An EMT in Connecticut was let go last week after posting disparaging comments about her boss on Facebook. Wrongful termination? Or gross stupidity? Welcome to the New World Turns out, social media is not “the same as” talking at the water cooler. Nor is blogging “the same as” journalism, nor are online videos “the same [...]
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Illinois recently passed a law that helps tighten the screws against employers who skip out on paying employess. Here’s the news story about protecting workers from wage theft. Now, this is great news for powerless, ethical employees who had the misfortune of getting employed by unethical employers. But what about the other worker/employer combinations? You [...]
This picture and the caption added to it got me thinking. I often challenge people when they take a strong ethical stand on business issues. The reason I do it is because often, views on a situation change as you learn more about it… so taking too strong a stand one day makes it difficult [...]
A: What if you never had to worry about motivation—what if you always had energy to spare? How much more living would you get done in a lifetime! How much would you love to be one of those people who are always in a good mood, who always seem to be so passionate and love [...]
Abstract: An “open letter” to Millennials about the “5pm problem.” Meant to be read by Millennials’ managers, too.
People are generally smarter than we like to give them credit for. In my experience, while lower level employees like to moan about their dumb bosses who are obviously out to lunch, those dumb bosses are generally hard at work, choosing the set of problems that they believe will have the least negative impact on the organization.
…if you are in an environment where you need to worry about getting credit vs. doing great things, change the environment or get out…
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