In a weak economy the tendency is for workers to hold onto their jobs a bit longer than they would otherwise prefer. Is it possible that in a downturn the best thing to do is counterintuitive - quitting corporate America to freelance, start a...

Clients who dont know what they want can chew up countless hours of your time with exploratory emails, phone calls, meetings, and requests for more details if you let them. Ditto for blood-sucking zombies who milk you for free advice but have no...

Foreign assignments often seem exotic and enticing, especially to workers who have studied the local language and customs. But despite everyone's good intentions these critical career moves often fizzle out, resulting in an expensive setback for the...

I just returned from a two-day trip to Toronto.   In the airports, in my hotel, and on the plane, I got a lot of work done.   It happens every time I get out of the office and expose my brain to new stimuli, such as landscapes, people,...

In his latest book Punching In Alex Frankel a journalist and "brand observer" recounts his recent experiences working entry-level jobs for some of America's best-known employers: UPS, Starbucks, the Gap and Apple among others. Unlike those of us who...