Can we charge a fee for paper paychecks?

  • September 28, 2012

Q. We require direct deposit of employee paychecks. We have one employee who hasn’t set up an account despite frequent requests. We have to mail his check from...

Keep prototypes ‘quick and dirty’

  • September 28, 2012

Your innovation methods should produce a bunch of ideas, including “crazy” ones. After paring them down based on critique and analysis, have your designers...

1-Minute Strategies: September ’12

  • September 28, 2012

Remove distractions to boost your productivity ... Quantify your value ... Save your boss time with mo­­bile printing ... Connect via LinkedIn groups.

Set limits with an office busybody

  • September 25, 2012

Question: “How do you deal with an office busybody?  One of my co-workers simply must know everything about everyone.  She constantly tries to get...

The role of genetics in leadership

  • September 23, 2012

In a new examination of twin studies, Scott Shane, management professor at Case Western Reserve University, reveals a growing consensus that genes really do account...

Reignite your career

  • September 22, 2012

Employees often ask me, “How can I continue advancing my career after I feel I’ve hit a job plateau?” says Joan Burge. Anyone who asks that question is...

Can you legislate anger out of a workplace?

  • September 19, 2012

Question: "Our HR department is thinking of levying a policy that would discipline an employee for ‘raising his or her voice in anger’ when involved in a...

Word 2010: Template or Macro?

  • September 18, 2012

How do you decide when to use a template in Word and when to use a Macro? Generally, if you want to change text already on the page, a Macro is the right answer. If you...