Some of us may remember the days of debating between cream or white-colored paper for our resumes. Tomorrow’s job candidates may debate whether a smiley face or a thumbs up is a more professional response to the latest text from a recruiter. That’s right. As this article details, today’s [...]
Ahh love. Everyone knows that work and romance don’t mix, except that according to one poll, 22% of married couples in the U.S. met at work. Our own informal research (i.e. talking to our friends, colleagues, and clients) tells us that workplace romances are more likely to happen in [...]
Now that we’ve started a new year, let’s go back in time … to last year. Every year there are a few great marketing campaigns and a few truly bizarre ones. But, even the bizarre ones can tell us something about where marketing trends are going. Inc. magazine released [...]
Thanksgiving is on its way, making it a perfect time of year to sit down and think about what you’re grateful for. There are the obvious categories - family, health, friends, brownies, new episodes of This Is Us - but what about professionally? Hopefully, most of us are grateful [...]
Back in 2002 IKEA came out with this now iconic ad about a forlorn lamp. The ad worked so well because it expertly played on our emotions (we won’t tell if you get a little misty), using the tropes and patterns millions of ads have set up before it, only [...]
It can take weeks or even months to find the best employee for your company. It’s surprising that after spending so much time, many employers fail to follow through by creating a quality first-day experience. According to a recent Inc article, more than 40% of employees who leave a [...]
There was the woman with three-inch bright yellow nails interviewing for a data entry position. There was the man with so much dog hair on his pants he triggered the interviewer’s allergies. Ask around, and you’re sure to hear more than a few hair-raising (and hair unbrushed) stories of [...]
There are so many problems facing the world today, but one rises to the top as the most pervasive and potentially damaging to our way of life … shirtless selfies by men. What could possibly account for this sudden and drastic rise of men posing for pictures without a [...]
Back in the day, people worked 8-hour days and then went home. Usually there was free coffee in the break room, and sometimes even donuts. Often, especially in advertising, executives got expense accounts and used them to take clients and staff out to dinner or drinks, which was considered [...]
Robots look like people on TV and the big screen. Think Rosie on the Jetsons or even, The Terminator. However, robots are already in our home. It’s just that they look more like a Roomba than Arnold Schwarzenegger. The most common home robot is, of course, the smart speaker [...]