September 21,2008 Edition

Welcome to the September 21, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Britannica Blog presents 6 Unwritten Rules to Advancement in the Workplace (Professional Networking 2.0) posted at Britannica Blog, saying, "Employees from a variety of industries and fields are now gathering to exchange information, ideas, and business opportunities through online sites and venues, such as LinkedIn and Facebook. The importance of this new route to creating professional connections is reflected in the recent assessment of LinkedIn’s value at $1 billion."

John Phillips presents Boeing Workers Strike Back posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, "Implications of Boeing workers' strike"

Simon Stapleton presents 5 Major Gaffes I've Made as an IT Manager posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "I can look back on my career now and laugh at some of the things I did, and in some cases I cringe like crazy to the point my toes curl up and I look like I am wearing Turkish slippers. Naivety provides great learning . In this article I am looking back at five mistakes I made in the past, and what I learned from them."

Chris presents Being Laid Off - 4 Steps to go From a Layoff to an Amazing Job. posted at ProsperingServant.com.

Tushar Mathur presents Small Business Expenses that are Tax Deductible posted at Small Business Resource, saying, "Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. These expenses are usually deductible if the business is operated to make a profit."

WordPress Hacker presents Auto Create Navigation Tabs for New WordPress Pages posted at WordPress Hacker, saying, "In this article I explain how you can setup your blog to automatically create main navigation links/tabs when new pages are published by using custom fields to mark those pages you want to appear in the navigation menu."

Leon Gettler presents US auto makers ask for a bailout posted at Sox First, saying, "You really have to worry when big corporations go to the Government and ask to be put on welfare! US auto makers are now begging Washington for $50 billion in loans to help them pay for new fuel economy standards."

debergerac78 presents Is it ethical for failed CEOs to accept big exit pay packages? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Get a million-dollar severance package for bringing the economy to the brink of destruction? I think not."

Brian Terry presents 5 Easy Ways To Turbo Charge Your Press Release Marketing posted at Big Yellow Blog of Turbo Marketing Secrets, saying, "Press Release Marketing is a great way to give your online business huge exposure in a very short period of time. Unlike articles that are usually written with specific areas interest in mind, press releases talk about straight facts and hard news."

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September 7, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the September 7, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

debergerac78 presents Should U.S. companies support censorship in China? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "America can hardly claim to embrace free speech when U.S. companies are helping the Chinese government hide its crimes against its own people."

Anya Portnik presents What are your favourite sales questions? posted at Gavin Ingham.

Anya Portnik presents Why practise makes perfect when sales training posted at Gavin Ingham.

debergerac78 presents Was it ethical for Simon & Schuster to publish “Obama Nation”? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "A major publishing firm released this politically incendiary book without first fact-checking its contents."

Chris presents Get Promoted Faster by Looking After Your Boss - Part 1 posted at ProsperingServant.com.

Leon Gettler presents KBR bribery case goes deep posted at Sox First, saying, "The former chief executive of Halliburton spin-off US construction firm KBR, Albert Stanley, is facing seven years in the slammer after pleading guilty to charges of corruption relating to Nigerian deals. But this case could extend deep into Dick Cheney's old company with The Wall Street Journal reporting that the case goes back beyond Nigeria and into the 1980s."

Great Management presents You Know You Will Never Be Promoted When… posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "“What is the quickest and easiest way NOT to get promoted?” Here are hindrances that will hamper your chances to get that promotion you've always wanted and how to get on with your boss."

Sarah Paine presents Getting the Most Advertising Bang for Your Buck posted at Sarah Paine, saying, "If you are selling tangible products on your website and paying for advertisements you may be missing out on an inexpensive way to reach millions. I say this because most people will write articles and use ppc but never consider sites like Shopzilla for advertising."

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Welcome to the August 24, 2008 edition of corporate vigilance edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

All About The Money presents Big Oil...the root of all evil, right?

George L Smyth presents One Minute How-To - How To Uncover Extraordinary Breakthroughs posted at George L Smyth, saying, "Phil Myers explains how you can find those breakthroughs that elude the less successful businesses."

Louise Manning presents How sustainable is the global food supply model? posted at The Human Imprint.

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August 10, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the August 10, 2008 edition of corporate vigilance edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

debergerac78 presents How ethical is “gotcha” journalism? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Revealing high-profile crimes is a worthy endeavour--but only if the purpose is to uncover the truth, not to become famous."

Larry Russell presents Financial Planning Reading List posted at Pasadena Financial Planner.

Heather Johnson presents Guest Post: This is Why You Should Change Careers posted at Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects.

debergerac78 presents MSN’s Brush explains why the housing bill may not prevent future financial disasters posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Simply put, it doesn't stop banking CEOs from going after short-term profits instead of long-term safety."

