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GOLDMAN: AI Did Not Write This Column — That’s Why It’s a Stinkeroo
Unless your job description is “hermit,” you probably spend your days working with other people. In some jobs, you have a partner. You’re joined at the hip and at the wallet, so if […]
GOLDMAN: Rock Around the Clock — OK! Work Around the Clock — No Way!
What kind of bird are you? If you do your best work early in the morning, you’re a “Lark.” If you work best by waiting until the midnight hour, you’re an “Owl.” It’s a taxonomy I learned in “Tapping into […]
GOLDMAN: Should You Feel Sorry for Saying You’re Sorry?
Let’s face it — you’ve got a lot to be sorry for. The mistakes you make on the job. The mistakes you make off the job. The mistakes of omission. The mistakes of […]
GOLDMAN: When What You Wear to Work Wears Out
Great careers don’t start at your desk. They start at your closet. It’s true! What you wear to work determines what co-workers think of you, or don’t. You may want to stand out from the crowd, but […]
GOLDMAN: No Breathing, Please — We’re Working
It doesn’t matter if they’re managing you from across the office or from across the country, having a boss telling you what to do and when to do it is bad. What’s worse is having a […]
GOLDMAN: Your Company Needs a Baddie — How About You?
Did you see the latest video from the Staples Baddie? If you didn’t, you must have read the story about her in The New York Times. Headlined, “How Exciting Can Office Supplies Really Be? Ask […]
GOLDMAN: Turned-On by an Off-Site?
It doesn’t matter what job you have; you must agree. The worst day of the entire year is the day your company whisks you off to some distant location for an off-site. An off-site […]
GOLDMAN: LinkedOut
I have a question for someone like you. What are the job prospects for someone like me? Here’s a quick rundown. I’m someone with zero motivation. Someone with few skills and fewer abilities. Someone […]
GOLDMAN: Will ‘Peanut Butter Raises’ Put You in a Jam?
Spread the news! Companies across the country are no longer rewarding better performance with bigger raises. That’s right! The concept of merit pay no longer has merit. Instead, all employees, good, bad and indifferent, will be […]
GOLDMAN: I’m Bored of AI — What’s Next?
I don’t know who invented AI, but they did a very good job of it. All I hear about and read about and worry about these days is AI. Really! It’s in my computer. It’s in my phone. It’s in my car. It’s in my refrigerator. It’s in […]
GOLDMAN: Clean Up Your Desk — Mess Up Your Life
It’s a question as old as time. Which is a better indicator of your performance on the job — a messy desk or a neat desk? The messy-desk people say that mountains of papers and […]
GOLDMAN: Multiple Reasons Not to Multitask in 2026
Here’s what you do. Stand up at your desk. Pat your head and rub your tummy (counter-clockwise, please.) Now sing “All You Need is Love” while you jump up and down. If […]
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