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...
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...
Anger is an emotional reaction to a threat, whether real or perceived. When it is triggered, it often results in a sudden outburst of energy directed against the person or thing that caused it—or something that symbolizes that person or thing. Anger is reactive. Therefore, it is usually expressed before...
Research has shown that there is a distinctive difference in the health benefits of positive and negative humor. Negative humor, i.e., humors that is exclusive or offensive, does not have the same positive physiological effects on one’s body and mind. Apparently, our bodies are as sensitive as our feelings; each...
In a rapidly changing, high and hard-driving work environment - of high demands in "Hours, Accessibility, Responsibility and Data" many professionals seem bereft of and, at the same time, overwhelmed by time, energy and resources. This article discusses Motivational Humor: The Four "P" Operational Foundation. These are Paradigm, Philosophy, Personality,...
In today’s increasingly dynamic business environment, work teams in organizations are highly stressed out. They have to effectively cope up with changing situations and churn out efficient results. In such scenario, humor acts as a perfect antidote to control stress and anxiety at the workplace. The paper examines this issue....
Training and Communications Company that is helping organizations understand the power and effectiveness of workplace humor in combination with using the Internet to improve employee performance. One of its unique and fun communications tools is called Toon Ups. The intent of Toon Ups was to provide an effective learning...
Former AT&T VP of Workforce Development to Join Leading Learning and Development Consultancy STAMFORD, Conn. -- BTS, the world leader in customized business simulations and other discovery learning solutions that enable leading corporations to change, grow and succeed, announces that Jim Bowles, most recently vice...
The Father's Day card sold in Target Stores portrays having a female president as scarier than having children. Sexist humor against female presidential candidate continues even after Senator Clinton's concession speech. LOS ANGELES, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Hispanas Organized for Political Equality HOPE, a...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN MARCH, ATTENDEES AT THE ANNUAL ACTE NATIONAL POLICY SEMINAR NPS GOT MORE than they bargained for. With a new hotel and a completely reorganized agenda, career and technical educators were more than energized to bring the career...
In January 2006, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine appointed Marilyn B. Tavenner, FACHE, as the state s Secretary of Health and Human Resources. Ms. Tavenner began her healthcare career as a nurse, working in critical care and emergency department settings. She spent most of her...
Ask any woman who's ever held a job in foodservice and she likely will have a story about sexual harassment. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, such a story is an unfortunate but common scenario in the restaurant industry: A female hostess or server...
It is not news to anyone reading this issue of Franchising World that franchising has far-reaching tentacles throughout business, touching dozens upon dozens of industries and concepts. There are certain public-policy issues that affect virtually all franchised businesses. From such workforce issues as...
UNION CITY, Calif. -- Taron Grizzell, Karen Joshi, Cameron Steele, and Bilal Malik of James Logan High School won national championships at the Lincoln Financial Group([R])/National Forensic League National Speech Tournament in Wichita, Kansas last week. Grizzell and Joshi each won a $5,000 college scholarship from Lincoln...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Alan Gould, publisher Nation's Restaurant News, was one of 13 recipients of honorary doctorate degrees awarded by Johnson & Wales University at its four campuses last month. Gould received his honorary doctorate in culinary arts during the Providence campus' undergraduate ceremony. During...
The Performance Connection Dennis Dewilde & Geoff Anderson Walkersville Publishing, Inc. Suite 201--420 Devonshire Road, Windsor, Ontario N8Y 4T6 0973183470, $16.95 www.theperformanceconnection.org Written by business consultants Dennis Dewilde and Geoff Anderson, The Performance Connection: A Powerful New...
Program Focuses on the Theme of "The Rise of the Project Workforce: Managing People and Projects in the Flat World" PASADENA, Calif. -- Tenrox, the leading provider of workflow-driven Project Workforce Management Solutions, today announced its third annual User Group Conference, to be held September...
For years, The Coca Cola Company has embraced and benefitted from the valuable resources that Latinos can offer. Names like Roberto Goizueta, Sergio Zyman y Javier Benito have left an impressive track record for Latinos with a global vision who have helped build and grow the beverage...
Thus far this five-article series on diversity and the camp industry has painted the change process in very broad terms. This is because every camp is different, and a cultural audit a mandatory step in the change process will indicate that the specific interventions needed for one...
Abstract This paper will outline how the author uses the sub-genre of teen fiction referred to as teen chick lit to teach students the marketing concept known as product placement. The paper provides the rationale for using fictional teen focused...
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