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  • Your Work How to Win at Office Politics

    How to Win at Office Politics

    Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining support to make an organizational change. Playing the game well is about defending your position, earning respect, exchanging favors, and keeping your sanity amid the chaos. To get started, you need to know what you really want from work, then orient your political moves toward those goals. It all starts with strong relationships and helping others; those people in return make up the support system that helps you realize your goals. Here’s how it’s done.

  • Your Industry China's Carbon-Limit Plan: Less Than Meets the Eye

    China's Carbon-Limit Plan: Less Than Meets the Eye

    The world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gas emissions will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen with at least some commitment to reduce emissions. The announcements from the U.S. and China last week — while less ambitious than some had hoped for — did provide some momentum leading into the climate summit in [...]

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    Long-Term-Care Insurance: 4 Biggest Risks to Avoid

    Recent congressional hearings underscored a host of problems consumers can face with long-term-care insurance. The coverage may still be worthwhile — particularly if stroke or dementia runs in your family — but you should know the risks.