Steve Wilson was on top of the world. Three years after first sending out his resume, then following up with over 100 query letters, he thought he’d finally gotten his foot in the door at Chicago’s Glancy Advertising. He soon discovered, however, that he’d misread the address and had mistakenly...

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted First Amendment religious freedom to the Hobby Lobby Corporation - validating the principle that “corporations are people too'” - many court watchers expect other companies to start demanding rights of citizenship, including the right to adopt children. One case drawing a lot...

The new Execu-tether allows an executive to summon key managers back to the office whenever they're needed, simply by administering an ever-increasing electric jolt.

In just over a month when you “stick it to The Man,” you’ll be sticking it to a woman. Marilyn Middleton, a 32-year old Mobile, Alabama stockbroker, was appointed to be The Man last week following the unexpected retirement of Californian Harold Thompson Rattner, who’d served in the position since...

Over 98 percent of American businesses maintain an “open door” policy, and most make it mandatory that employees participate. How the policy works can vary from workplace to workplace, however, as this look at six different companies demonstrates: At the Portnoy Group, a Seattle accounting firm, any employee is...

In response to criticism that its drone piano delivery has caused serious injuries to over 5000 bystanders when the drones dropped the piano, Milwaukee's DropDOWN says it has taken steps to improve safety. “We are concerned about the well being of innocent people,“ says Ian Masterson, CEO of the fledgling...

In order to advance, business people must demonstrate regular “A-Ha! Moments" – defined as “suddenly coming to a conclusion and shouting ‘A-Ha!’” With at least five per month required to be considered innovative, more workers are turning to the A-Ha! Amp. Here's why: Statistics show that 17,244,234,098 A-Ha! moments occurred...

Shared workspace realtor Jam’D has lost thousands of clients over the past ten months, due mainly to people not wanting to get within six feet of each other. Faced with the expense of maintaining 3400 workspaces averaging 11,000 square feet, the company was within days of going under. Then...

Earlier this year, a story in The Huffington Post listed 13 of the many words invented by William Shakespeare – including “gloomy,” "majestic,” and “zany.” What many don't know, however, is that he is also responsible for inventing numerous standard business terms. We see just a few of them in...

Lavastoviglie – that’s Italian for “Dishwasher” – is Jim Parks' third Detroit restaurant, following Peaceful Cheese and Shove It.  It opened two weeks ago, and even with pandemic concerns reservations are booked for the next five months. Parks attributes this to the restaurant's “focused conversation."  Each day a list of...

Thomas P. Morton, who became Chief Participation Officer of Milwaukee's Tri-Copson Press only last July, resigned this week when it was discovered he had falsified information on his resume. According to the company, he had listed the terms “self starter,” “consensus builder” and “go-to person” as being among his key...

After considering the deal for over two years, an investment consortium made up of high-end bond juxtaposers decided to purchase Pandora’s Box. Upon taking delivery in October, however, the group realized that someone had already opened it. Wax/Wane Inc. won’t disclose what it paid, but it is estimated to be...