Mag Herrera presents A Shining Job Interview: How to Succeed posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, "Some recommendations for harnessing interview's opportunities"

Bozidar Spirovski presents Stopping a Corporate IT Infrastructure in a Single Blow - are you safe? posted at Information Security Short Takes.

John Phillips presents Muslim Holiday Replaces Labor Day posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, "Employment law implications of replacing Labor Day with a Muslim holiday as one of an employers paid holidays."

Helen Anderson presents Protect Yourself When Shopping Online posted at Savings Accounts.

John Crickett presents Watersone’s Doesn’t Get It! posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, "Waterstone's fails to add value to the customer experience."

Raymond presents Outsourcing Call Center Jobs To India Leads To Bad Customer Service posted at Money Blue Book.

Manoj Thulasidas presents An Office Survival Guide posted at Unreal Blog, saying, "Pointers in surviving the corporate jungle."

Machione presents Vehicle Wrapping Delivers A Message That Can't Be Missed posted at Stark County, Ohio News And Views....

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July 27, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the July 27, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

debergerac78 presents How ethical is InBev’s push to oust Anheuser-Busch’s board? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Exactly how much objectivity can you expect from an alternative board that's already been bought for $50k?"

swiper presents How Aggressive are Insurance Companies? posted at Boston Personal Injury Lawyer, saying, "This post highlights insurance company's aggressive tactics in the legal world."

Leon Gettler presents UBS and the tax cheats posted at Sox First, saying, "Never stand between an accounting firm and a bag of money. In the past we have seen KPMG getting embroiled in peddling tax havens for the rich. Now we are seeing revelations that UBS has been helping tax cheats. It helped hide about $1.5 trillion in tax,"

debergerac78 presents How will the next President handle reconstruction in Iraq? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "How would the American public feel that some deaths in Iraq are caused not by terrorists but by corporate carelessness?"

The Shark Investor presents Don't Make Money Blogging posted at The Shark Investor.

Louise Manning presents Strength or weakness? posted at The Human Imprint.

Chris Harris presents An idea to fix mortgage origination posted at New venture outsourcing blog.

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July 13, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the July 13, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Rich Maltzman, PMP presents Big Wheels Keep on Turnin' posted at Scope crêpe.

Bozidar Spirovski presents 3 Controls to Secure Corporate Offline Computers posted at Information Security Short Takes.

debergerac78 presents Business ethics start at the top posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "As above, so below. Having (un)ethical managers means having (un)ethical employees."

John Phillips presents Desperate for Basic Training posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, "Firings at work: the good and the bad"

Raymond presents My List Of The Top 5 Most Overrated Careers and Jobs posted at Money Blue Book.

Leon Gettler presents BAE scandal widens posted at Sox First, saying, "Arms dealer BAE might be vowing to clean up after the Saudi bribery scandal but trouble is not going away. Swiss authorities have expanded their investigations into BAE following allegations that the company used Swiss bank accounts to pay £60 million ($US119 million) in bribes to Saudi officials"

Andrew Heath presents Good Gossip and Bad Gossip posted at Andy.

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June 29, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the June 29, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Jose DeJesus MD presents Motivating Your Employees posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Bozidar Spirovski presents Rules for good Corporate Web Presence posted at Information Security Short Takes, saying, "Corporate Internet Presence"

Jose DeJesus MD presents How to Resolve Conflicts with Coworkers posted at Physician Entrepreneur.

Leon Gettler presents Siemens case expands posted at Sox First, saying, "The Siemens bribery scandal gets wider and wider. Now we have reports that the bribe money was distributed through a German company owned by three banks. Needless to say, the banks have all since professed ignorance."

Alvaro Fernandez presents Why Smart Brains Make Stupid Decisions posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, "We just secured an interview with Ori Brafman, co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Doubleday Business, 2008), to discuss our Dark Side (well, he calls it "different hidden forces" and "psychological undercurrents")."

debergerac78 presents Did Investment Banks Deliberately Sell Faulty Loans? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Reports from the NPR show that America may be paying the price for the bad lending practices of its investment banks."

Bozidar Spirovski presents Citibank PIN Heist - Sources of Security Breach posted at Information Security Short Takes.

terry dean presents Low Margin Products vs. High Margin Products posted at David Bullock - Innovation And Thought Log.

CMOE presents Do You Avoid Face to Face Communication? posted at Teamwork.

John Phillips presents CEOs Solve Economy?s Woes posted at The Word On Employment Law, saying, "CEOs can't help themselves--unfortunately."

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