Are you a certified organizational ninja? It's okay, nobody is--so steal this idea from career kickstarter Amber Rae, who shares her "Work, Play, Fit, Push" framework for getting things done while staying inspired. (Fast Company)

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Business strategist Thomas Newman left Time Warner Inc. in 2007 to launch the digital arm of Radio One Inc., a black-owned media company. But the white executive lacked experience dealing with operations or serving African-American consumers. (The Wall Street Journal)

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There are two labor markets nowadays. There's the market for people who have been out of work for less than six months, and the market for people who have been out of work longer. The former is working pretty normally, and the latter is horribly dysfunctional. (The Atlantic)

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It's one of the last taboos of workplace chatter: discussing with your colleagues how much you earn. That may be changing as more millennials challenge the taboo. (The Wall Street Journal)

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Would you rather be thoughtless and successful or intelligent and frustrated? A recent article in the New Scientist addressed the never-ending ignorance-as-bliss debate with the following question: If being intelligent was an evolutionary advantage, "why aren't we all uniformly intelligent?" The obvious, unscientific answer: Probably for the same reasons we aren't uniformly good-looking. But is being smart always to your benefit? Are there instances when stupid works better? (Fortune)

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Job-hopping a bid to quickly climb the career ladder, gain varied experience, and bolster your paycheck is accepted practice – but is it always the smartest move? (Fast Company)

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Business leaders must consistently up their game just to remain competitive in today's increasingly demanding and global marketplace. There are many leadership challenges - from a multigenerational workplace to a rapidly evolving "on demand" competitive environment – that require different leadership and specific communication skills to optimize our teams, to continually meet market demand and exceed customer expectations. (Hispanic Business)

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Euro-zone companies face a massive "debt overhang" that could prolong the region’s downturn and risk a return to a more acute crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday in a sobering report on risks that may be accumulating in the world financial system. (The Washington Post)

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As an elementary-school principal, Leonidas Nikas is used to seeing children play, laugh and dream about the future. But recently he has seen something altogether different, something he thought was impossible in Greece: children picking through school trash cans for food; needy youngsters asking playmates for leftovers; and an 11-year-old boy, Pantelis Petrakis, bent over with hunger pains. (The New York Times)

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When David Kralik enrolled in the MBA program at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 2010, he was intent on a job in finance. He worked a summer internship at American Express (AXP) and considered investment banking, but quickly soured on the idea. It wasn’t the 14-hour days typical of the industry, but the heightened regulatory scrutiny, slashed pay at big banks, and uncertainty about the industry’s future that killed his Wall Street dreams. (Bloomberg/Businessweek)

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Does business school cost too much? Is it really worth it? Ask the dean of the most expensive MBA program in the world and not surprisingly you’ll hear a strong argument for why Stanford is worth every penny of the record $185,054 estimated cost of its two-year, full-time MBA program. Garth Saloner, dean of Stanford Graduate Business School since September of 2009, argues that MBAs can easily recoup the costs in hefty starting salaries, generous bonuses and a boost in lifetime earnings. (Poets & Quants)

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Christina Marshall who was on the winning team at the NBMBAA Case Competition was also on the winning team of the Wake Forest Marketing Summit! The winning team took home $75K and as the MVP, Christina took home an additional $1,000. Chalk up one for the NBMBAA membership!

 

NBMBAA's 34th Annual Conference & Exposition has made The Trade Show News Network's (TSNN) list of the Top 250 Trade Shows in the U.S. for 2012! Congratulations to all those who help to make the our amazing event possible. And look forward to details on the 35th Annual Conference & Expo, September 10-14 in Houston, TX. Registration opens May 1!
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NBMBAA congratulates our partner, Lowe's Home Improvement, for receiving the Service to America Corporate Leadership Award from The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF). The award honors a company for exemplary commitment to community service. Lowe's will receive the award in June, during NABEF's 15th Annual Celebration of Service to America Awards, which honors efforts of local television and radio broadcasters. NBMBAA is proud to partner with Lowe's and to share their commitment to communities.

 

For many people, being on the far side of 40 in the workplace brings the confidence of experience, of having hit a certain professional stride. It can also bring a nagging insecure feeling that younger colleagues – the ones with 5,000 Twitter followers, who designed their first website in middle school – are fast becoming the new office stars. (The Wall Street Journal)

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LinkedIn launched revamped iOS and Android app on Wednesday that, in addition to creating a more engaging mobile experience, introduces advertising on the company's smartphone apps for the first time. As with most recently launched LinkedIn features – including notifications, contributed content, endorsements, and the ability to mention other users – the new app is designed to make LinkedIn a more appealing network to visit daily, rather than only when they are looking for a job. (Fast Company)

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Reality. That annoying thing that gets in the way of the best-laid plans for leaders and for companies. In my personal life, the consequences of ignoring reality are often pretty minor: a sport injury because I pushed too hard, a headache because I had that one last drink, or a stomachache from too much pie. (Inc.)

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More boomers want – or need – to stay in the workplace longer. But staying on the job as you approach retirement age tends to makes you more expensive to an employer, because of your health-care costs. And that’s why workers now face a growing wave of initiatives from companies designed to keep those costs down. (MarketWatch)

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Despite a short reprieve during the recession, the number of jobs moving to the nation's suburbs grew over the last decade, potentially clogging roadways and reducing job access for the poor. (CNN/Money)

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On paper, it might seem a difficult task: Retire on the cheap while enjoying the standard of living to which you are accustomed or you desire. But Jeff Yeager reports that it’s really possible, if retirees are willing and able to follow the principles outlined in his new book, "How to Retire The Cheapskate Way." (MarketWatch)

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Low bond yields have raised troubling questions about whether the 4% withdrawal rule still holds up. Here is what works, and what doesn't, when it comes to stretching a retirement nest egg. (Kiplinger's)

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Banks have been reporting steady growth in earnings since soon after the financial crisis. With the latest reports rolling in, analysts think the banks’ first-quarter profits will be their best ever. But as welcome as such profits are to the banks, they may also become a source of discomfort. The ballooning bottom lines could embolden the lawmakers and regulators who want to introduce additional measures to overhaul the banking system. (The New York Times)

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Apple Inc.’s slowing sales are rippling through a supplier network that has long benefited from the company’s ability to churn out iPhones and iPads. Cirrus Logic Inc., a maker of audio chips that gets 91 percent of its sales from Apple, this week reported an inventory glut that suggested slowing iPhone sales, and forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue below analysts’ estimates. (Bloomberg)

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They receive 500 emails a day and think life is "too exciting" to sleep in. Execs from Vodafone, AOL, and other companies on how they keep all the balls in the air. (Hint: start very, very early.) (Fast Company)

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People who successfully tackle big social, environmental, and economic problems are driven by what I call a moment of obligation – a specific time in their life when they felt compelled to act. These moments become their North Star; they keep them going in a positive direction when everything seems dark. The obligation is not only to the world but also to themselves. (Harvard Business Review)

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