Work Life & Environment

Magazine articles on office politics, stress, time management, and the work environment.

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Fast Company February 2004 Jennifer Reingold	Man of Mystery Ram Charan lives nowhere and goes everywhere, consulting for the largest and most powerful companies seven days a week, 365 days a year. Work is all he does, and all he wants to do. But even more than his dedication, it's his insights that have won him the ear of hundreds of top managers.
Fast Company February 2004 Ryan Underwood	Office Handbook Chapter 14: Intracompany Romance In the course of your work, you may find it necessary to flirt with (i.e., "hit on") a coworker and then to maintain an affair. Should this situation arise, please adhere to these guidelines.
Fast Company February 2004 Kerry J. Sulkowicz	The Corporate Shrink What to do when a fellow manager is falling down on the job. Plus: scents and sensibilities.
Fast Company February 2004 Marshall Goldsmith	Making a Resolution that Matters To make resolutions that matter, don't look forward. Look back.
Fast Company February 2004 Shoshana Zuboff	Behind the Scandals: Men at Work Recent business scandals have less to do with corrupt individuals than a narcissistic -- and male -- organizational culture.
Inc. February 2004 Fenn et al.	The Well-Balanced Life It turns out that a better life can lead to a better business. This article suggests three paths to getting more out of each.
Knowledge@Wharton	Men, Women, and Money: Negotiating for More than Small Change In their recently published book, Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide, Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever forcefully and credibly argue that the core issue underlying the problem of the salary gap between men and women is one of gender differences in negotiating strategy.
Knowledge@Wharton	"American Workers are Struggling More Than Ever" AFL-CIO president John Sweeney, who has revitalized the 13 million-worker organization, says we shouldn't be fooled by recent good economic news. American workers are struggling more than ever.
Fast Company February 2004 Linda Tischler	Where Are the Women? By now, plenty were supposed to be in the corner offices. It's not working out that way. In many fields, men still rule, while women often choose more nuanced paths that keep them from reaching the top. But who are the real winners?
AskMen.com January 26, 2004 Ash Karbasfrooshan	Q&A: Retail Sales, MBA Debate & More Tips on salesmanship in retail, launching a consulting firm, how to motivate people senior to yourself, etc.
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