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The Conference Board ReviewTM Magazine

September/October 2008

Features

Death of Office Politics
Forget all you know about workplace interplay. Today's younger generations have rewritten the rules of the game.
By Marilyn Moats Kennedy

Evolution of the B-Card
They bend into unusual shapes and come in wrappers. Is there anything today's business cards can't do?
By Vadim Liberman

Saving the Day
Who said conserving cash involves major sacrifices? How to cut costs without forgoing corporate performance.
By Andrew Wileman

Passing Judgment
When it comes to appraising performance-appraisal systems, why do so many companies score so low?
By Dick Grote

Stress Test
Running an organization comes with its own 3 a.m. phone calls. Are you prepared to lead through a crisis?
By Ben W. Heineman Jr.

Takin' It to the Streets
If a vandal hasn't yet spray-painted graffiti on a public surface, rest assure that a corporation soon will.
By Matt Mason

It Was All About the Story
Friends, colleagues, and others interviewed, mentored, or inspired by A.J. Vogl offer remembrances of TCB Review's former editor.

Vital Lies
They're what we tell ourselves to avoid admitting the real truth about the company.
By Warren Bennis, Daniel Goleman, and Patricia Ward Biederman

Soundings

Aligning Interests
By Robert A.G. Monks

And more from
Seth Godin, Sam Gosling, Marshall Goldsmith, Tim Tolan, Barton Biggs, Grant Gordon and Nigel Nicholson, Jake Greene, Freada Kapor Klein, Peggy Klaus, Bill Lane, Michael Useem, Steven S. Little, James E. Lukaszewski, and Jared Bernstein.

Departments

Adventures in Cyberspace
The real news story is that the media is not giving us real news stories.
By E.J. Heresniak

From Theory to Practice
What should be a manager's ultimate goal? For starters, definitely not increasing shareholder wealth.
By Michael E. Raynor

Rules of Engagement
What is ECB, and why does the disorder afflict so many?
By E.L. Kersten

In Review

To help you do things the right way, look no further than companies that have done them wrong.
By Paul B. Brown

A financial expert takes on the muddle of the global economy -- and clears up exactly nothing.
By Susan Webber

Sightings
Let the Games Begin
By Vadim Liberman

Openers
By Matthew Budman


Editor A.J. Vogl, Managing Editor Matthew Budman, Creative Director Serena L. Spiezio, Assistant Editor Vadim Liberman, Contributing Editors Phyllis G. Doloff, Larry Farrell, Gail Fosler, E.J. Heresniak, James Krohe Jr., Ellsworth Quarrels, Michael Schrage, Richard Whalen, Publisher Chuck Mitchell, Advertising Manager Michael Alexander, Advertising Production Manager Chun Tao, Circulation Director Denese Brooks-Clarke

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