In college, I wanted to take a pottery class. I knew, however, that I have no innate talent, so it was unlikely I could get a good grade in such a class, so I didn’t take it. Looking back on that experience, I realize how ridiculous I was.
When employees start arguing with each other about appropriate office wear, it can explode into accusations of harassment and bad feelings. Take a post at Reddit where a woman wearing a top with “thin straps” had a man come up to her and tell her to cover up–but he’s
The owner wants everyone back in the office at least a couple of times a week. This is a small business with only two managers: Jane and me. One of us needs to be in the office every day. This is fine. We worked out a schedule. The
Consider this situation: It’s the end of a long day, you’re tired, you’re hungry, and you want to get home. Your gas gauge is hovering right above empty, and you know you can’t get back to work tomorrow without getting gas. What do you do? Well, if you’re
Shopify announced it would lay off about 10 percent of its workforce, and the company chose to do this via an impersonal method: email. First, CEO Tobias Lütke sent an email to the whole company, signed tobi, which informed employees to look out for a second email that would tell them Shopify had
If your employees are trying to survive under constant inflation, what’s the best thing to do? Howard University Hospital CEO Anita L.A. Jenkins chose to give helpful budget-saving tips to her employees, sending out an email to staff. The email was posted to Reddit’s r/nursing subreddit, and it has some good points: Jenkins
Say what you will about Chick-fil-a, but their sandwiches are delicious. We just got a Popeyes here in Basel, and I had high hopes, but it is no Chick-fil-a. Still, at least they aren’t asking for volunteers to work the drive-thru lane as a Chick-fil-a in North Carolina
Being friends with your direct reports can cause problems. You need to treat everyone fairly, and if you’re besties with one employee and not others, you can be biased. And even if you’re perfectly fair, you still look biased, which isn’t good for morale. But what can you be if
Nobody wants to work anymore. It’s the rallying cry of business owners, recruiters:, and cranky people who aren’t getting the coffee fast enough at Starbucks. But, it’s not at all new. Gen X may complain that Gen Z doesn’t want to work (and if that’s the case, they
If you’ve been regularly testing your employees for Covid over the past two plus years, you have done so under the guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC updated their Frequently Asked Questions about workplace Covid testing on July 12. There are some subtle, but significant,