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More Michigan Municipalities Looking to Fill Town Drunk Positions

There are currently 31 Michigan municipalities looking to fill the position of town drunk, up from 22 just a year ago. "Many of them are...

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Detroit Urban Farm Growing Doughnut Sprinkles for Artisan Shops

Since urban farms took hold in Detroit around 15 years ago, most have focused on growing crops for the health-conscious – sprouts, kale, chard,...

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App Saves Businesses Millions by Calculating Server Tips at 19.56%

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

Designer Flees America in Shame When Puppy Post Gets No “Likes”

Charlene Olivson, a wallpaper designer with Salmonson, Inc. in Chicago, unexpectedly moved to Naples, Italy last week – apparently because a social media post of her Shitzu sitting in his water dish didn’t get any “likes” from her friends. “Maybe it’s the working from home,” says Shirley Slattery, Salmonson’s VP...

Requiring Signature on Anonymous Survey Boosts Positivity by 1600 Percent

Sears/Wills, the international travel aggregator, achieved a 1598 percent increase in its employee satisfaction score this year by making one simple change to its annual anonymous attitude survey: Employees are now required to provide their signatures when submitting. “Everything is still anonymous,” says Myrna Pillings, the company’s    VP of...

Executive Entourages Have Shrunk by Average of 66 percent Since 2018

In 2018, the top five executives at major US companies were surrounded by an average of six people, everywhere they went - ranging from two or three at companies earning under $500 million a year to ten or more at those earning in the billions. Today, the average is just...
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“We’re Looking Into It” and Other Things to Say on the Hotseat

When the boss is hammering you with questions, there are exactly five things you can say to get off the hotseat. Watch as these three hotseat veterans deftly work in all five - and in under 90 seconds, real time!

Senior Director Postponing Birth of First Child to Complete Big Project

As far as Nora Millison is concerned, she had no choice but to postpone the birth of her first child for five weeks.    Morkin/Weaver - the Kansas City ramifications company where she is a senior director – was depending on her team to bring its important Placate II initiative...

No Longer Just Criminals, Henchmen Henchmen Play Key Roles in Business

As recently as 2018, few respectable people would have considered embarking on a career as a henchman.    “One always thought of a henchman as someone engaged in wrongdoing,” says Lauran Swandell, CEO of Shotburn Financial in Bismarck, SD.  “Someone who reported to a questionable higher-up, carried a gun, maybe...
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The CEO Just Said Hello to Me! A Downtown Detroit Musical

This is what can happen when the big boss says hello...

Company’s Stock Falls as CEO Photographed Wearing Only One Hat

The stock price of Fresno, California-based Melipropinol2 fell 45 percent after photos of CEO Marlene Timrod, wearing only one hat, were posted across social media yesterday. “A company is doomed to fail if its CEO doesn't wear many hats," she told Corporiffic in 2017.  "I've worn at least five for...

Alexa Comes Clean: She Really Has Been Listening in on Us

Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant whose voice emanates from millions of devices across the world, revealed this week that the rumors are true: She’s been listening in on us for the past two years. The theory had previously been dismissed as the irrational beliefs of conspiracy theorists and notary publics bemoaning...

No Enemies? Forget About Ever Finding That Dream Job…

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...