Now he runs TIAA-CREF and takes particular pleasure in advising non-profits. A boss’ tale.
Archive for May, 2009
From Scrubbing Tile to the Top Title
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Down and Out and Looking
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009There’s a thousand stories behind the unemployment numbers – make that millions of stories. Here’s a particularly keen one about a writer who got sacked.
And here’s another about an entire family that’s been forced to start circulating CVs.
Economic Roundup in Blue
Monday, May 11th, 2009The bad news is that the economy shed another 539,000 jobs last month; the good news is that all the punderati were expecting as many as 620,000, so the state was hailed as a sign that things were improving. Before you join the, um, celebration, consider that the White House doesn’t expect the job numbers to turn positive until sometime next year. And keep in mind that a survey of the nation’s largest financial institutions are still about $75 billion short on cash.
Who Really Benefits from Furloughs?
Friday, May 8th, 2009Everyone seems to cheer the boss when she opts for furloughs or other measures instead of layoffs. But is that really the best alternative for the staff as a whole? And was it really necessary?
Falling Wages
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Wages are declining across the country, a new blow for workers who have already seen their home values and retirement funds drop precipitously.
Time Instead of Money
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009It may be tough to give to your favorite charity during these down economic times. But if your short on cash, dip into your reserves of time.
Unpromotable? Optimist Rises
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Lessons on leadership from a CEO who was assured that he wasn’t “promotable.”
The Job Search: From the Web to the Basement
Monday, May 4th, 2009Searching for a job in this market? Leave no channel untapped: Sites like this one, or LinkedIn, FaceBook, your local church basement…. Connect in whatever way you can to other people to trade stories and share contacts that might lead to work.
Voke Ed
Friday, May 1st, 2009When we were in high school, our mother told us she would still love us if we went to a vocational school. We were taken aback: we wanted to study Great Books and Art. But in these times, it would be nice to be able to fix the wiring in the house or replace a head gasket.
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