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    Jun 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Liar liar, officepants on fire

    <em>That's a good point! (No it isn't.)</em>
    That's a good point! (No it isn't.) I'd be happy to join the team! (I'd rather be eaten by wart hogs.) Your cake is delicious! (Thanks for the food poisoning, Julia Child.) These are but a few examples of the lies we tell at work. Most aren't...

    Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Julia Child, Career and Workplace, Chicago Tribune Columnists

    2. Jun 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Work assignment: Just be human

    As regular readers of this column know, my last vacation involved a cactus and the unfortunate perforation of my buttocks. (Thank you for all the sympathy cards.) So I'm pleased to report that on a recent trip to Disney World — aka "Mickey Mouse's...

    Tags: Donald Trump, Walt Disney World Resort, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Amusement and Theme Parks

    3. Jun 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Unleash your inner Buffy on office vampires

    Good news. The vampires are back!
    Good news. The vampires are back! About a year ago, I introduced you to "emotional vampires," a term created by a West Coast clinical psychologist to describe all the nasty, terrible, irritating people who drain our will to live. Albert Bernstein...

    Tags: Employees, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Book

    4. May 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Buzzwords are evil and must be stopped

    <em>I was dynamically engaging one of my fellow content marketers in the company brainstorming arena the other day, when I came up with a win-win value proposition for in-house onboarding of new talent to help us velocitize</em><em> our organic campaigns. It's really a multichannel game-changer!</em>
    I was dynamically engaging one of my fellow content marketers in the company brainstorming arena the other day, when I came up with a win-win value proposition for in-house onboarding of new talent to help us velocitize our organic campaigns. It's...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists

    5. May 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Analyzing your quitting fantasies

    Hi there, readers. I'd like to talk about your fantasies.
    Hi there, readers. I'd like to talk about your fantasies. Not THOSE fantasies, you pervs. This is a family workplace column. I'm talking about your "quitting fantasies" — the daydreams we have about the most satisfying way to exit a job. Say...

    Tags: Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Auto Trends, Harvard University

    6. May 13, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. In trust we trust

    Imagine me walking into a corporate executive's office.
    Imagine me walking into a corporate executive's office. Me: How important is trust to the health of your workplace? Executive: Why, it's critical. Awkward pause. Executive: Who are you? And why are you in my office wearing pajamas? Me: I'm...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Employment Opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    7. May 27, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Job 'tours of duty' growing shorter

    <em>So, job candidate, where do you see yourself in five years?</em>
    So, job candidate, where do you see yourself in five years? Yes, I know that's the worst interview question ever invented. But what's your answer? What's that? It sounded like you said, "Elsewhere." Oh, that is what you said? In five years you see...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Media Industry, Employment Opportunities, Chicago Tribune Columnists

    8. Apr 29, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. When your old boss comes calling

    Emotionally, jobs can be like lovers. We fall for them, fight with them and sometimes lose them.
    Emotionally, jobs can be like lovers. We fall for them, fight with them and sometimes lose them. The Great Recession left millions of Americans jilted by their jobs. But as the economy continues its slow recovery, some find their old flames back on...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Chicago Tribune Columnists, LinkedIn Corp.

    9. Apr 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. What makes a happy worker happy?

    The workplace advice columnist has only one natural enemy: the happy worker (<em>Laborius contentus</em>).
    The workplace advice columnist has only one natural enemy: the happy worker (Laborius contentus). This rare — some might say mythical — creature poses a threat to anyone who dispenses workplace-improvement tips for a living. But rather...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, The Happiest News!, Human Interest, Chicago Tribune Columnists

    10. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Mighty Big Aspirations

    You often hear people say that when the job market is bad, it's a good idea to go back to school and boost your academic credentials.
    You often hear people say that when the job market is bad, it's a good idea to go back to school and boost your academic credentials. I have disregarded that advice because I fear it might interfere with my TV watching, but many folks — whether...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Finance, Research, University of Chicago, Science and Technology

    11. Apr 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Overcoming obstacles: Or, what I learned from a cactus

    I was climbing a gorgeous rock formation in Arizona the other day, holding my 6-year-old's hand, when my foot slipped and my butt made acquaintance with a cactus.
    I was climbing a gorgeous rock formation in Arizona the other day, holding my 6-year-old's hand, when my foot slipped and my butt made acquaintance with a cactus. This was not one of those tame, domestic cactuses. It was an ornery, feral succulent...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists

    12. Mar 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Is your workplace ageist?

    Suppose I'm a business &mdash; and what a handsome business I'd be! &mdash; that's interviewing people for a job opening. There are two finalists, one 27 years old, the other 52.
    Suppose I'm a business — and what a handsome business I'd be! — that's interviewing people for a job opening. There are two finalists, one 27 years old, the other 52. They have similar qualifications, albeit the older candidate has more...

    Tags: Social Issues, Laws, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

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