The Boss

From the Road to the Runway

“I love the electricity, but there’s a lot of tension that week, too,” says Scott Lipps of One Management, on his experiences with Fashion Week. “No amount of schooling can ever prepare you for this.”

Career Couch

Are You Cut Out for Management?

By EILENE ZIMMERMAN

Entering management is like changing careers — “It’s a field unto itself,” says Billie G. Blair, an organizational psychologist.

The Boss

A World of Beer

Peter Swinburn once delivered kegs of beer to pubs. Now he runs one of the world’s big brewing companies.

Preoccupations

I’m Making a Living From My Hobbies

By FRANK HYMAN

A North Carolina man has turned seven avocations — sculpture, stonemasonry, woodworking, gardening, photography, writing and politics — into a career.

Flex Time Flourishes in Accounting Industry

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

Experts say some firms are especially respectful of the work-life balance, and they are retaining valuable employees as a result.

Cuomo, Before Seeking a Wage Freeze, Says He Will Cut His Salary 5%

By THOMAS KAPLAN

Before proposing a one-year freeze on state workers’ pay, the governor said he wanted to “lead by example.”

• Cuomo Plans One-Year Freeze on State Workers’ Pay
• Strained States Turning to Laws To Curb Unions
• Times Topics: Andrew M. Cuomo

The Boss

Music and Fried Chicken

Cheryl Batchelder of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen was a piano major before she found her career home in the business world.

The Search

Offering Help (Carefully) to Jobless Friends

By PHYLLIS KORKKI

Experts say there can be a fine line between aiding and offending an unemployed person. First, go easy on the pity.

The Boss

From Cooking to Candles

Harlan Kent, who once wanted to be a chef, now runs a company that appeals to a different sense — with scented candles that, he says, “transport people to an earlier time.”

Preoccupations

Fiji? Bermuda? She’ll Take Antarctica

By JILL MIKUCKI

For a researcher in Antarctica, the thrill of science far outweighs the isolation.

Weighing Costs, Companies Favor Temporary Help

By MOTOKO RICH

There is concern that temporary employees will become a more entrenched part of the work force.