<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>BNET  Articles</title><link>http://www.bnet.com</link><description>BNET  Articles</description><pubDate>Nov 21, 2009 3:19 AM PST</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[The Toyota of Clothes]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13502_23-366509.html</link><description><![CDATA[With its high-tech fabrics, meticulous inventory control, and flexible manufacturing model, Japanese retailer Uniqlo looks more like Toyota than a fashion emporium. But unlike the car company, Uniqlo has beaten the recession. Heres how. ]]></description><author>Jan Alexander</author><pubDate>Nov 19, 2009 3:54 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight Ways to Ruin Your Social-Media Strategy]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-366324.html</link><description><![CDATA[Like it or not, loads of your customers are yakking away about
your business on Twitter, Facebook and similar outlets. So dont blow
it.]]></description><author>Catharine P. Taylor </author><pubDate>Nov 19, 2009 8:11 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Your Customers Are: How Facebook, Twitter and Others Break Down by Age]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-366331.html</link><description><![CDATA[Do your homework before you approach your customers online. Here's how users on the top social media sites broke down by age in August 2009.]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Nov 18, 2009 3:31 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perspective: Yahoos Turnaround Efforts Are Straight from Steve Jobs Playbook]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-365695.html</link><description><![CDATA[Yahoo CEO Carol Bartzs overhaul of the Internet pioneer
is similar to the steps Steve Jobs took to save Apple when he came back in
1998. ]]></description><author>Brent Schlender</author><pubDate>Nov 18, 2009 10:34 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Woman Driving Ford's Big Bet on Electric]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-364850.html</link><description><![CDATA[As Fords new director of global electrification, its
Nancy Gioias job to make sure the company delivers cutting-edge,
fuel-efficient vehicles. In an interview with BNET she talks about how Ford has
changed, what shes doing to get her team to deliver, and why
managers should bring a little bit of stupidity to the job.   ]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Nov 13, 2009 12:18 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Car Guy's Electric Moment]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363642.html</link><description><![CDATA[As a third-generation GMer, Jon Lauckner is fiercely committed to restoring greatness to Americas biggest car company. The VP of 
global product planning and the man behind the Chevy Volt, is determined to go big or go home. 
]]></description><author>Jon Lauckner, as told to Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:43 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Chevy Volt Recharge GM?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363796.html</link><description><![CDATA[GM hopes the Chevy Volt will make the world once again see GM as an innovative company. Can one car really pull it off?]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:53 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chevy Volt: A Hybrid Unlike the Others.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363533.html</link><description><![CDATA[GMs Chevy Volt is a hybrid like no other. We've compared the Volt and the top-selling Toyota Prius. The differences may surprise you. ]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:41 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why MPG Isn't the Best Metric]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-363797.html</link><description><![CDATA[Forget miles per gallon. What you really need to know is how much money it's going to cost you to get from point A to point B. ]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 10:42 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Get Ahead: Act with Urgency]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-363524.html</link><description><![CDATA[What makes a great leader? A Sense of Urgency, says Harvards
John P. Kotter. ]]></description><author>Abby Ellin</author><pubDate>Nov 12, 2009 9:34 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A (Mis)Match for Tough Times]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-362394.html</link><description><![CDATA[Startup retailer LittleMissMatched mixes cute and savvy to
grow sales 30 percent in the recession. ]]></description><author>Abby Ellin </author><pubDate>Nov 10, 2009 8:55 AM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chip Conley: Should I Take My Burning Man Pics off Facebook? ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-358555.html</link><description><![CDATA[When hotelier Chip Conley posted pictures from his Burning Man trip on his Facebook page, some of his employees complained that they were inappropriate for a CEO. ]]></description><author>Chip Conley, as told to Paul Sloan</author><pubDate>Nov 04, 2009 4:24 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Three Project Managers Stayed on Track]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-357120.html</link><description><![CDATA[Managing near-disasters is part of the job. Heres how three determined team leaders saved projects that had gone off the rails. ]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:26 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From the World's Best Project Managers]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-357104.html</link><description><![CDATA[Project heads from GM, Nokia, Method, and Facebook pass on what
they've learned from working on high-stakes projects. ]]></description><author>Lindsay Blakely</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:39 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Getting Things Done]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-357106.html</link><description><![CDATA[How to launch (and successfully complete) complex projects in four
chaos-free steps. ]]></description><author>Kim Girard</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:27 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Expat Material?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-355498.html</link><description><![CDATA[Here are five things to consider before hunting for work overseas.
