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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The Activist CEO: Have Elon Musk and Ben & Jerry’s CEO David Stever Damaged Their Brands?
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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Survey Says Gen-Zers Make Terrible Job Candidates, But Here’s the Truth
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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Letting other people fail
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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This Company Posted a $104K-$194K Salary Range—Then Said the Job Paid $120K Max
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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Improv Your Employee Appreciation Day
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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Improv Your HR (and other things)
I talk about improv incessently. I teach and perform improv as often as I can. (My beginners class has their showcase tomorrow, so if you’re
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The Very Weird End of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting
Who owns that business? That should be an answer that is easy for any business to provide. After all, don’t all employees know who the
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How to Get People to Do Things For Free
Do you need someone to do something for you for free? I get lots of requests to do things for free. Sometimes, I say yes.
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5 Reasons I Love Elon Musk’s Request for Five Things, and 1 Reason I Hate It
The Associated Press called it an “extraordinary request,” but it’s certainly not extraordinary. In fact, it’s incredibly ordinary for employees to report what they are working
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Microsoft Says AI Kills Critical Thinking—Here’s What That Means for You
This morning, I needed to make two vet appointments for my cats. I’m an American in Switzerland, so that means I need to make a phone call in German.
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Do Not Get Your Work Wife (or Husband) a Valentine’s Day Card
I’ve always hated the terms “work wife” and “work husband.” They imply a level of intimacy that you should not have at work unless you work with
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Weed in the Workplace: How are your policies?
Why is child of the “just say no” generation sponsoring a webinar on the devil’s lettuce? Boy have times changed! I was born in 1973,
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How Do I Give an Employee a Religious Accommodation?
I need to encourage a manager to accept a religious accommodation request, as it is reasonable, in my opinion. The employee, who is Balinese Hindu,
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Why Trump and Google Are Paying Employees to Quit—And What It Means for Your Business
What unexpected thing do both President Donald Trump and Google have in common? They both offered “buyouts” to current employees for the same reasons—to cut
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A Company Learns That ‘Just Joking’ Is No Defense Against Sexual Harassment
In addition to being an HR professional with 25-plus years of HR experience, I’m an improv comedian who performs at corporate events. While our improv ensemble
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