Economic uncertainty is on the rise, and so is office gossip. Office workers, perhaps fearful of their jobs and worried about their companies' futures, are playing office politics and gossiping more than they were five years ago, according to a recent poll. In fact, 55 percent of those surveyed said politicking at work is on the rise. ...more

October 12, 2008

I'm always leery when a potential employer seems too eager to hire me, kind of like how Groucho Marx felt about not wanting to belong to a club where they'd accept him as a member. But when the woman who interviewed me told me this job would be "just having fun" and didn't raise her eyebrows at my colorful resume, I accepted her offer. ...more

December 16, 2007

Office politics are not about popularity — they're about power. In every office, there are organizational leaders — supervisors, managers and senior-level executives. There also are employee-assigned power brokers. These are people who co-workers follow and look up to because of their skill in leading, mediating and influencing others. These are the company's potential movers and shakers. ...more

September 30, 2007

'Mad Dash,' by Patricia Gaffney (Shaye Areheart, $23) ...more

September 16, 2007