Q) My computer went down last Tuesday so I called I.T. I told the tech guy that my computer was down. He asked me what was wrong; I told him my computer was down and I needed it up. He had me log off and log back on. This worked....

In 2023, for the first time, sales of the little blue pill that helps remedy sexual difficulties were surpassed by the little yellow pill that does the same for corporate dysfunction. “As a society we’ve finally gotten to the point where we’re not ashamed to admit we may need a...

January 2022 was a grim time at Santa Fe's Silver & Post.  For the first time in the company's 105-year history, it was going to miss achieving its monthly financial budget goa l– all due to a $556 flip chart invoice that had fallen between two desks. Finance VP Mark Swetland...

As part of its 2019 mandate that employees achieve a healthy work-life balance or face disciplinary action up to and including dismissal, management at Newark’s Rembison Group begin requiring employees to “Stop and smell the roses” at least once a week. The initiative exceeded expectations – with over three quarters...

To protect young Corporate Americans from serious injury, the Business Expression Institute has just published Feet to the Fire!– a listing of 1355 business clichés that could prove harmful if taken literally. “Young up and comers haven't been exposed to cliches,” says BEI spokesperson Paula Solomon. "So if the boss...

Chicago home goods maker Peers & Webb has achieved the goal that has eluded businesses for over a century: A product package that is absolutely impossible to open. On September 15, the American Packaging Institute certified the hard plastic cover on P & W’s Aunt Annie’s Twin Flashlights as Guaranteed...

In the three months since launching the JustShorTT tipping app, its makers estimate it has already saved US companies $161 million on business lunches and entertainment. The app calculates server tips at 19.56% - so slightly shy of the expected 20% that waitpersons think they’re getting the whole thing. “Whether...

Based on reports that 40 percent of think tank employees who think from home are thinking about things they're not being paid to think about, many outside clients have been terminating their thinking contracts.  To stay in business, some think tanks are changing their focus to include both thinking...

Perhaps following the lead of rappers Lil’ Bow Wow and Lil’ Romeo, both of whom have dropped the Lil', it is rumored that pastry icon Little Debbie will become just “Debbie" - but not until mid-2017. “If such a thing were to happen - and I'm not saying it is...

Warwick-Hills Financial informed all employees this week that they are now required to utilize the expression "at the end of the day" when finalizing statements or summarizing points. Up until now, staffers had the option of using a number of other options, including "when all is said and done," and...

When its stock hit $151,006 per share on November 20, Denver toothpick maker Tonssill achieved a market valuation of $500 billion. That makes it the fourth most valuable company in the world. Founder Neal Molling told reporters that while he’s pleased at achieving the milestone, he isn't surprised. “Our toothpicks are...

While being a “team player” and “consensus builder,” is essential, just as vital to success is having enemies - at least according to one of the USA’s most listened-to business conceptualizers. “A person who has no enemies,” says Morton Cornacki of the Breddow Insistute, “is a person who has too...