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The Case for Prescribed Burning: Fighting Fire With Fire Aug. 21, 2025
Wildfire takes no prisoners, has no mercy, knows no boundaries, respects no nation and is a clear an... Read More
We All Deserve Space To Pursue Our Dreams Apr. 12, 2024
The Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop saved me from making a huge mistake last week. I emailed my edito... Read More
Turns Out It's Not Just Me -- It's AFS Feb. 29, 2024
I've written about it a lot over the years, and by "it" I refer to my six-figure credit card debt an... Read More
Managing Anger Is a Much-Needed Skill Feb. 16, 2024
Back in November 2023, I wrote a column about how anger has emerged as a major response to the crazi... Read More
Racing Ahead in Your Career? Better Learn to Drag Your Feet. Sep. 21, 2023
What do you do when a new assignment comes around? If you immediately raise your hand, you're makin... Read More
St. Louis, the Region's Flagship City, Is Flagging for Lack of Competent Management May. 24, 2023
The signs are everywhere that St. Louis is a city in serious crisis. The trash can't get picked up. ... Read More
Do No Harm? Kim Gardner, Aspiring Nurse, Inflicted Plenty on St. Louis. May. 23, 2023
Just as Kim Gardner dumped all the blame on others for her mismanagement of the St. Louis Circuit At... Read More
Read Your Boss Like a Book Feb. 09, 2023
Does your CEO know how to read? In the unlikely case that the answer is yes, you will want to pay a... Read More
How Many Shopping Days Until You're Fired? Dec. 08, 2022
Is there a law saying you have to give gifts to the people you work with? Absolutely. It's called t... Read More
Out-of-Office or Out-of-Your-Head? You Decide. Nov. 24, 2022
Oh, goody! It's holiday season. That means you'll be spending quality — and, hopefully, quanti... Read More
Someone Needs a Job. Her Name is Alexa. Nov. 17, 2022
Looking for an employee who is responsive, knowledgeable, works 24/7, never complains and never take... Read More
Take This Fake Job and Hug It Nov. 10, 2022
Thinking about getting a new job? It certainly seems like the right time to start sending off resume... Read More
Snoop Dogs at the Office Aug. 25, 2022
Bad news! Your boss is snooping on you. You'd think management would be happy that you showed up occ... Read More
Soon to Appear at Your Company: Meet the CTUDT Aug. 11, 2022
Chances are your company has a chief executive officer, or CEO. You also probably have a chief finan... Read More
Your Meeting Has Been Canceled. Are You Next? Jul. 28, 2022
That meeting you've been dreading? It's been canceled. This is good news. Or is it? There is noth... Read More
Mentorship to Replace Favoritism Favors All Jul. 21, 2022
Employees dislike favoritism, especially when they are not the ones receiving favor. It means they a... Read More
Customer Service Job Overwhelms Young Employees Jul. 07, 2022
Q: I own and run a small company where I have a history of difficulty getting product. My food compa... Read More
When Good Meetings Go Meh May. 19, 2022
Chances are, you've been in a meh meeting. I'm talking about a meeting with fuzzy goals, an aimless... Read More
When Bad Meetings Happen to Good People Apr. 28, 2022
Let's schedule a meeting. Of course, before we have our meeting, we'll need to schedule a pre-meetin... Read More
Office Gossip Rides Again! Apr. 14, 2022
By the time this column is published, this piece of juicy gossip will probably no longer be accurate... Read More
