Marc Plooster

If scientific thinking can be learned through application to large challenges, the hope is the behavior will be applied to all challenges without effort or thought. As the administration has...

Have you ever been invited to a meeting only to find out the other invitees have met multiple times before? Have you ever been asked to provide your input on...

For someone still in high school during the Great Recession, I do not have the experience others have with taking on more roles as the number of employees around dwindles.

Collaboration is a buzz word in today’s workplace. High schools, colleges, and universities are pushing curriculum geared towards group projects. After consulting local businesses who say students are not well...

One of the most significant characteristics to consider when accepting or rejecting a job offer is the workplace culture. Unlike other characteristics, workplace culture can change quickly whenever there is...

For those who have utilized career centers at colleges, or for those who have read one of the many advice articles about planning one's career, this process may seem familiar...

Last November, the government I am employed by requested employees take the organization's anonymous biannual survey. As with any organization-wide, multiple question survey, the results are at times underwhelming because...

A couple months back I listened to a TED Talk by Jon Bowers titled, “We should aim for perfection – and stop fearing failure”. I could not help but consider...

As the domestic United States’ economy becomes increasingly focused on service industries away from manufacturing, local governments will continue to be compared to for-profit businesses and the way they treat...