]]></description><author>Tim Gray</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:40 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil: Hot Beaches, Hot Parties, and a Hot Job Market]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-355426.html</link><description><![CDATA[Latin Americas biggest economy has weathered the downturn well and is in need of talent. Plus, its gearing up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.]]></description><author>Tim Gray</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:42 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China: Jobs Abound! (But Do Your Homework)]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-355491.html</link><description><![CDATA[Chinese companies are aggressively going after U.S. managers willing to move there. ]]></description><author>Tim Gray</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:41 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[India: Riding the Backwards Brain Drain ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-355497.html</link><description><![CDATA[Indias booming economy, fueled by tech and telecom, is luring western workers.]]></description><author>Tim Gray</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:40 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea: Get Gold Card, Rake in Gold]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-355489.html</link><description><![CDATA[Low unemployment and powerhouses like Samsung are making South Korea a land of opportunity for expats.]]></description><author>Tim Gray</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:43 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vietnam: Opportunity Is Everywhere]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-355422.html</link><description><![CDATA[For Westerners with little management experience can have their pick of good jobs in Vietnam.]]></description><author>Tim Gray</author><pubDate>Oct 27, 2009 1:42 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: How Wall Street Sees Korn/Ferry]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-353944.html</link><description><![CDATA[Research analyst Mark Marcon evaluates Korn/Ferry under Gary Burnisons leadership. ]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 9:54 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Decisive Moment: A BNET Series]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-354534.html</link><description><![CDATA[CEOs and other C-level executives are faced with
difficult decisions every day that affect every part of the company. With The Decisive Moment series, BNET aims to shed light on the thinking and the drama behind some of the biggest and gutsiest decisions in recent business history.]]></description><author></author><pubDate>Nov 11, 2009 3:13 PM PST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Headhunter Goes Hunting]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-353947.html</link><description><![CDATA[Korn/Ferrys Gary Burnison focused on the numbers in acquiring Whitehead Mann during the downturn.]]></description><author>Gary Burnison, as told to Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 1:31 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can You Teach Ethics to MBAs?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13070_23-353458.html</link><description><![CDATA[Maybe, but research suggests they need a lot of practice. Take our
quiz and see how your moral compass measures up. ]]></description><author>Amanda Becker</author><pubDate>Oct 19, 2009 10:22 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Australia Ducked the Crisis]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13239_23-352693.html</link><description><![CDATA[Global recession? Not Down Under, where home prices actually went up. How'd they pull that off?]]></description><author>Phil Dobbie</author><pubDate>Oct 26, 2009 8:19 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Key to Success in Online Retail: Geography]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13241_23-351380.html</link><description><![CDATA[Whartons David Bell says old-fashioned neighborhood
census data can bring new shoppers to your online door.]]></description><author>Paul Sloan</author><pubDate>Oct 13, 2009 12:51 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Protect Your Reputation Online]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-349621.html</link><description><![CDATA[Like it or not, anyone can say anything about you
online, where your boss, clients, and colleagues can all see it. Dont
leave your reputation in the hands of an ex-spouse or disgruntled former employee.
Take control yourself.]]></description><author>Jon Bernstein</author><pubDate>Oct 06, 2009 4:27 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Working: Turning Them Into Us]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-349440.html</link><description><![CDATA[Working with dispersed teams means everyone has to be on the same page. But more often than not, mis-matched expectations can create misunderstandings. Here are some simple tips for defusing friction from afar and building the kind of camaraderie you need to work as a team.]]></description><author>Wayne Turmel</author><pubDate>Oct 07, 2009 2:13 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Hawkins: How I Made the Toughest Call of My Career]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-348863.html</link><description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview with BNET, Medtronics Bill Hawkins explains how and why he ordered the recall that shocked his industry.]]></description><author>Bill Hawkins, as told to Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 1:25 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality Check: Wall Streets View of Medtronic]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-348861.html</link><description><![CDATA[Once a runaway leader in innovation, the worlds largest
medical device company has lately suffered from public mistakes and a drought
of new products. ]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 9:56 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Price Medtronic Paid]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13058_23-348862.html</link><description><![CDATA[Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins says that his decision in 2007 to
recall the companys Sprint Fidelis lead was the hardest he has ever
