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Working Thoughts is a blog by Ben Leeson about the job market and work related aspects. Topics this blog touches on include government reports, compensation, training, benefits, recruiting, technology, and more.
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He Quit His Job and the World Got Richer - The Khan Academy
Monday, August 30, 2010
TED Talk: David McCandless from Information is Beautiful
Friday, August 27, 2010
Billions of Dollars: Giving, Spending, Fighting, Accumulating, Owing, Losing, and Earning
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Well Said Leadership Characteristics
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Different Ways to Climb the Steel Stairs to the Top
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Wealth Distribution and Taxes: What's Fair?
Monday, August 09, 2010
July 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
Friday, August 06, 2010
Showing the Economy Through Illustrations
Monday, August 02, 2010
Honest Reflection on a Job Change
Friday, July 30, 2010
A Good Kindergarten Teacher is Worth More than Dollars and Cents
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Using a Multiple as a Compensation Distribution Model
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
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Working Thoughts: Category Archive for Entrepreneur
Billions of Dollars: Giving, Spending, Fighting, Accumulating, Owing, Losing, and Earning
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"The Gap is Between Doing Nothing and Doing Something"
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7/21/2010 10:16 PM
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What Do You Know about Your Produce?
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7/16/2010 9:40 PM
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To Succeed in Life You Must Have the Ability to Accept Failure as an Outcome, Rebound From It, and Try Again.
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6/24/2010 10:07 PM
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Communication Skills are a Good Investment No Matter the Job Market
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6/21/2010 11:05 PM
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We Respond to Small Cues Very Effectively
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6/15/2010 9:54 PM
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May 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
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Considering a Passionate Outlet: For You and Your Employees
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6/1/2010 11:26 PM
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Practice for the Glory. I'm excited about the World Cup.
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5/31/2010 10:21 PM
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A National Review of Education - Start Evolving Now
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5/20/2010 8:20 PM
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April 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
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The Next 10 Years a Leadership Change will Occur
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4/30/2010 10:47 PM
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Last One in the Pool is a Rotten Egg
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4/16/2010 10:43 PM
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Is the Job Market Ready for Good News?
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4/9/2010 11:25 PM
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Marrying "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" & "You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure"
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4/6/2010 11:37 PM
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Lists for Successful Business Growth
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3/18/2010 6:53 PM
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Open-Book Management, Motivation, and Progress
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3/17/2010 11:41 PM
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Unemployment Is Not Distributed Evening Across Income Levels - No One Thought It Was
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2/23/2010 11:11 PM
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January 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
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2/5/2010 11:50 PM
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Understanding Your Customers in Context
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2/3/2010 11:31 PM
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Tactics for Winning at Political Science
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1/26/2010 12:47 AM
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The Apple Brand
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1/20/2010 11:55 PM
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Job Creation in the 2000s?
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1/12/2010 12:57 AM
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Learning to Think and Business Training are Not the Same Thing
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1/6/2010 11:42 PM
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An Economic Winter Solstice
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12/21/2009 11:41 PM
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Value Creation with Fahrenheit 212
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12/17/2009 12:13 AM
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Data and Creative Story Telling
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12/16/2009 12:41 AM
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Confidence and Mistakes
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12/12/2009 12:03 AM
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A Jobs Report Prediction - One Year Later
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12/9/2009 11:05 PM
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Rules of Thumb - A Review
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12/7/2009 7:19 PM
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November 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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12/4/2009 11:10 PM
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A New Learning Experience - Edufire
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11/23/2009 11:58 PM
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Innovation: A Soup of Abstract Ideas, Timing, and Luck
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11/20/2009 11:41 PM
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Mathieu Lehanneur and Design
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11/19/2009 11:01 PM
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A Growing Knowledge Base - Robotics
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11/17/2009 12:17 AM
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The Near Future: Big Raises Coming for Those with Certain Skills
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11/13/2009 12:58 AM
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October 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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11/8/2009 12:07 PM
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iMinds For My Walk To Work
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11/3/2009 1:01 AM
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Extension Cords, Cash Flow, and Entrepreneurship
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10/28/2009 8:44 PM
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US Values have Changed, but the Change is Subtle
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10/21/2009 11:05 PM
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President Obama, Leverage, and Energy Decisions
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10/14/2009 6:48 PM
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September 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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10/2/2009 9:42 PM
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Dreaming Big, Risk, Failure, and other Thoughts
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9/30/2009 9:51 PM
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I have to Risk
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9/25/2009 11:35 PM
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Motivation, Dan Pink, and TED
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9/23/2009 7:30 PM
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Working Thoughts: Odds and Ends
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9/19/2009 1:35 PM
