Most weeks you’ll find dozens of networking events around Detroit where gather at restaurants and hotels, put on name tags, and talk to each other about synergies. “It’s best when you network with lots of people,” says Troy attorney Janine Turnquist, 38, “but sometimes you end up spending the whole...

Mona Lippman, a process specialist with Tovelman/Moore in Chicago, was injured last week when she was run over by the Curve.  She was the 194th American worker hurt this year - compared to 112 for all of 2015. Staying ahead of the Curve is one of the top four skill...

Covering the company’s rear end is rarely mentioned in the mission statement, but it is always the number one priority. US businesses have long assigned staff persons to end meetings by pronouncing disclaimers like, “We’re not making promises,” or “Results will depend on 17 variable factors." For normal talkers, however,...

Watch this Cubicle F Tutorial to learn the difference between the ball you get rolling, the ball you don't drop, the balls you keep in the air, and all related and ancillary balls.

The first Detroit A-Ha!!! Conference is scheduled to begin September 15, 2018 – with events to take place at venues across the city. The organizers had hoped for a July date, but couldn't agree on how many exclamation points to put after “A-Ha.” Named after “A-Ha! Moments” – which can...

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...

Think tanks were identified as one of the top ten growth industries in 2017. Now, veteran think tank analyst Mary Wheaton has released a guide for entrepreneurs thinking about opening think tanks of their own. Think About What You'll Be Thinking About (Pullman Press) offers many practical suggestions, including: Demanding...

From excellent social skills to inspiring teamwork, essential information for anyone who aspires to the top job.

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 moving onto other jobs," says Jill Timrod of the Ballter Institute, which tracks employment patterns for town drunks, pipe twisters, and 32 other occuptions.   ...

OptiXXXX (New Orleans) provides mid-size pictures to companies that aren’t prepared to look at the big picture. Founded in 2016, it has 17,000 employees. Why everyone wants to work there: With its flex-time policy, employees can start their day anytime they want between 7 and 7:15 AM. “We empower...

Sally Kaspers thought she was making a new friend. In reality, she'd been caught in an e-mail “banter sting” - a tactic used by over 10,000 American companies to crack down on friendly work correspondence. An analyst at Detroit-based Tewksbury-Drummond, Kaspers' experience began on June 20 when she replied to...

Q) The theme song from “The Beverly Hillbillies” has been running through my head for ten days. I can’t make it go away. I try thinking of other songs like “Disco Inferno,” but the Hillbillies keep coming back. I can’t even concentrate when I’m supposed to be brainstorming. I'm...