Sometimes we wonder: why is it the case that we’re so wrapped into the cultural reality, into the value system, and into the little power minuets, that we call organizational life? I’m often struck at the financial conglomerates who have on-site gyms, on-site physicians, on-site food, and on-site life–all for the sake of getting everyone involved in the immediate reality that is the organization. Indeed, organizations in these instances define not only what gets done, …

Through a sea of glistening blue (jeans), you spot a current of croissants and crullers rippling through the break room. Confetti streams the walls in tribute to Ralph from HR’s birthday and hints of nutmeg and cinnamon perfume the room. The mailboxes, disguised as Christmas stockings, contain beckoning paychecks and invitations to a weekend cocktail party celebrating the impressive numbers released from finance earlier in the week. A rare laughter swells out of Ethan Marcus’s …

Yesterday, the media volleyed around stunning stories of tennis legend Venus Williams’ diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome and her subsequent withdrawal from the U.S. Open. The story saturated mainstream news networks, receiving full court attention from health and lifestyle journalists in addition to devoted sports reporters. All this press served to racquet up both sympathy for Williams and intrigue into her “shocking diagnosis”, Sjögren’s Syndrome (Moisse & Childs, ABC News, 9/1/2011). In full disclosure, I also …

Seeing how it’s Friday and most of us are just a touch burnt out, I would imagine we could all use a laugh. Our Funny Leadership Cartoon of the day comes from one of our favorites, Randy Glasbergen (see 4 Funny Cartoons from Randy Glasbergen). Enjoy!

Our Cartoon of the Day comes from The Joy of Tech and it takes on the question: How is Microsoft going to market (and possibly screw-up) Skype?

In the modern corportate environment, you often find that hackneyed and often meaningless buzzwords like cross platform and low-hanging fruit fill your pained head as you try stifle the urge to run through the office telling everyone where the can shove their action items. It can be a demoralizing experience, so when you get the chance to laugh you’ve got to take it. Here at the Bacharach Blog, we have noticed that a lot of you love our cartoon based posts …