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If you’re curious about why the U.S. economy is ailing, good news — I have the answer. It isn’t all your fault as so many of us have been thinking. The reason that productivity is down and the economy is out is because all our time at work...

If there’s one thing that gets me angry, it’s people who try to keep me from getting angry. Except, of course, if those people are the motivated motivation specialists at CareerTrack. “Managing Emotions Under Pressure, How To Stay Calm...

Hey, it’s hard to find a job these days. If you are lucky enough to get an offer of employment, the last thing you want to do is blow the deal by asking for a decent salary. That would be crass. It would also give the impression that simply being...

Here’s good news: After years of reading and reviewing business books, I have finally found one volume that is 100 percent guaranteed to improve your life. It’s not about moving your cheese or swimming with sharks. It doesn’t teach you...

Believe it or don’t — there are people out there who are actually getting hired. Oh, there are not many people and the jobs they’re getting are not always so great, but every once in a while, there is a new hire. And if that new hire is...

These days, you’re crazy lucky if you have a job. If you want to have a job and an office, you’re just crazy. It’s true! According to an article by Sarah E. Needleman in The Wall Street Journal, employers today are out to cut costs and...

Some people start businesses because they believe they have an amazing product that will make the world a better place, and in the meantime, it make them millions of dollars. But what happens if you can’t come up with a brilliant idea like the Snuggie,...

Growing old is not a job for wimps, or so the saying says. Apparently, growing old is also not a job for people who are looking for a job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, “more than 2.1 million people aged 55 or older were unemployed in May...

What could be worse than spending your workdays with an insufferable, inefficient, ineffective co-worker? Spending your days with an insufferable, inefficient, ineffective co-worker who is also your spouse. Sounds like a nightmare, I know, but it’s...

Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. However, it is perfectly fine to hire me, promote me and lavishly overpay me. That’s the way of the business world, and nobody knows it better than me, you and Debrahlee Lorenzana. Debrahlee is the...