Sometimes the most interesting stuff pops up on my screen over the weekend.  Here are some from this last weekend that you might want to check into as you start your week.

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The stories from top business magazines and the business press include small business health insurance premiums, a "new" kind of CEO, and three pieces on Rupert Murdoch's takeover bid for Dow Jones.

There are also pointers to new material on my sites.

From the New York Times: Small Businesses’ Premiums Soar After Illness
"After a long bout with emphysema an employee at Varney’s, a family-owned business in Manhattan, Kan., died several years ago. But for Varney’s health insurer, her legacy lived on.  The next year, 2002, the insurer raised Varney’s premiums by 28 percent — even though most of the other three dozen employees were significantly younger and healthier than their departed colleague, who had been in her mid-70’s. And Varney’s premiums continued to climb."

From the Wall Street Journal: After the Revolt, Creating a New CEO
"A trio of new leaders is quietly redefining the top job. A lower profile, a shorter leash"

Rupert Murdoch's bid to take over Dow Jones generated lots of comment this week.  Here are three different looks. I chose two blogs because of the additional comments you'll see.

From the Economist: Why Murdoch wants the WSJ
"Is there more to Rupert Murdoch's bid for Dow Jones than an old man's vanity?"

From Business Week's Debate Room: Dow Jones Needs Murdoch
"News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones is nothing to worry about. He will protect the integrity of The Wall Street Journal. Pro or con?"

From Harvard Business Online: Why the News Corp/Dow Jones Deal Would Be Good for Everyone
"Dow Jones has done a magnificent job building the Wall Street Journal into the United States’ second largest newspaper, with more than 2 million daily readers and even a profitable web site. It is less susceptible to the ravages other newspapers are experiencing because of its prowess for collecting and disseminating financial news—not something that noisy bloggers and show-all web portals can easily replace. These are, though, dangerous times for the newspaper industry."

New Additions to the Three Star Leadership site.

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Questions answered on the Great Supervisor Site

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