Ever since that crotchety, old “Jack”-off endorsed the concept, organizations across the globe have been using this tool to dissect the relative performance contributions of their employees.  It’s a reasonable idea. After all, companies routinely appraise their other assets. Why not do...

My brother Nick is a good kid, but sharp as a watermelon sometimes. The other day he approached me for some interviewing advice. As a junior in college he wanted to transition from his longtime kitchen position at the local Italian joint to something more office oriented.  I reviewed his...

As a kid, I remember rolling into the grocery store on food stamp day with a fistful of Monopoly money, thinking I was the shit. It only took one or two trips to realize that being in an alcohol-induced coma was not the only reason my parents gave me the chore. Food stamps are...