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Let's All Agree To Not 'Improve' in 2025 Dec. 28, 2024
January is rearing its perky, crunchy, healthy little head. That means we are contractually obligate... Read More
A Honey-Baked Ham for Your Honey-Baked Boss Dec. 26, 2024
I don't want to be judgy, but isn't it getting a little late for you to decide on a holiday present ... Read More
Holiday Inflatables Are Horrific, but Follow Your Bliss Dec. 21, 2024
This may come off like another Festivus gripe, just an unpopular opinion about a pointless seasonal ... Read More
Surprise! The Boss Hates the Holiday Party, Too Dec. 19, 2024
Think you're alone in dreading your company's annual holiday party? Think again. There's a person w... Read More
Will Trader Joe's Save Us? Dec. 14, 2024
Almost two years ago, I begged Joe — Trader Joe, that is — to send another of his clever... Read More
The Office Holiday Party: Get Fired Up or Get Fired Dec. 12, 2024
It's the biggest office party of the year — the annual holiday extravaganza where even the mos... Read More
Train Your Brain (It's About Time) Dec. 05, 2024
Thinking about using artificial intelligence at work? Here's something you should know. If something... Read More
Finding Holiday Gratitude in a Rescue Possum Nov. 30, 2024
"We've got a possum in there," an employee said with a smile. She motioned around a corner, directin... Read More
Workday Rituals That Really Work Nov. 28, 2024
Struggling to get through the workday? You don't need a new job. You need a new ritual. Or maybe tw... Read More
Day 1: Protecting Our 'Precious Bodily Fluids' Nov. 26, 2024
Sixty years ago, Stanley Kubrick co-wrote, produced and directed a black comedy, "Dr. Strangelove or... Read More
Thanksgiving Conversation Starters Not About... You Know Nov. 23, 2024
With Thanksgiving falling on the heels of this ultracombative election year, family dinners have the... Read More
Rule Breakers Rule. Or Do They? Nov. 21, 2024
"Think outside the box." That's what everyone says you should do. But what you if you're the kind ... Read More
The Art of Being Stalked at Rooms To Go Nov. 16, 2024
A twin delight and horror of moving into a new house is finding furniture that fits uncharted nooks ... Read More
Managing Your Manager's Manager Nov. 14, 2024
Need a career boost? Schedule a "skip-level meeting." That's a meeting that skips the person who di... Read More
The Stress Mess Nov. 07, 2024
You probably haven't noticed, but there's been an election going on. It's made those of us who have ... Read More
Want to Get Ahead? Get Some Manners. Oct. 31, 2024
More "thank you's" and fewer "screw you's." That's what it takes to be a success in business today.... Read More
Bad Day at Work? You Can Make It Worse. Oct. 24, 2024
Is that a dark cloud of gloom hanging over your workspace? I knew it! Why else would you stop what... Read More
Fired Up or Burned Out? Your Choice. Oct. 17, 2024
If you're not suffering from burnout at the start of this column, you will be at the end. I promise... Read More
After Two Ferocious Storms, Making Peace with Florida Oct. 12, 2024
Driving across Florida in the middle of the night after a hurricane, that's one way to make peace wi... Read More
Get Fired Faster -- With AI! Oct. 10, 2024
Getting fired used to take lots of work. You had to screw up continually before your managers even ... Read More
