Expand Your Mind: Executives
by Miki Saxon
Today offers up four looks at executives and bosses, the folks we love to hate.
A lot of people claim that the whole idea of income inequality has been blown out of proportion, but, looking at your own paycheck, you have to wonder how/why CEO pay increased 30-40%.
“Bosses won in every area, with dramatic increases in pensions, payoffs and perks – as well as salary.”
One would think that all that money would add up to job insecurity, but apparently not.
“It turns out that many CEOs are feeling insecure about their jobs, too.”
Workers, even those with raises, are insecure, too, and new research out of Harvard says bosses are making it worse.
“…managers at all levels routinely—and unwittingly—undermine the meaningfulness of work for their direct subordinates through everyday words and actions.”
As function-rich mobile phones proliferate the need to understand them increases and the results of ignorance become more pronounced—not to mention embarrassing. File this one under “lessons learned.”
“He said he made sure to turn it off before the concert, not realizing that the alarm clock had accidentally been set and would sound even if the phone was in silent mode.
“I didn’t even know phones came with alarms,” the man said. “
Enjoy!
Flickr image credit: pedroelcarvalho
