07.13.12 The Morning Buzz

The Song That Conquered Radio - How songwriting spouses Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann joined with Phil Spector and the Righteous Brothers to create one of the most-played songs in history, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’.”

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RSVP: ELGL Happy New (Fiscal) Year Social - Celebrate the start of FY 2013 and the recipient of the “Knope of the Year” award.

ELGL Eugene Meeting Update - Your invited to attend the ELGL-Eugene luncheon meeting to be held Thursday, July 19^th from 12:00-1:30 p.m. hosted by Lane County.

Spotlight

What Happens When A City Declares Bankruptcy - San Bernardino, California is seeking bankruptcy protection. Officials said the government can not cover its bills and faces a $46 million deficit. Phil Batchelor, former interim city manager for Vallejo, California, talks about what happens to workers and services when a city goes bankrupt.

STUDY: America’s Public Transportation Systems Struggle To Connect Workers To Jobs - Most workers face long, troublesome commutes if they try to use public transportation to access jobs, even though most jobs are technically accessible by public transportation, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution.

Testing Employees to Find the Best - Albuquerque, N.M., was chosen as a pilot city to see if assessing job candidates’ career readiness could reduce turnover as well as hiring time and training costs.

Watching the Cost of Employee Benefits Rise in Philadelphia - A new report [PDF] out from the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative takes a look at some key indicators of the state of the city – population, crime stats, home sales.

Career

The Career-Development Gap: Why Employers Fail To Retain Top Talent - Top talent is the most important source of competitive advantage for every corporation, especially in high tech industries that compete on creativity and innovation. That’s why these companies have the proper management techniques and the right career-development programs to retain top talent, or do they?

Lessons From A Bad Boss – Forbes - This morning over breakfast, a wonderful woman I’ve just recently met was telling me about an epiphany she’d had a number of years ago during an interaction with a business coach. The coach had given her some feedback in a way that was actually anti-helpful. And that moment my new friend thought,I could learn how to do this same thing – and do it right. That insight catalyzed her into getting an executive coaching certification and ultimately transitioning from marketing into HR.

‘Working From Home’ Without Slacking Off - Amy Johnson works from her home in Dixon, Ill., talking with clients and filing reports for her job as a fingerprint technician. In one way, though, she might as well be sitting at a desk next to her boss in Chicago.