With so many of their employees working from home, US companies report that their need for Cones of Silence has declined by over 85 percent since 2019. The clear plastic double bubbles that lower from the ceiling to muffle confidential conversations between two people were first made popular by the...

Q) Is “stepping up to the plate” the same thing as “getting on board?” I’ve asked around. Some of my colleagues say yes and some say no, and since my boss says them both to me a lot I feel I need to know if there's a difference. A)...

At any given time, the average American worker is holding 23.4 grudges against colleagues – up 70 percent from just five years ago. “Keeping track of workplace grudges is one of the top seven stressors in the  business world today,” says Kate Tinley, CEO of app developer Testapran.  Her company’s...

Q) I just got a new job as head coach of the Detroit Lions. Any suggestions on how to get off on the right foot? A) All you need to do is come up with a foolproof plan to fulfill the hopes and dreams of millions. Here are a few...

Here are 13 things employers might expect from that generation of workers that seems to have been born after every other worker...

To help not-so-young employees adjust to all the young people descending on Detroit, a mandatory training program reviews language, celebrities, behaviors, and other trendy topics.

Two mechanical engineers at the Mercor-Manx are walking a fine line, according to the company. "They've been apprised of the situation," says HR director Jennie McWillis, who declined to say exactly how fine the line is. "That is between the company and the employees," she says. "It sure doesn't make...

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...

In January 2023, having overcome pandemic-related terciary obstacles, Toledo retrograde specialists James/Hatton achieved an all-time high stock price of $134.44 per share.   As of last April 1, however, the price had dropped to an all-time low of $23.68. “There are usually external factors you can blame when things like this...

Employees with a healthy work/life balance have long been perceived as more valuable than their unbalanced peers - usually invited onto more task forces and getting smiled at more often by the CEO. But how does a company know employees are actually achieving this balance – and not just saying...

A simple typo has led to record earnings for Nortown Techniques. It began with this January 3 memo from CEO Jerry Widleman to VP/Human Resources Marilyn Nils: To provide a more positive return to shareholders, we must improve our revenue picture in 2017.  I am therefore mandating that the workforce be...

When a staffer is passed over for a promotion she'd been expecting, she develops an alternate strategy: She simply moves into the office and takes the job.