Three Big Assumptions Leaders Should Question

HarvardBusiness.org - "Corporate success rests on good leadership.

Or so we all believed. For at least a generation, we have praised corporate executives as examples of good management. To me, one of the most disturbing aspects of the current recession — aside from financial insecurity — is the failure of leadership, especially corporate leadership. So the question arises, what were senior executives thinking? How did they allow this to happen? And why were they so late to respond?..."

Summary: "Here are three assumptions about how leaders manage that are coming under challenge."

1. It is important for organizations to set firm goals.
2. Quick wins are essential to managers in transition.
3. Senior leaders believe in their CEOs.

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It's 11:45 on Tuesday, leave me alone!

Tuesday at 11:45 is most stressful time of the week, survey suggests

Researchers found that nearly half of British workers identified mid-morning on their second working day of the week as the moment when they were most under pressure.

Most workers coast through Monday getting their brain in gear and catching up with gossip from the weekend through social networking sites.

But on Tuesday reality sets in and staff spend the first part of the day going through emails they ignored on Monday before planning the week ahead.

And 11.45am is the point when everything comes to a head...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5113653/Tuesday-at-1145-is-most-stressful-time-of-the-week-survey-suggests.html

5 Work at Home Scams to Avoid

So, you've recently been laid off, and you're "working at home"? Well beware, there are lots of predators out there looking to make a quick buck off people when they are at their most vulnerable.

http://www.smartmoney.com/Spending/Rip-offs/5-Work-at-Home-Scams-to-Avoid/

OK, this may be taking it a BIT too far :)

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A new reality show from the Dutch-based creator of the hit TV series 'Big Brother' will allow staff at companies struggling in the global recession to choose which colleague should be fired.

In each episode of 'Someone's Gotta Go', developed by production company Endemol, workers at a struggling business will choose who should get a salary cut or raise and who should be fired based on information about pay and past performance.