Do you want to be a “good corporate citizen,” occupy the “executive suite,” or go super-charged by taking an “extreme job” to earn the really big bucks? It’s no easy choice. On the extreme end of the spectrum are “over-achieving road warriors,” whose income ratchets them up the lifestyle scale of a champagne chaser. Not bad until you realize it’s a 24/7 job and having a family or social life isn’t one of the perks. On the opposite end is the middle manager, the good corporate citizen. Your life … [Read more...] about Get the Crayons Out and Get to Work
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New Speak in the Capitalist World?
Business Book Review by Constance Devereaux Shaking his fingers, face in a frown, a former professor always cautioned us to avoid the “sloppy thinking” evident in our “sloppy speaking.” He believed most people, students especially, were guilty of vague and ambiguous expressions in everyday speech, with negative consequences for thinking and decision-making. Over the past couple of years, I’ve wondered if a good finger wagging, and a really stern frown, could have steered us from the sort of … [Read more...] about New Speak in the Capitalist World?
