With big companies continually looking to increase shareholder profits, it’s becoming harder to fund annual raises for CEOs. Thus, many companies are turning to rank-and-file employees for help. At Priticom, a Midwest formulation consortium, the company determined in January that it wouldn’t be able to give CEO Martin Groenig his...

MysticTwist, the San Francisco recapitulation conglomerate, stresses the concept of teamwork so strongly that all employees are required to refer to their department as their  “team” and to their colleagues as their “teammates.”  All other words – colleague, co-worker, division, etc. – have been officially banned, according to the...

Q.  I'm an Accounts Receivable clerk, writing this from under my desk, where I have been for three days. I don’t know why I went under here. I think I just wanted to see what it felt like – away from Charlene Larrington demanding that I have the multiple...

When he got his MBA from Michigan State two years ago, Fiscussus CEO Charles Fendrick had one goal in mind. Long an admirer of those who labeled themselves “disruptors,” he’d determined that he wanted to be a disruptor himself. But after graduation he quickly discovered that virtually every company that...

With Americans preparing to file their federal income taxes, the watchdog group The WatchDog Group has issued its annual reminder about things the Internal Revenue Service CAN and CANNOT do in the event a return is called into question: It CAN move up to three auditors into your home...

In today's cutting edge companies, effective managers must bring a risk-taking attitude to the table. In fact, not to take a risk is a very big risk. Because if you find yourself being perceived as tentative, afraid of change or --- worst of all --- tentatively afraid of change,...

From looking for the "writing on the wall" to being downsized to small desks in the hallway, here are some scenes featuring Sean May and Steve Forbes - the "Go To" Guys. Find current and upcoming video segments in "The WorkPlace" section.

As more US businesspeople look at selling their souls to the Devil in exchange for promotions – the number has gone up by 43,000 percent in the past ten years – criminal types have begun taking advantage of the situation. In 2019, authorities estimate, there were over 175,000 instances where...

The new Cortex phone app offers users the convenience of at-home neurosurgery - and at an average savings savings of over 95 percent. “If you have to have brain surgery, where's a better place than in the comfort of your own home?” says Sandy McClain, CEO of app developers XBam2....

As recently as three years ago, businesses whose data was being held hostage by ransomware attackers could expect to pay upwards of $10 million to retrieve their files unencrypted, the only way to get back to doing business. Last week, PulseTake, the Chicago medical planner, was able to get its...

Astrid Entertainment – creators of Blind Beekeeper - announced this week that Stamp! will debut on the PLUSSS cable network at 10 PM on August 17. The premise: Julie, a 27 year-old spokesmodel, has suddenly hit it big with an antacid ad campaign. Because of her newfound wealth, she will...

Virginia based Clumpps Gas - known for the wide variety of amenities it provides  - will open its 747th US location in DesMoines next month. “We have stores in 36 other states,” says Clumpps CEO Monica Ralston.  “It’s wonderful we’re finally able to get into the great state of Iowa.” ...