Recent articles on leadership from around the web…

• What’s that HR guy gonna think of those youthful online indiscretions?
  Kids today… It isn’t just enough to rebel anymore. These days, kids are publicly documenting their rebellion on Myspace, Facebook, and their blog. But what’s going to happen when it comes time to get a real job and they get Googled by the HR guy? Will they be forgiven? This is the exact question pondered by Jason Fry in The WSJ.
• It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
  No matter what you do, communicating well is critical. And in our global economy, communication challenges are only increasing. Non-native English speakers in the United States face an additional challenge: their accents. The New York Times took a look at how some professionals are turning to “accent reduction” coaching to make sure they get the message across.
• A rising star has to start somewhere
  Dish washer, perhaps. Forbes takes a look at celebrity first jobs and reminds us that great things can come from humble beginnings. Quentin Tarantino tells us “”To me the greatest job a person could ever have was being an usher at a movie theater.” Someday, just maybe, he’ll achieve that dream.
• Show me the money
  If you’ve ever wondered how a business in New York City kept its doors open, New York Magazine has an answer. In The Profit Calculator, Michael Idov pulls back the covers on diverse range of businesses operating in the Big Apple. From drug dealers to department stores, we get to see where their revenue goes and just how much they take home at the end of the day.

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