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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
These Essentials Will Let You Not Work From Anywhere Oct. 03, 2024
"Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in." That's what Al Pacino so famously says in ... Read More
You Don't Need No Stinking Coffee-Badges! Sep. 26, 2024
If you work at Amazon, my sympathies. Andy Jassy, the CEO of the retail behemoth, just issued an uka... Read More
A Transcript of Trying To Cancel Internet Sep. 21, 2024
The following is an only slightly modified account of a recent attempt to sever internet and cable ... Read More
Don't Just Sit There. Retire. Sep. 19, 2024
You can see it. You can taste it. You can sit it on your lap and tickle its toes. Retirement! Sweet ... Read More
Cats Are Having a Redemption Arc Sep. 14, 2024
Imagine being a cat right now. One minute, you're minding your own business for 12 hours in a closet... Read More
Water Will Heal Me Sep. 07, 2024
I stood inside 7-Eleven on my way to the office, staring dead-eyed at the drink case and reaching fo... Read More
