Alfred Matthew Yankovic, better known as “Weird Al” has produced parodies of songs by Michael Jackson, Foo Fighters, Coolio, Beck and countless other artists. In a recent interview, Al talks about how he got his name, his favorite parody, his best career advice, and more.

Do you have a colleague who is subject to special treatment while everyone else gets pushed aside? Are you the one praised incessantly by the boss, or the go-to person for all the great projects? It’s no secret that the playing field among workers isn’t level in the workplace. It turns out that this widespread practice of favoritism can have a significant impact, whether you’re the victim or the VIP.

By properly preparing for an interview—doing your research, waking up early, dressing appropriately—you should walk out your door the morning of feeling unstoppable. But what happens when you hit a snag en route?

With the proliferation of mobile technology, professionals can now work from home, on the road, or elsewhere. That’s liberating for today’s workforce but challenging for managers who now must keep a distributed workforce motivated, productive, and satisfied.

You are accountable for your own success. As such, it is your responsibility to discover your special gifts, attributes and capabilities that can give you a competitive edge and the greatest probability to have a flourishing career. 

When is it smart to quit your job? If you’re not measuring up to your position, or you’ve stopped learning then it’s time to find a new path.

Those hard-working, grizzled veterans of the ocean show us much about how to handle staff and create a productive work environment, whether in an office or on the deck of a crab boat.

Ask employers these days to characterize the recent college graduates they’ve hired, and you’ll hear a remarkably consistent pattern of frustration:
“I try not to hire them.”
“I don’t understand them.”
“We had to change many of our pers…

According to the American Institute of Stress, stress is “a highly subjective phenomenon that differs for each of us.
Things that are distressful for some individuals can be pleasurable for others.” (Check out the top 50 common signs and symptoms o…