The Death of Work-Life Balance
Our laptops and smart phones keep us available to our employers 24/7. Increasing competition and recession downsizing have created huge demands for increasing productivity. This perfect …
Workplace Trends
“Boss, Stop Doing That!” … + Zappos Revisited
The news that 14% of Zappos employees took the company’s offered buyout has got Jim and Steve ruminating on their interview a couple …
How Zappos Got Rid of Bosses
Imagine your company had no bosses, and you had autonomy to do whatever you deemed necessary to get your job done well. Pipe dream? Well, if you …
Will Technology Replace YOUR Job?
For 150 years, technology has been replacing jobs. But they’ve been mostly low-skilled jobs. How will the world change now that technology …
Putting Ethics Above Profits
Businesses have to make money. But does “profit” have to be the core purpose of a business? Steve says no, and the Conscious …
Stupid – But Common – Workplace Practices
There’s a company in Chicago that’s making employees swipe a time card when they enter the bathroom. Yes, seriously. Also, are you …
The Human Workplace
Jim & Steve interview Liz Ryan, one of the most widely read workplace columnists in the world, reaching 30 million readers per …
Hours vs. Results
The more hours you put into your work the better the results, right? Maybe not. Jim & Steve explore that notion: is …
40-Hour Work Week–A Dinosaur?
It’s rare to find a salaried employee who works 40 hours anymore. In this competitive and wired world, is the 40-hour week …
Annoying Business Practices
Sometimes you just want to buy something, and you find yourself in a hellish world of club cards, phone loops, and saccharine …