The BusinessMakers Overtime - Week of August 11, 2010: %#?*! in the Workplace

Episode 055 originally broadcast on August 11, 2010

Katie and Esther present the fun and the wacky and news you can use. (We have way more fun than we’re supposed to!) Online behavior and Thomas English Muffins are in the news. We discuss why intelligent people fail. And, we give new clues for our Business Scavenger Hunt.

%#*?! in the Workplace

Katie and Esther present the fun and the wacky and news you can use. (We have more fun than we’re supposed to!) Online time spent on social networking sites has topped email. Is this an indicator of how we spend our time or is it something else? An executive with Thomas English Muffins has been given a legal surprise. (English muffins? Really?!) Salty email is coming under fire in the workplace. (“It’s like Lord of the Flies and you need some boundaries in place.”)

Why Intelligent People Fail

Matt Mullenweg wrote a blog about smart people failing… and it happens more commonly than it should. Katie and Esther discuss why those super-smart people you went to high school with are now working in fast food. While the reasons may vary, there are several standouts that can kill your chances of success. And, we give new clues for our Business Scavenger Hunt. (“It’s hard to say NO because success is so sweet!”)