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Virgo Sun Check-In Aug. 25, 2019
Five years is a long time from now, but that day in 2024 will come really quickly and you'll have ab... Read More
Nothing Doing May. 09, 2019
I don't like to brag, but I am very busy. I am busy doing nothing, but it still counts. In fact, bei... Read More
The Price of Not Checking References Apr. 25, 2019
Q: I headed a team at a marketing company, and we needed one more person to balance the talent. The ... Read More
Weird Workers of the World, Unite! Aug. 16, 2018
You may not be the most productive worker in your company or the best paid, but no one can say you a... Read More
Musical Chairs Apr. 05, 2018
You want to succeed at work. This is admirable. But will the traditional methods for getting ahead w... Read More
From Hired to Fired Nov. 16, 2017
There are many articles with advice on how to get ahead in your career. What you need is advice on h... Read More
When Employees' Political Views Clash Oct. 03, 2017
"I run a small business with 10 employees. "It turns out I have both Republicans and Democrats among... Read More
Is Free Trade Causing Job Loss? Aug. 17, 2016
International trade figures heavily in the presidential race. Presidential candidate Donald Trump sa... Read More
Elitist Arrogance, Part II Jun. 08, 2016
A basic economic premise holds that when the price of something rises, people seek to economize on i... Read More
Keep the Labor Market Flexible to Maintain Productivity Jun. 02, 2016
One of the assets of the American economic model is a relatively flexible labor market, especially w... Read More
The First 10 Minutes May. 12, 2016
Question for you — what are the 19 things you must do in the first 10 minutes of the workday? ... Read More
Cyberloafers of the World, Unite! Mar. 17, 2016
You have nothing to lose but your jobs. I hate to be the one to bring this news to you, but manageme... Read More
A Lunch Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Jan. 28, 2016
Frankly, I think we've gone about as far as we can go with this self-improvement thing. After all th... Read More
Failing at Failure Nov. 12, 2015
If you're feeling bad for being such a failure, I have some worse news for you. Not only are you a f... Read More
Do Remote Bosses Cause Inequality? Sep. 17, 2015
Could there be a reason for the widening pay gap that's not exactly economic? There could be. The em... Read More
A Contrarian Take on Congressional Productivity Apr. 08, 2015
Many people complain that the most recent two Congresses were incredibly unproductive. That's nonsen... Read More
Yours, Mine and Hours Oct. 09, 2014
Ever wonder what you could accomplish if you were seven times more productive, 24 hours a day? I'm n... Read More
Working Hard or Hardly Working? Sep. 04, 2014
Putting in long days? Working over the weekend? You probably feel pretty darn proud of yourself. We... Read More
Is There Wage Stagnation? Mar. 19, 2014
Many economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. Th... Read More
The Inequality Bogeyman Jan. 28, 2014
During a recent lunch in a restaurant, someone complimented my wife on the perfume she was wearing. ... Read More
