When John H. Slade died, one obituary made a telling error in saying that he
had worked at Bear Stearns for “seven centuries.” Actually, it was only
seven...
For a while now, General Electric’s top dogs have been studying
companies they admire, like Dell and Toyota, seeing how they do things
and trying to figure out...
"Most leaders truly want to do the right thing," says Quint Studer, consultant and author of Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference. "They...
Question: I work in an office with three other
administrative people. One of the other admins and I have a good work
ethic: We need to keep busy (and we are very...
Question: Does anyone have information on "admin pools" (when a group of
administrative assistants work together as a team and report to a
senior assistant)? If you...
The romance and excitement of the Valentine's Day holiday is all well and good...at home. The last thing employers want to do is play matchmaker for their employees....
What do you do with company vehicles coming off their leases? Many employers now sell them to employees, a move that’s trending upward thanks to some attractive...
Question: I work in an office where I am in the center of everything, so I can hear and
see everything that goes on. One of my co-workers pretends to work...
Question: I have been employed in good standing with a great corporation for more than eight years.
Working in the administrative field has been my specialty for...
Question: On and off, stationery items like staplers,
calculators and such disappear from our office. Writing our names on
them seemed a good idea until someone said...
Question: I work in a nice
office with a lot of nice people around. Sometimes, however, the lady
next to me in her cube will chew gum ... then, she will pop it. Not...
Question: I work in an office with 19 other people and I am in charge of turning on
the dishwasher each night before leaving. To some, this translates to
me also...
While most everyone considers a grandparent to be an especially cherished family member, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not generally include a...
In his latest book, Why Decisions Fail,
scholar Paul C. Nutt analyzes 15 disastrous courses of action, from
Ford’s defense of the flammable Pinto to...
Question: I work in a small office with about 17 people. We have a kitchen in our
office with a microwave, refrigerator and toaster oven. It has come...
