James, a deli worker at Meijer, the midwestern supermarket chain, stole a fruit cup and some chicken. Over a few months, that added up to
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“I’ve never cared what my barista is wearing when she hands me my drink and my breakfast.” “This will make a big difference. A touch of professionalism goes a
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One of the nice things about being an adult is we generally don’t need to ask anyone’s permission to go to the bathroom. It’s a
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If you work in compensation planning, you may think, how much damage can one spreadsheet do? In 2012, JP Morgan Chase lost $6 billion–that’s billion with a
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A small electrical contractor that had never had an HR department before hired me as their first HR manager. He says he sincerely appreciates his
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When it’s time to trim payroll, a $25,000 payout can feel like a generous, clean exit. That’s one of the things Kristi Noem, head of the
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) broke the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate Floor. His goal, according to political analyst Ed Kilgore, was to
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When companies run into trouble, the C-suite often defaults to secrecy, sharing updates on a need-to-know basis. But when that happens, people make stuff up
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Every once in a while, we hold what we call “Pop Up” improv shows. These are 45-minute free shows in the basement of a local
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In the working world, most successful ventures are group projects. No car is manufactured by a single person, no airplane is built and flown by one person,
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Last summer, my 16-year-old son entered into a Swiss program designed to help him find a career. It allowed him to spend one week in
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Unilever fired Ben & Jerry CEO David Stever. Violent activists are attacking Tesla and Tesla owners, causing extensive damage and resulting in arrests. What on earth do these two
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Gen-Z is an utter failure when it comes to job hunting. That’s what headlines like “1 in 6 Hiring Managers Report Gen-Z Candidates Using Their
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My improv team was supposed to have a popup show next week. Through the blessings of fate, I learned that the same venue had booked
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The job posting had a clear salary range listed: $104,000 to $194,000. That’s a ridiculously wide range, but my friend Tiffany (name changed for privacy) met all
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What does Employee Appreciation Day have to do with Improv-ing Your HR? Well, everything! Because improv is all about service! Service is about making employees’
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