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The article discusses the efforts of Danielle Blimline, a manager at the telecommunications company Level 3 Communications, to earn a transfer to a different position, focusing on the steps she took to ensure her transfer. Other topics include leadership training for women, the use of a PowerPoint presentation to convince her boss, Chris Currier to transfer her, and the details on the job offered to Blimline.

The article discusses the management of the conglomerate corporation General Electric Co. A change in the company's management system is considered in which executives are increasingly specializing in one of the firm's divisions rather than being transferred from operation to operation as had been General Electric's traditional practice.

The article reports on the decision by General Electric Co. (GE) to stop manufacturing gas engines in Waukesha, Wisconsin and transfer 350 jobs to a new factory in Canada.

The article examines the trend among U.S. companies of asking existing executives to take on unfamiliar roles.

The article focuses on the necessary steps that an employee should be taking in case of job transition in order to avoid pitfalls of office politics and work overload. The first step is to talk with the old and new bosses together to reach an agreement about how the transition will be handled according to Rick Brandon, author of "Survival of the Savvy." Another is to take the time to learn how things operate in the new work situation. Third is to manage relationships with new and former colleagues and managers.

The article reports on the ten-year partnership entered into by Alcatel-Lucent and Hewlett-Packard Co. (H-P). Under the partnership, the parties will create and sell communications and computing products that would contribute to their growth. The deal also entails Alcatel-Lucent to transfer 1,000 employees to H-P.

The article reports on the sale of the Formula One (F1) racing team of Honda Motor Co. to former team principal Ross Brawn, as the company attempts to focus on improving its business, in March 2009. The decline in the automobile demand has compelled the firm to forecast a loss in the fiscal second half ending March 31. About 400 engineers who had worked in F1 are being transferred to the firm's research and development operations to accelerate the development of low emission and fuel-efficient automobiles.

The article offers information on a deal by Verizon Communications Inc. and the labor unions Communications Workers for America (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The deal accounts for a three-year agreement affecting 65,000 employees. The issues include the transfer of more than 600 positions in the Verizon Business unit to the Verizon land-line department, the regularization of 900 temporary employees and the payment of healthcare expenses.

The article offers insights for employees on things to do to position oneself during the transition of company mergers. It suggests employees to talk to the manager and ask him or her about the future direction of the organization. It recommends to research the company that one's company is merging with. It advises to decide whether the new company is the place that meets one's own career needs.

The article reports that more companies in the U.S. are offering staff counseling and assistance to help with internal career changes. Accenture Ltd. launched a program that supports internal career changes in an effort to retain employees. Other companies following Accenture's suit are International Business Machines (IBM) Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Dow Chemical Co. Hay Group president Ron Garonzik says that some of the benefits of such initiatives are turnover reduction and improvement in productivity.

The article reports on the decision of Time Warner Inc.'s Time Inc. to close the high technology magazine "Business 2.0." The total advertising pages of the magazine declined 34% in first six months of 2007 according to statistics from the Publishers Information Bureau. Some of the magazine's employees were transferred to Time Inc.'s "Fortune" business title. The final issue of the magazine will be released on newsstands in September.

Offers a number of advice for transferring to another company that offers a higher salary in the U.S. in 2006.

Reports on the decision of Robert A. Kindler, global mergers-and-acquisitions head at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., to leave the company and transfer to Morgan Stanley.

The article reports on the transition of former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fund-industry regulator Barry Barbash to Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP from Shearman & Sterling LLP in February 2006.

The article offers advice for families facing a short-term corporate transfer of one parent. Short-term assignments are becoming more prevalent in the United States, according to surveys of relocation trends. A survey by GMAC Global Relocation Services, the National Foreign Trade Council and the Society for Human Resource Management showed that 28 percent of international transferees went overseas for less than a year in 2004. Short-term transfers reduce costs for employers and allow employees to avoid the relocation of their families. Families face many other challenges, though, as the spouse that is left fills in for the spouse that is transferred. Family problems are the most common cause of transferees' returning home early or quitting.

Focuses on individuals attempting to get a new job within the company for which they currently work. Example of an individual who missed out on three jobs within her company, noting that she was overconfident; Percentage of people seeking alternate employment with their currently employer that actually get hired; Comments from John Sullivan, a management professor at San Francisco University, suggesting big companies are giving equal consideration to outside candidates; Recommendation to spend some time acquiring knowledge of other areas within the company; Ways in which employees can acquire information about the other departments in the company; Other advice for job seekers looking for employment with the same company for which they currently work.

Reports on the overhaul of the top management ranks in Renault SA as a preparation for the return to France of Carlos Ghosn, the executive credited with rescuing Nissan Motor Co.

Offers advice to individuals seeking career advancement within their company, but must deal with a boss who finds the individual too valuable to let go. Comments from Trevor Hale, a public relations manager for DaimlerChrysler, who was in line for a promotion within the automaker and had support from the home office in Germany, making it easier to circumvent his immediate boss; Comments from Hale's boss, Kenneth A. Levy, suggesting he could demoralize Hale if he blocked the move; Advice to employees, indicating methods of helping the transition for their managers.

Reports that David L. Calhoun will be moved to Employers Reinsurance Corp., a unit of General Electric Co. Supervisor of Calhoun; Contenders for the position of John F. Welch Jr. as chief executive officer; Calhoun's career background.

Announces the transfer of Internet analyst J. William Gurley from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners to Benchmark Capital. Details on his transfer; Professional background.

Reports that Robert A. Lutz has been reassigned from president to vice chairman of Chrysler Corporation. Reference to Lutz' impending resignation; Increase of a stock buyback by Chrysler; Reference to a standstill agreement between Kirk Kerkorian and Chrysler; Statistics on Chrysler's shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

Focuses on the decision of Doug Morris, chairman of Time Warner Inc.'s domestic music business, to shift Atlantic Records chief Danny Goldberg to Warner Bros. Records in wake of a power struggle between Morris and Warner Music Group's chairman Robert Morgado. Discussion on the decision; Information about the career record of Goldberg; Problems within the Warner group.

Reports operating responsibility for Sony Retail Entertainment to the new executive vice president of Sony Corp. of America, Jeffrey Sagansky. Reaction of staff over Sagansky's role; Responsibilities of Sagansky; Naming of Stanley `Mickey' Steinberg as chairman of retail and entertainment unit; Details regarding Sony unit.