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Woo-hoo! First off, all articles should start that way. “Woo-hoo!” is a much better greeting than “Hello.” But in this case, my enthusiasm is well-earned. Because I just read an article that gave me a few awesome ideas. It turns out that a 2009 employee survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Managers found…
Hey all! Today’s article is going to be short, but it’s also going to be amazing. Why? Because I’ve found a piece of empirical information that should warm the hearts of all the managers out there in Managerland. Are you ready? Here we go. One study of healthcare workers found that when employees were working…
It’s about time for another one of these, wouldn’t you say? Given that I haven’t posted a Profile in Tyranny for a while, you might think that I’ve managed to go a few weeks without running into somebody I’d like to hit over the head. And you’re correct. It’s been a good November. Until today.…
Good morning, everyone! I know you’re not all reading this in the morning, but I’m writing it in the morning, and so I’m saying…wait a second. Hold on, no I’m not writing it in the morning. I planned to write it this morning, but it’s actually 1:30pm. How did that happen? Where did the morning…
Geoffrey Havens-smith here, and top of the morning to you. It has come to my attention that many of you have been deluded into the belief that the times are changing. I’ve heard murmurs – whisperings about town, at the saloon and such – that things today are a mite different than they used to…
I know, I know – you’re wondering about the word ‘become’ in the title. You’re thinking, “People don’t become insufferable salespeople. Salespeople are inherently insufferable.” But that isn’t true. Truly awful salespeople are made, not born. And I’m about to teach you how to make yourself into the kind of salesperson that will make customers…
The reviews for “How to Get Fired!” keep coming in with the most recent coming from AOL. Geoff Roth, a former TV news manager and current Hofstra University journalism professor, reviewed Jeff’s newest book, which instantly skyrocketed to the first page of AOL Jobs Wednesday. As Geoff put it, “How to Get Fired!” is a…
Perhaps one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century, right behind the flush toilet, is the telephone. And one of the greatest inventions designed to negate any usefulness the telephone might once have had in connecting you in any meaningful way to a business is the automated menu. I will assume that you have…
That’s right, my boorish partisan, keep your hands to yourself and don’t make extended eye contact. Today I bring to you everything you need to know about sexual harassment, ever. Many companies will provide mandatory sexual harassment seminars, some of which last for hours. This is patently absurd, since there is only one rule regarding…