Can We Really Trust Today's Businesses?

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser or View mobile version. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Share:             Managing Insider Aug 15, 2012 This Week's Top Story Can We Really Trust Today's Businesses? Good behavior can't make a company trustworthy and bad behavior shouldn't automatically sap your trust; the mission is to change in many dimensions over time More Top Stories Business Lessons From Helen Gurley Brown Cosmo's current editor on how the iconic Brown created a brand that has lasted for decades in an industry where many don't Merriam-Webster Gives Business Words New Meanings "Toxic" and "underwater" are updated. "Systemic risk" makes a long-awaited dictionary debut When Founders Hire a Boss and Give Up Control One seasoned attorney estimates 80 percent of founders of fast-growing companies eventually sell or step aside. Meet a handful who stayed on Corporate Breakups: The Hot New Growth Strategy For many companies today, breaking up is good to do When 50 Cent Is Your Boss 'He has good ideas about design and sound. But if he came to talk to me about HR issues, I'd be surprised' Why Every Manager Should Watch HBO's 'Hard Knocks' HBO's reality show is about the front office-not the field Two Questions Haunting J.C. Penney If the retailer is not able to retain most of its customers and attract new ones, it's destined for oblivion The BBC Goes Gaga for the Olympic Games So much for the stiff upper lip EBay and Amazon Eye Same-Day Delivery The two e-tailing giants are taking very different approaches, and it remains to be seen whether the services will scale up To Be or Not to Be an Online Ad As the online advertising industry matures, it's rolling out new metrics to try to determine the fair price of an ad This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Managing Insider Welcome to the Managing Insider, your twice-monthly guide to finding jobs, building your on-the-job skills, developing leadership savvy, and managing your organization. We also bring you analysis of business, private, and governmental organizations, and incisive opinion on today’s management issues. Managing Resources Business Schools Rankings and Profiles Tool: Compare Businesss Schools Business Schools Calendar Blog: Getting In Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED