Whew, punch out too late at the Thomson plant in Paris and you’re busted. Too late? Huh? In France working long hours has become a national crime. When we’re working more than ever in the US, it’s the opposite in France. France has cut the legal workweek to 35 hours from 39 even for professional …
Stress Pay Poor opportunities for promotion Their boss’s attitude[i] [i] “Ask a Working Woman,” AFL-CIO survey results appeared in Executive Female, September/October, 1997, p. 4.
What’s his rationale for this risky move? “There are two kinds of people – the ones who went to Woodstock and the ones who wish they did. I definitely want to be one of the people who was there,” said one person moving to an Internet start-up.[i] [i] Lyons, Daniel, “Woodstock and the Web,” Forbes, …
“With the life-cycle of products shrinking and competition coming from unexpected corners of the globe, companies have to be more nimble than ever. This uncertainty helps some workers: if a firm has no idea from which direction the next competitive threat will come, one of its few sensible strategies is to amass good people to …
Great! But, what are you going to do about it. What are your next steps? Nike’s logos say it all: ‘Just Do It’ or ‘I can’. What type of worker are you going to be? You can be a ‘fulfillment seeker,’ ‘risk taker,’ ‘high achiever,’ ‘clock puncher,’ ladder climber,’ or ‘paycheck cashier.’ The Brand U …
Showing up is 80 percent of life. Woody Allen, Writer
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. Neils Bohr, Nobel Physicist
I’m a Gutenberg person. What do I mean? Well, I process information; in this case the written word, in a left-to-right, linear narrative. Each sentence has a thought that builds into the next sentence, paragraph, section, and chapter. The process builds on itself leading to insights, conclusions and recommendations. Most of our communications and decision-making …
New ideas … are not born in a conforming environment. Roger von Oech, Writer
AAARRRGGGHHHHHH!…. Now, I’ve got your attention. My name is Margaux. I’m 16. I’m studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) subjects and interning at a tech startup – WorkingIt.com. So, what’s my problem? Problem sets? Say what? What are Problem Sets? Problem sets are problem solving and decision making STEM based exercises, that I have to …