You think he’s going to his right. He’s moving toward you fast, and you have a split second to get in position. Sure enough, he leans right, and you take a step to your left to block his path to the basket. And then . . . he dribbles behind his back and takes off down the

A 10-minute stretch can increase distance and decrease injuries. Each week, millions of guys step up to the first tee, take a couple of practice swings, maybe twirl their arms around a few times, then wind up and swing. And swing and swing and swing. When they’re done with that

In the seven years since he founded the interactive-media agency Mediasmith Inc., David Smith has found himself embroiled in a series of “currency discrepancy” squabbles with online publishers. These typically occur at the end of an online advertising campaign, when publishers substan

Somewhere in corporate America, a human resources manager tweaks the company’s employee incentive program. Maybe she dumps last year’s idea of customized giveaways for this year’s weekend getaway packages, or switches from throwing an annual casino-awards party to discreetly handing o

Everybody’s doing it. Visa, Polo, Amstel Light, Baskin-Robbins, Hostess, Bacardi, Kraft Foods, the American Heart Association, Campbell Soup Company, Hallmark, Mercedes-Benz, Gateway Computers, Burger King, Doritos, BMW, Laurent-Perrier Champagne, Coffee Beanery, and the Office of Nat

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East Coast advertising sales rep Lisa Kramer had absolutely no idea her supervisor at Santa Ana, California-based Advanstar Communications would make a counteroffer when she announced back in February her intention to leave for another publishing company virtually down the street. She

Given how businesses everywhere increasingly find themselves swept into the online mainstream, it’s only inevitable that many executives fear becoming floundering dinosaurs of the information age if they don’t use the Internet to tap into “deep pools” of qualified job candidates. Inte

Modern management theory about the ideal work environment seems to revolve around employee participation and cooperation. But creating a so-called “open” culture can be a nightmare, what with government pressure to impose speech restrictions, and employees hewing to the lo