One way that Walmart keeps prices low is with minimal staffing levels in stores. But shoppers and workers alike are complaining that Walmart is understaffed, and the results include annoyingly long checkout lines and shelves that …
Careers & Workplace
7 Things Your Employees Think About You (But Would Never Say)
Have you stopped to consider that your employees may talk about you the way you used to talk about your boss?
March Madness Will Cost Businesses $134 Million. Why Aren’t Employers Concerned?
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will cost U.S. companies an estimated $134 million in “lost wages” this week. But do employers care? Not really.
The Most Important Task You’re Ignoring
Answering emails, putting out fires–those are important. But one founder suggests something else should take up at least 25 percent of your day.
So Your Video Went Viral: Great! Just Don’t Expect to Get Rich
Thanks to the Internet, it’s never been easier to become briefly famous. Posting an especially creative, embarrassing, funny, or otherwise highly “shareable” video or blog online will usually do the trick. But becoming rich and famous? That’s far more difficult.
How to Play Clean Office Politics
Here is a simple four-step process to ensure that the right decision gets made.
Weird Money: 9 Odd Factoids from Recent Consumer Surveys and Studies
Ever wonder which alcohol brands are most popular … among consumers who are too young to buy alcohol? Is daylight savings harmless, or does it cost us hundreds of millions of dollars annually? And most pressing of all, which celebrity do you wish was your insurance agent?
First There Was IQ. Then EQ. But Does CQ — Creative Intelligence — Matter Most?
In his new book Creative Intelligence, Bruce Nussbaum argues that creativity is an undervalued skill that anyone can cultivate. Not just for artists and musicians, creative intelligence (or CQ) is the secret sauce that separates …
Hail to Thee, Brave Commuter! (Oh, and Happy Employee Appreciation Day)
Admit it: Today the commute to work was hell — and everywhere, every day, it seems to be getting worse. But if anyone out there is laboring under the delusion that there was, at some point in the misty past, a Golden Age for …
How to Flunk a Job Interview
These common mistakes will ruin your chances of getting just about any job.
3 Out of 4 Hires Fail: How to Beat the Odds
Bad hires suck up time, energy, and money. How to avoid them.
Why We’re Spending So Much on Botox, Makeup and Facelifts
Last year, Americans spent more on products and procedures to make our faces look better. The reason? Well, it may seem counterintuitive, but experts say the lackluster economy is part of the reason for our collective vanity.