The Workplace

Charging Helmet Reverses Effects of Executive Burnout

As recently as 2021, Executive Burnout cost US business...

Requiring Signatures on Anonymous Attitude Survey Boosts Positivity by 1600 Percent

Sears/Wills, the international travel aggregator, achieved a 1598 percent...

Strenuous “Ah-Ha Moments” Taking Toll on Older Workers

A 63 year-old Troy, Michigan marketing manager was in...

Systems Verifier Types Same Sentence 16 Million Times to Look Busy

William Harris, a systems verifier at Cleveland's Palmerton-Inge, was...

Mechanical Engineer Whisperer Saves Sacramento Firm from Ruin

Marilyn Hallis, a file clerk at San Francisco engineering firm WernerSpitlin, saved the company last Friday by whispering in the ear of a mechanical engineer. “Mechanical engineers are unruly, undisciplined,...

Guidebook Aims to Prevent Feet Held to Fire, Other Cliche-Caused Injuries

To protect young Corporate Americans from serious injury, the Business Expression Institute has just published Feet to the Fire!– a listing of 1355 business clichés that could prove harmful...

Ad Agency Criticized for Putting Employees in Boxes

Alice McMahon dreamed about working for Sims Walters. After all, this was the ad agency known for its creative genius – the people behind Curt the Carpet Cleaning Cat...
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Overcoming Restroom Shyness in 10 Easy Steps

It’s essential to any career to consistently present a poised, confident persona – even in the lavatory.  Here are ten steps to ensure success.
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Computer/Phone Device Helps Limit Use of Smiley Faces

With US workers expected to employ over 100 billion smiley face emoticons in business correspondence this year - an increase of 845 percent since 2010 - many companies are...

Speed Networking: 44 Seconds to Discuss Core Competencies, Key Assets and More

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...

Unable to Stay Ahead of the Curve, More Workers Getting Run Over By It

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...
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You Didn’t Get the Job You Wanted? Take it Anyhow!

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.
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Boss Forgets to Show Up, Timid Employee Still Waits Eight Hours

In March, Maria's boss told her to wait in front of the building so they could walk together to a meeting.  The boss then forgot, but Maria still waited...

Employees Disciplined for Working During Mandatory Backgammon Time

Employees of Weltmen Conformities will now receive certified letters in their files if they are caught working instead of playing backgammon during their assigned “fun time.” “We have gone to...
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Learning to Talk Like a Young Person: We’re Just Sayin’

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.

As Gen Xers Bring More to the Table, Bigger Tables Needed

During the past four years, American businesses have increased the size of their tables by 68 percent. The reason: An influx of eager young workers who are bringing more...

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