Hollywood producer Peter Guber says business leaders need to know the power in their roles and not lose sight of the need for drama.
Stanley O'Neal isn't the first deposed chief to walk away with millions. A look at who's won the most by losing.
The nastiest computer bugs don't just enslave your computer--they do it in secret.
Indeed, all the members of this year's club are the lynchpins of enormously profitable--and growing--merchandising empires. Albert Einstein's name is used to peddle Baby Einstein DVDs. Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel's books are a staple of every kiddie library on the planet. Hundreds of performances of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown pad the portfolio of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz each year--as well as comic strips that are still syndicated daily in thousands of newspapers.
Nothing has changed markets more dramatically than the Web.
No matter how they started out, part of what makes business leaders successful is their ability to learn something at every step.
So you made a career decision that, for whatever reason, isn't working out. Can you get a ''do-over?''
Sexual predators are scary, but the bigger threat may be what your kids do by accident.
What a weaker dollar really does is to encourage American and international investors to invest in non-American markets. The more the dollar drops, the more global equities rise. Many Asian currencies are hitting record highs against the dollar.
Just a generation ago, a person with $2 million or more in liquid assets would have had enough for a secure retirement. But not today. Combine longer life expectancies and the rising costs of health care, food, transportation and property, and you have financial challenges ahead for the mMillionaire.
Asking for a raise might be easier when your boss is in a good mood. But what if she knows you know she is?
There is no set timeframe for getting hired, but there are general guidelines. It should take about three to four months for middle managers and two to three months for people with five years of experience.
What's the best way to impress an interviewer? Probably not by breaking into song. And definitely not by bringing your mother along.
If you're not paying attention to how many ZZZs you're getting, you could be putting your health at risk.
Some majors are bristling at Apple's new leverage: In certain cases, they have gone so far as to play an A&R role, suggesting what songs should or shouldn't be included on an album in order to get promotion, earning the enmity of label executives.
Some billionaires, bit by the collectors bug when they were tots, continue to grow their collections into adulthood. James Goodnight, CEO of software giant SAS, has a collection of rocks and minerals he has cultivated since boyhood.
From Steven Spielberg's seaside spread to Bill Gates' costly compound, peek behind the doors of these and other Forbes 400 residences.
Leveraged buyout titans David Bonderman and James Coulter of Texas Pacific Group make their first appearance on the list, along with William Conway, Daniel D'Aniello and David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group.
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has a problem: He's taken Apple into the phone business with the iPhone. Yet he has to rely on partners such as AT&T and Starbucks to provide the wireless connections he needs to make those phones useful.
Coaches do it. Moms and dads do it. Why can't your boss? Mike Robbins discusses the importance of showing your employees how much you value them.