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Fed Up With an Underperforming Staff, Ohio Firm Imposes Sanctions

In January 2023, having overcome pandemic-related terciary obstacles, Toledo...

World Beats Path to Mousetrap Factory Door

Fifteen people were injured on Tuesday when billions of...

More Michigan Municipalities Looking to Fill Town Drunk Positions

There are currently 31 Michigan municipalities looking to fill...

Utilizing the “Penny Tray” Strategy to Meet Budget Goals

October of 2022 was a grim time at Santa...

Like Bow-Wow, Pastry Icon to be Just “Debbie”?

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...

A Stricter Kind of Coffee House

Rosary Beans Coffee House will open a store in the lobby of the new H#sht#g Building near Foxtown. The brainchild of Sister Mary Hammer of the Louisiana-based Sisters of Divine...

Street Patrols Prevent Violations of Corporate “Isms”

To anyone wondering why so many Rock Financial cars are on patrol in Downtown Detroit: It's not to ward off muggers. Rather, it's to ensure compliance with the 19...

Servers Asked to Specify What When Telling Customers to “Enjoy”

The Association of Waitstaff Etiquette is recommending that restaurant waitpersons discontinue the custom of offering diners an open-ended “Enjoy!” – and that they start specifying: “Enjoy your Chablis!” “Enjoy...

Top Skillsets of the Future: #22, Managing Postponement

In today’s cautious environment, it is rare that anything is actually brought to completion. The average decision today involves 42 people and takes 12 days and 17 hours –...

After 22 Years, Senior Identifier Named to Powers That Be

Transformatives company Willmore/Strunk has named Senior Identifier Evelyn Lee as one of the powers that be, effective on October 15. In a memo to employees, CEO Mary Ann Hobner wrote:...

Skillsets of the Future: Emphatic Nodding

Anything a boss says in a meeting or anywhere else should be considered important. Those who nod continually while their bosses talk are assuring the boss that this is...

The Businesstype Series: #113, the Plop & Stayer

The Plop & Stayer will unexpectedly plop down in the chair in front of your desk - and then just stay. If it's being done correctly, he or she...

Three Congratulators Promoted to Applauder

Melinda Harding, Chief Caring Officer for the Welbourne Fund, promoted Three senior Congratulators to the position of Applauder this week. All three - Jeffrey Willins, Anthony Moransi, and Theo Otterman...

AIREA Gets “Mission Statement of the Month” Award

Congratulations to AIREA Studio, located in the lobby of the Compuware Building in Downtown Detroit. AIREA's statement is cited for three reasons: * Most buzzwords ever incorporated into five paragraphs *...

Let’s Stop at the Tasting Room

It has long been a custom to “stop at the bar” after work to talk about the personality traits of certain bosses, the value of the latest “We’re One...

Lessons From Texts: Trouble Shooter vs. Trouble Maker

An up and coming logistics manager received this text message from the boss: "Hire a trouble shooter!" - meaning someone to examine the company's struggling Implementation Initiative. Anxious to please,...

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Entire State of Rhode Island May Soon be Replaced by One Enormous Data Center

If proposed Bill 234-6W is passed by the state’s general assembly next week - and recent polling shows it will be - Rhode Island...

Ingredients-Free Menu Makes for Healthier Dining Experience

When it opened a year ago, Montie's in Midtown Detroit needed an edge over its competitors in the the city's crowded restaurant scene: Its...

FBI: Ad Exec Took Bribe to Throw Pitch to Potential Client

 A Cleveland advertising executive is behind bars this week, after allegedly throwing an account pitch to a potential big client on June 18, Vice President...

As Number of Heads on Them Grows, Production of Chopping Blocks Soars

In 2019, the average number of heads on the chopping blocks at a US corporation was 4.4.  Today it's 22.5 and is expected to...

Finally! Product Packaging That Absolutely Nobody Can Get Open

Chicago home goods maker Peers & Webb has achieved the goal that has eluded businesses for over a century: A product package that is...