During my decades as an entrepreneur and business owner, I’ve seen lots of employees come and go. I’ve hired just about every kind of person you can imagine; I’ve fired some of them, too. It hasn’t ...

Pretty sure they'll just keeping plugging right alone anyway, though. Gen X values their reputation for being independent and tough more than just about anything else. So it's natural that in their ...

In Make Your Own Job, Erik Baker shows just how long Americans have scrambled to pile work on top of work—and at what cost. What is a “work ethic”? In its most common usage, the phrase connotes a ...

Some people talk a big game about staying on top of their responsibilities, but they don't actually deliver, and their words usually betray their true approach. Most of the time, they put minimal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. When you’re interviewing for a new job, it will be important ...

Almost everyone has an opinion about work-life balance. But for many among the highest achieving social classes, work-life balance is a luxury that cannot be afforded. Each moment of leisure is a ...

"How America Works" host Mike Rowe has been a longtime advocate of a strong work ethic, and now he is warning that the societal attitudes towards the importance of hard work is at stake. During an ...

There is a crisis in our country that threatens our place as the shining beacon on a hill. America is losing its work ethic, and probably the only ones who care are people still reading the newspaper.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Providing tools and resources to start, grow and manage your business. During my decades as an entrepreneur and business owner, ...

In Make Your Own Job, Erik Baker shows just how long Americans have scrambled to pile work on top of work—and at what cost. A woman moves to comfort a coworker who is slumped over her desk in despair, ...