B.S. Incorporated
The hilarious debut novel by Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss, “B.S. Incorporated” skewers American corporate life and the evil consultants companies hire. …
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The Mangling of the Language
Where do you stand on the importance of dotting your t’s and crossing your i’s in your use of the language? (And …
Super Bowl Fandom and Your Workplace
(originally published in the South Sound Business Examiner) Imagine this: every morning at the bus stop, you’re so excited about going into …
Mandela’s Legacy
I am humbled by the challenge of saying anything about Nelson Mandela that won’t be said more eloquently by others. He was, …
Eight Scary Workplace Trends
On a recent Boss Show, I shared some of my deepest fears about the future of the workplace. Since reading “Future Shock” …
It’s Not Failure We’re Afraid Of
Everyone talks about fear of failure. But it’s not failure we’re afraid of. Failure, by itself, doesn’t feel bad. Screwing up is …
What Communication Is Made Of
How do you deal with the coworker whose feelings seem to get hurt constantly? who overreacts to the most innocent comments? who …
Rewarding Anger / Punishing Tears
I’m supposed to be an expert on workplace dynamics, partly because I co-host The Boss Show. But I love it when one …
Review: “Does Someone Have To Go?”
Watching reality TV is, to put it mildly, not my thing. At best, it’s voyeurism. At worst, it encourages us to emulate …
Give the Millennials a Break
Listen to The Boss Show’s lively podcast on this topic. Time Magazine stirred up the generational pot recently with an indictment of …