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E.L. Kersten

Despair Inc.™: Problem Employees? It’s Not You, It’s Them: Leading satirist Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of “The Art of Demotivation,” shows how to manage three types of problem employees. Whether you’re dealing with the “perpetually offended employee,” the “aggrieved superstar,” or the “egomaniac,” the answer is simple: they need to be grateful for what they have.; Tags: satire, humor, Despair Inc., E.L. Kersten; Videos 2007-12-04
Despair Inc.™: Battle Bureaucracy with Fake “Crises” and Caffeine: If your company is at all established and successful, it’s probably already become a bloated, uninspiring workplace, says leading satirist Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of “The Art of Demotivation.” Here’s how to take back your company by overcaffeinating your workers, limiting their contact with the outside world, and teaching them...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, workplace, worker; Videos 2007-12-04
Despair Inc.™: Why Workplace “Communication” Is Overrated: According to leading satirist Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of “The Art of Demotivation,” the source of workplace conflict is often misdiagnosed. What’s seen as a simple “misunderstanding” or “failure to communicate” really runs much deeper: Your coworkers don’t actually like you. Kersten helps clarify the situation by translating what they’re...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, workplace; Videos 2007-12-04

Trademarking :- - Is More Like ;- - Company Business and Marketing: It's called the "frowny," but the emoticon used in e-mail to signify sadness is now the symbol of absurdity. Last year, Dallas-based Despair, purveyors of black-humor tchotchkes with demotivational slogans such as "Failure: When Your Best Just Isn't Good Enough," applied for the trademark for the frowny, aka...; Articles 2001-03-12
Unmotivated? Dallas Company's Posters Promise Not to Help.: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 30 -- The millennium approaches, challenging us to rededicate ourselves to ambitious goals and soaring dreams: prosperity and happiness, achievement and triumph, growth and fulfillment. Or are we just setting ourselves up for yet another...; Articles 1999-09-29