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A Market for Human Resource Solutions
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9/18/2009 11:11 PM
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Preparing for a year like 2015
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9/16/2009 10:48 PM
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The Vanishing of Okun's Law and the Usefulness of the Education System
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9/11/2009 9:09 PM
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Insightful Interview Done by Tony Tjan with Dick Harrington
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8/24/2009 8:11 PM
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Job Losses and the Self Employed
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8/17/2009 10:33 PM
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The Value Twist
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8/4/2009 12:02 AM
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Define Success that Accounts for Fortunate and Unfortunate Breaks
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8/1/2009 2:11 AM
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Projected Compensation Stats, Large Companies are Employing a higher percentage, and What's Next
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7/24/2009 10:40 PM
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Forest Fire Analogy
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7/13/2009 11:28 PM
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One View of Control and Circumstance
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6/23/2009 11:54 PM
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An Interview with Joy Bergmann of Fahrenheit 212
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6/22/2009 11:09 PM
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Resilient Attitudes are Rare
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6/15/2009 10:32 PM
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No Business Model is Forever
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5/29/2009 10:59 PM
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Business Leaders Need to Realize a Generational Shift has Occured
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5/21/2009 10:58 PM
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Make Sure Your Brand has a Message
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5/19/2009 10:52 PM
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People like Chris Crutchfield Demonstrate Changing Values
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5/13/2009 1:03 AM
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The Next Three Job Reports will be Telling
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5/7/2009 11:43 PM
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Wealth Distribution Study and Excerpts
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4/28/2009 11:01 PM
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Three Characteristics that can Stifle an Entrepreneur
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4/16/2009 1:04 AM
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Recessions Can Clear the Dubris. Opportunities are There
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4/14/2009 11:07 PM
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Down Economies Don't Automatically Mean an Increase in Entrepreneurship
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4/2/2009 10:38 PM
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An Interview with book author Robin Fisher Roffer
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3/23/2009 9:59 PM
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A Viable Electric Car Business Model?
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3/20/2009 10:54 PM
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Three Requirements for Entrepreneurs
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3/18/2009 10:48 PM
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An Intro to Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) - Ideas Worth Spreading
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2/17/2009 11:35 PM
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No Support System - That is the Sacrifice for Risk Takers
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1/29/2009 10:57 PM
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20 Ideas for 2009 from the HBR
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1/29/2009 12:30 AM
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The Future is Bright - R & openFrameworks
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1/23/2009 12:06 AM
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President Obama Paraphernalia
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1/20/2009 11:57 PM
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President Obama and My Four Components to the Future
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1/19/2009 12:43 AM
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Education and Art: A History of the Internet
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1/15/2009 1:02 AM
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Is Being an Entrepreneur Right For You?
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1/14/2009 1:33 AM
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Experts, Mentoring, and Job Blogs
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1/13/2009 2:20 AM
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Different Paths to Owning a Professional Sports Team
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1/11/2009 4:57 PM
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Using the term "Talent"
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1/8/2009 10:22 PM
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On the Cusp?
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1/6/2009 7:08 PM
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Special Skills are Needed to Create A Unique Business Case
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1/5/2009 11:46 PM
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Job and Pay Site List
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12/29/2008 11:49 AM
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Trying Times for the Profession of Recruiting
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12/17/2008 11:34 PM
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Quick Advice for the Newly Unemployed
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12/16/2008 12:39 AM
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US Employment and Prediction
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12/9/2008 6:15 PM
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November 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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12/6/2008 11:51 AM
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College Costs are Rising - Is Demand?
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12/4/2008 7:22 PM
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Educating - A Down Economy Good Opportunity
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11/25/2008 12:25 AM
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What States are Preparing for the Next Economy?
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11/21/2008 6:19 PM
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My Interview with Norm Bogner of 4Refuel
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11/14/2008 1:02 AM
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4Refuel Overview
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11/13/2008 1:02 AM
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Cultivating a Business Network
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11/10/2008 1:03 AM
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October 2008 Job Report Analysis and a Look Ahead
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11/9/2008 12:19 AM
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October 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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11/7/2008 11:35 PM
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Simple Entrepreneur Rules and an Innovative Golf Offering
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11/2/2008 11:30 PM
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Two Entrepreneur Resources
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10/31/2008 10:25 PM
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Bailouts only disarm those that benefit from it
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10/27/2008 6:30 PM
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The Next Stimulus Package Must be a Job Creator
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10/21/2008 3:45 AM
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