Constructive Discharge: FAQs

  • December 03, 2011

Constructive discharge occurs when employees claim that their working conditions were so intolerable that they were forced to quit. Employers must stay within federal...

Spruce up your executive presence

  • November 29, 2011

Janie used to wear a ponytail to work, along with scant makeup, khakis, sweaters and loafers. Then a “Power of Image” workshop changed how she presented...

Using Outlook as project planner

  • November 15, 2011

Most people don’t have specific software just for managing their projects. So they use what they can access on their desktops. One great tool for this purpose is...

How are your ‘Mutual Fun’ shares doing?

  • November 09, 2011

Rite-Solutions has created an internal stock market for employee ideas called Mutual Fun. Employees get $10,000 worth of “opinion money” on their first day,...

Martha Stewart’s comeback that wasn’t

  • November 07, 2011

A glut of “yes” men is probably one reason Martha Stewart hasn’t made the comeback she so anticipated. Signs that she let ego get in the way of her...

Billy Beane’s 5 rules for making deals

  • November 03, 2011

Billy Beane revolutionized the way baseball players are valued and also exploited the advantages of timing. The reason his Oakland A’s played like a different team...