One of my friends has been complaining that her team is running wild.    Much as I love her, I know that this is happening because when my friend took over the group a few months ago, she really wanted her new reports to like her, so she put up with a lot from them.  They would tell her they weren’t going to do an assignment ...

I’ve been spending a lot of time in doctors’ offices lately.  No, I’m not sick – just 36 weeks pregnant.  And having a doctor’s appointment at least once a week inevitably means that my productivity goes way down.  This is because one waits longer for a doctor than for any other professional, and even if you only see the doctor for ...

Dave Lorenzo at Career Intensity talks about a scene he recently witnessed at his office.  A group of clients visited company headquarters for a day, but during the scheduled meetings parties on both sides spent much of the time typing on their Blackberries.     Says Dave:  “If you were a company employee and you invited a ...

[ImageAttachment] In the Washington Post, Amy Joyce talks about how today’s workforce is fraught with worry.  According to Joyce, companies are all too aware of the problem, and many are trying to do something about it.  More than 90 percent of the Fortune 500 firms provide employee assistance programs, which often offer free counseling ...