Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

I was checking out the activities of recent Arbor Day celebrations and came across a wide-angle photo of a large group where each individual was actually hugging a tree. I smiled because I've been ...

It’s time to retire the saying “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.” Even though advocates of this approach believe it reduces whining, increases empowerment, helps employees manage up, and ...

Your company’s human resources (HR) department is often pitched as an employee advocate—the place where you take problems or concerns. But most employees know by now that HR—or, in some start-up ...

We’re all familiar with the trolley problem. We’re all so familiar with it that we’re also familiar with all the spoofs of the trolley problem that have sprung up in recent years. But I’m pleased to ...

Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos warned against any “illusion of normality” regarding the Cyprus issue, stressing that time does not bring a solution but changes realities. Speaking at the ...

We know—and love—the Turtle Rescue Team here at The Abstract. But their work isn't just limited to our shelled friends: ...