made in his career. But it was even harder on the company.]]></description><author>Cait Murphy</author><pubDate>Oct 21, 2009 9:55 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irene Rosenfelds Crafty Pursuit of Cadbury]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13502_23-348097.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Kraft CEO seems to think it takes sweetness to capture a sweets maker. So far, she looks right.]]></description><author>Kit R. Roane</author><pubDate>Oct 01, 2009 12:47 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Reform: Why Greed Isn't the Problem]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13068_23-347726.html</link><description><![CDATA[At the heart of the political debate on health care reform lies an economic assumption: The health care industry makes too damn much money. Dont believe it.]]></description><author>Kent Smetters</author><pubDate>Oct 02, 2009 2:34 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Big Lots Is Turning the Real Estate Bust into Its Own Boom]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13241_23-346386.html</link><description><![CDATA[Bankrupt merchants have made ghost towns out of strip malls. Big Lots sees that as the best opportunity in years.  ]]></description><author>Melanie Warner</author><pubDate>Sep 29, 2009 10:03 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyundais Advertising Strategy: Wait for the Fire Sales ]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13240_23-346169.html</link><description><![CDATA[With bigger automakers out of the way, Hyundai grabbed discounted advertising deals it never could have landed pre-recession.]]></description><author>Melanie Warner</author><pubDate>Sep 29, 2009 10:04 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ITT Staffs Up While the Getting Is Good]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13241_23-346170.html</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. aerospace and defense industry will likely shed 30,000 jobs this year. For ITT Corp., thats a lot of resumes to review.]]></description><author>Melanie Warner</author><pubDate>Sep 29, 2009 10:03 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PepsiCos Big Steal: The Middle Man at a $1 Billion Discount]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13241_23-346150.html</link><description><![CDATA[Indra Nooyi needed to make PepsiCo more nimble by buying back its bottlers. The stock market crash gave the CEO the perfect moment to make her move  and save $1 billion.]]></description><author>Melanie Warner</author><pubDate>Sep 29, 2009 10:04 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDEOs Tim Brown: How to Build a Culture of Innovation]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-345772.html</link><description><![CDATA[The CEO of IDEO talks about how to innovate, how to adapt your
culture so that great ideas flourish, and why you shouldnt try to be
Steve Jobs.]]></description><author>Paul Sloan</author><pubDate>Sep 23, 2009 2:12 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Pay-For-Performance Work in Health Care? You Bet.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344827.html</link><description><![CDATA[A nationwide health care study is finding that tying bonuses to certain medical steps can save millions of dollars and thousands of lives. The downside: More paperwork!]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got Superstars on Your Team? Great. Just Dont Pay Them Like Superstars.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344823.html</link><description><![CDATA[How the New England Patriots win by eliminating stars and defining performance by the groups achievements.]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 23, 2009 7:54 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How American Airlines Used Employee Feedback to Fix Its Bonus Plan]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344821.html</link><description><![CDATA[American Airlines wanted to reward staff for reaching corporate goals. It didnt fly  until the bonuses were tied to goals employees had control over.]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 22, 2009 9:41 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How NOT to Do Incentive Pay]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-344828.html</link><description><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard learned the hard way: When the focus is too much on money, workers get greedy and the organization suffers. ]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Strategies for Making a Smart App]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-343426.html</link><description><![CDATA[Any smart marketer today has to think about mobile. Heres how to figure out if an app should be part of your strategy. ]]></description><author>Paul Sloan</author><pubDate>Sep 16, 2009 1:53 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Mobile Apps Are Revolutionizing Advertising.]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-343422.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Success of Apples iPhone app store has led to a stampede of brands creating games, services, and other applications as marketing tools. Its an entirely new medium for Madison Avenue, and it is quickly becoming a powerful way to influence consumers.]]></description><author>Kevin Gray</author><pubDate>Sep 16, 2009 2:04 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choosing an Online MBA Program]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13070_23-342356.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wondering if an online MBA is right for you? Heres how to identify the good programs  and find one that suits your needs.]]></description><author>Maggie Overfelt</author><pubDate>Sep 14, 2009 2:50 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whats an Online MBA Worth?]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13070_23-342353.html</link><description><![CDATA[A lot more than you probably think. But if you plan to get one, you have to finesse the degrees lingering image problem. ]]></description><author>Maggie Overfelt</author><pubDate>Sep 14, 2009 4:47 PM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How SMES Can Win Public Sector Contracts]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-339810.html</link><description><![CDATA[As the public sector looks to cut expenditure, smaller suppliers will have to work even harder to reach the top of the tendering shortlist.]]></description><author>Alison Coleman</author><pubDate>Sep 21, 2009 1:33 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Working: The Simple Rules of Collaboration]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-13059_23-337968.html</link><description><![CDATA[Remote collaboration doesnt have to rely on state-of-the-art technology. It's the people-management that counts.
]]></description><author>Wayne Turmel</author><pubDate>Sep 18, 2009 3:26 AM PDT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Playlist: The Business of Golf]]></title><link>http://www.bnet.com/2403-30328_23-336299.html</link><description><![CDATA[These BNET videos look at everything from how the game is faring in a slow economy to what your game says about you as an employee.  ]]></description><author>BNET Staff</author><pubDate>Aug 28, 2009 12:34 PM PDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>