Catch 22

An employee asks his boss for help on a work project...

Tags: 117, series, dave, robert, de-motivation, management

Tone Says More Than Words

An employee asks her co-worker for a favor on two occasions...

Tags: communication, context, speech, communication strategies, tone, tone of voice

Motivation vs. De-motivation

A husband tells his wife about his great day. As an...

Tags: jason, leesha, motivators, de-motivators, motivating employees, motivating

It's All About Context

An employee tells his boss a story on two separate occasions...

Tags: tone of voice, communication strategies, speech, context, communication, body language

Getting A Fire Services Contract Overseas

A business manager discusses how to win a fire services contract...

Tags: international, anti-corruption, corruption, conflict of interest, code, code of conduct

The Annual Conference

A marketing director organizes a conference and entices attendees with paid...

Tags: code, code of conduct, ethics, anti-bribery, bribery, fcpa

Business Agent in China

A Chinese business agent promises multiple government contracts in exchange for...

Tags: uk bribery act, ukba, foreign corrup practices act, chinese, bribery, fcpa

Accurately Recording "Business Expenses"

A general manager of a subsidiary company in South American explains...

Tags: foreign corrupt practices act, code of conduct, ethics, expenses, fcpa, bribery

The Assistant Store Manager

An assistant store manager is not sure whether she is entitled...

Tags: non-exempt , exempt, misclassification, wage and hour, hour, wage

The Marketing Freelancer

A freelancer starts to get upset that she works full time...

Tags: freelancer, wage, hour, wage and hour, misclassification, exempt

The Micro Managed

Even though a person is a salaried project manager who is...

Tags: 146, project manager, robert, manager, wage, hour

The Micro Manager

A manager complains about a direct report who needs a lot...

Tags: 145, series, administrative exemption, wage, hour, wage and hour

Giving Constructive Feedback

A manager gives both constructive and nonconstructive feedback to an employee...

Tags: 96, performance, coach, mentor, manager, feedback

Generation Gap: Robert

A younger worker has differences with his older co-worker....

Tags: 15, generation, generational differences, age, diversity, generation gaps

Holiday Celebrations

An employee tries to get his two co-workers into the Christmas...

Tags: brian, sammy, jason, holiday sensitivity, religious diversity, holiday