Who taught them to defy wisdom and discount experience? Here’s a standard joke in many Human Resources departments: “What is Generation Y’s favorite question?” The punch line is “Why?” “And our answer is because We Said So.” Talk to many bosses of younger employees, from 18 to just under 40…

Preparing for the “hygiene talk.” So an employee who works for you has — for whatever reason and there can be many — a significant body odor or hygiene problem. This is not a person who rode his or her bike to work and didn’t towel off properly; this is…

No More Concerts For Me I’ll start by saying I enjoyed myself at the recent Pink concert in May in Denver. She’s a terrific talent and her combination of high-wire flying — literally soaring over the crowd at the Pepsi Center, upside down, in a cool sparkly silver suit —…

If you work for yourself or are considering working for yourself, heed my words now: Stop working for “exposure” (meaning for free) and only accept reasonable fees for your efforts, starting today. The scene is so achingly familiar I can repeat it in my sleep. You are a freelance writer…

Or Why Let a Camera in Your Bladder Ruin Your Day? That Sunday evening on August 29, 2010 did not end well for me. I had gone for a short jog around my neighborhood. It was still warm at 10:00 p.m. when I finished and as I stood cooling down…