The Post Crisis Job?

In this video, John Gerzema talks about the post crisis consumer at TEDxKC. Basically, he’s talking about finding an upside to the financial crisis and showing how it has changed the way people spend money, save money, and demand more from companies. A culture of transparency has emerged to...

March 12th, 2010 | Work/Life | Read More

5 Ways To Deal With Fear At Work

Fear can be a pretty powerful motivator, but it can also be destructive. Yes, today’s unemployment figures can make every day at the office feel like a cliff-hanger, but the reality is that fear exists in the good times as well as the bad. As human beings, we want to do a good job and we’re...

February 10th, 2010 | Work/Life | Read More

Profile of NorthEast Ohio Workplaces on NEOtropolis

Work environment, it seems, is not just an important issue in flush times when the economy is good and competing for talent is a real problem. Nor is it just an issue for high-tech, west coast companies. Many NorthEast Ohio companies are taking the same approach not just to retain talent, but to...

January 28th, 2010 | Featured, Work/Life | Read More

The Office Holiday Party: Fun Celebration or Path to Ruination

Put this in the category of office cliche. The office party where someone has a little too much and every form of career disaster ensues. The viral video below is more than likely a fake. Watch closely for the “Need A Job?” ad at the tail end. But, in any case, it does point out the...

December 22nd, 2009 | Video, Work/Life | Read More

The Office: Around the World

The hit NBC TV series “The Office” has been on television so long and infiltrated so many depictions of office life in commercials, that it’s easy to forget that the show originated in Britain. While it was popular among PBS and BBC America viewers, it never had mainstream success....

November 3rd, 2009 | Entertainment, Work/Life | Read More

Happy Feet: New Yorker on Zappos Culture

There is a terrific article in the September 14, 2009 edition of The New Yorker. It’s on Zappos and its unique company culture. Tony Hsieh, the company’s 35-year old C.E.O. has built around what he calls “Zappinesss” which grows from his three “C”s: clothing, customer...

October 21st, 2009 | Work/Life | Read More

Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs

Mike Rowe, the host of “Dirty Jobs,” tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it’s been unjustifiably degraded in society today.

September 25th, 2009 | Featured, Work/Life | Read More

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