by Joyce GioiaIn our everyday work, we talk to a lot of people about what they want in their careers. It seems that many people--especially the young people we talk to--tell us that they're pretty happy doing what they're doing right now, but that eventually, they want to do their own thing. They want to own their own businesses. After all, that's the American Dream, right? Everybody wants to own his or her own business? Aren't entrepreneurs the kind of people who are most celebrated in our culture, these days, corporate or otherwise?

Reprinted with Permission from "The Goals Guy". Intellectual Curiosity - A passion to understand the changing forces swirling around you, an eagerness to learn them faster, and a recognition that learning is an unending journey. Humility - A pervasive acknowledgement that no one can have all the answers. You must have a willingness to learn from others. Self-Criticism - A logical extension of humility. A constant questioning of conventional wisdom and a keen awareness that success invariably sows the seeds of failure.

Morgan Stanley, IBM Corp. and General Electric Co.’s GE Foundation will join forces and resources with Columbia University’s business school to create an academic think tank to take the lead in improving accounting standards and stock research.Called the Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis, the center will be chaired by Arthur Levitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Phyllis Weiss Haserot With retention issues a significant cause for concern at most firms, it is useful to follow the trends on what job candidates are looking for. What kinds of questions are they more likely than previously to ask? Knowing what's on their minds enables interviewers to prepare responses and to push for reasonable changes that will make the firm more attractive to desirable recruits.

"Overcoming Attendance Problems" shines the legal spotlight on mistakes managers can make - and how to avoid them - when dealing with absenteeism and tardiness problems, especially regarding Family and Medical Leave Act and Workers' Comp requirements, along with pitfalls that exist when absenteeism decisions bump up against other anti-discrimination laws.Every time an employee takes an unexpected day off, it not only disrupts your company's schedule, it also wastes company cash.Plus, you have to deal with complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave

Press ReleaseA mental trek through the Himalayas will be one of the ways that the University of California, Davis, exercises the ethical muscles of incoming Master of Business Administration students.At a time when major ethical failings by corporate America have eroded public trust, the Graduate School of Management is introducing a mandatory ethics boot camp for its 150 entering MBA students.

Former BearingPoint Executive Vice President James B. McGuire has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Centerprise Advisors, Inc. Mr. McGuire replaces Rick Stein, who had been serving as interim CEO since August 2002, and Robert Basten, Centerprise founder, who stepped down from the CEO position in August 2002 after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.Prior to his position with BearingPoint, Mr. McGuire was Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman for U.S.

Reprinted with Permission from By Kerry L. Johnson, Ph.D. It's Carl's sixteenth cold call. He's had fifteen rejections in a row. "There must be a better way," he says to himself. "I might as well be calling right out of the telephone book." As he dials, his secret hope is that he'll get either a busy signal or no answer. He wonders if there's a job that doesn't create so much emotional distress. There has to be a better way!If you're still making cold calls to get business, you undoubtedly don't enjoy it. There is a better way. Learn how to use referrals.

IRS Press Release - Sept. 2, 2003 Worried about the rising cost of tuition? Well, the IRS has good news for students that may provide you with a little extra money while you're in school and even after graduation.Students are entitled to as much as $5,250 in employer-provided educational assistance -- tax free! This tax benefit applies to both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.Some people may deduct up to $3,000 of qualified higher education expenses, even if they don't itemize deductions on Form 1040, Schedule A.