October 19, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the October 19, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

debergerac78 presents Was SEC Chair Christopher Cox right to dismiss self-regulation? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Self-regulation is as important as outside regularization when it comes to stopping greedy individuals from breaking the rules."

Chris presents Looking for a Job? Here are 4 Steps to Find a Great One posted at ProsperingServant.com.

Ella Moss presents FINANCIAL CRISIS: IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER « Zodiac Times posted at Zodiac Times, saying, "economic predictions from the pen of astrologer"

The Push Up Coach presents 5 Life Lessons I Learned From Push Ups posted at The 1000 Push Ups Club, saying, "Some lessons you learn from doing pushups."

Great Management presents How to Win That Job Promotion posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "If you are after a pay rise and career advancement it can be better if you decide to stay in your current employment and get promoted. But don’t just sit there, do these simple things."

Ben Dinsmore presents Are World Financial Markets Still "Perfect"? posted at Trees Full of Money, saying, "The back rooms of Wall St.'s investment houses effectively made the common American Investor nothing more than a pawn."

CMOE presents Which Comes First Coaching or the Need for Coaching? Part 3 posted at Teamwork, saying, "Each corporation has need for good coaches and mentors within its ranks. These coaches must be prepared to aid with existing problems and to prevent future issues."

Simon Stapleton presents Using Twitter As A Business Communication Tool posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "Twitter is the ‘micro-blogging’ service that has grown to 3m users wordwide in less than 3 years because it provides the simplest social communication platform around."

debergerac78 presents Predatory lending practices take a human toll posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Unscrupulous lenders probably never imagined that their tactics would eventually push Americans to turn guns on themselves and their loved ones."

AndrewB presents Time to Unleash How to Do Successful Affiliate Business posted at Making Money Online, saying, "Briefly, Affiliate Marketing is a method for advertisers to expand their reach with minimal costs, and for “publishers” to gain commission income when buyers respond to affiliate ads placed on their website, or otherwise advertised by the publisher."

David B Bohl presents 6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Busting Out of the Rat Race posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, "The nine to five grind… you’ve been a participant since your late teens, early twenties. Is it time to take a hike? Here are six questions to ask yourself BEFORE you ditch those bennies."

Sam presents NEW !! The Bank Crisis, the Subprime Mortgage Crisis and How they Affect You posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "The Bank Crisis, the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
And How They Affect You

Raymond presents New FDIC Insured Limit Covers Bank Deposits Up To $250,000 posted at Money Blue Book.

Dennis Scheffler presents Logo Design Ideas for Your Company posted at Logo Design Blog, saying, "A logo for your company will be the corner stone of your marketing efforts, so you need to come up with some logo design ideas that will really pop and get noticed."

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October 5, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the October 5, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

John Phillips presents Losing Jobs and Getting Rich posted at The Word, saying, "Two extremes in today's economy"

John Phillips presents When No One?s Minding the Store posted at The Word, saying, "What the Interior Department scandal teaches the business world"

John Phillips presents Workplace Woes and St. Paul posted at The Word, saying, "The current economic crisis shows a lack of corporate vigilance"

Chris presents What Drives Career Advancement - Development of Skills or Development of Connections? posted at ProsperingServant.com.

Verna Morris presents 100 Companies No Environmentalist Should Ever Support - X-Ray Technician Schools posted at Comments on: Top 100 Diet and Fitness Blogs.

Leon Gettler presents Siemens, corruption and corporate social responsibility posted at Sox First, saying, "Just as Siemens executive go on trial for corruption, the company sets up up a foundation for corporate responsibility"

debergerac78 presents The Post’s Pearlstein says Wall Street execs should apologize - but will they? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Considering that this crisis was driven by corporate greed, an apology would be a good place to start."

Simon Stapleton presents Five Self-Marketing Tips for Information Technology Employees : SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "I used to be like you - a shy, modest, hard working IT engineer who’d little time for what I supposed to be those self-serving sycophants scrambling up promotion vines in the corporate jungle"

Tushar Mathur presents Recordkeeping: What to keep and what to throw ? posted at Small Business Resource, saying, "Some documents and records need to be kept indefinitely but most can be discarded after a prescribed period. Here are some general rules of thumb as to how long you should keep them."

Applying the Law of Attraction presents Applying the Law of Attraction to Your Career posted at Applying the Law of Attraction Membership Library, saying, "For the people who are not aware of the theory of the law of attraction, then you are soon to realize that it is a basic principal of the Buddhist religion..."

Great Management presents Gain Extra Hours Every Day By Simply Outsourcing Your Life posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Some of you will have seen me raving about the best self-development book ever written: The 4 Hour Work Week. As a direct result of this book, I have started to outsource my life and gain some valuable hours back every day."

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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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