Image via Wikipedia   In the May 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review, retired GlaxoSmithKline CEO Jean-Pierre Gamier recommends drug companies dramatically alter their research models.  Many companies still operate under a “pyramid” setup, with scientists cubbyholed in their areas ol expertise. “Something happened on the way to the new century,” Gamier writes. “Employment multiplied [...]

Image by janusz l via Flickr   If you can communicate anything at any time from anywhere, then why have an office at all?  Work is not a place you go, but something you do. BusinessWeek 01-SEP-08

So, the economy is in the gutter.  Jobs are being cut by the thousands.  Your employer is treating you like crap.  Feeling down?  You’re not alone. But hey, look on the bright side, you now have a place online where you can share the doom and gloom with others! JobSchmob.com offers an opportunity to unload your [...]

Ever wonder what that co-worker in the next cube is getting paid to do the same exact job you’re doing?  Glassdoor.com offers an opportunity to get a look. Glassdoor permits users to share employer ratings, reviews, and salaries with each other anonymously.   The service is free but follows a ”give-to-get” model.  Users provide a review or salary [...]

The New York Times revealed that an influential psychiatrist who was the host of the popular public radio program “The Infinite Mind,” produced by Lichtenstein Creative Media, earned at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drugmakers, income not mentioned on the program. The psychiatrist and radio host, Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, [...]