Recent Videos

• 

  OFC as Corporate YouTube

  March 22, 2012 / Watercooler Clips

  OFC: Office Entertainment Network is a “corporate YouTube” for companies looking to engage employees during the digital coffee break where 44% of all online video is viewed at work (Nielsen). OFC produces custom leadership and wellbeing “cubicle sized reality TV” series that entertain, inform and inspire. OFC’s partnership with Kaltura, the leading social enterprise video platform, also enables employees to upload and share videos to the OFC player on company intranet sites to bolster best practices, collaboration and community.

• 

  Career Fist: Millennials

  March 22, 2012 / Career Fist

  Millennials: leg sweeps, throwing stars and nunchucks can teach twentysomethings about office do’s and don’ts. Watch Chuck “Career Fist” Smith, martial arts mastermind and motivator, as he answers a tweet from Andre in Brooklyn on dealing with coddled and impatient young colleagues. Career Fist, an OFC Original Series, is the Kung Fu career advice show for white-collar warriors.

• 

  Herman Miller vs. Steelcase

  March 13, 2012 / Watercooler Clips

  Forget Ferrari vs. Lamborghini. The biggest showdown in performance wheels pits Herman Miller vs. Steelcase in a swivel chair death race. So, watch as Boing Boing Gadgets editor, Joel Johnson, test-drives the futuristic Herman Miller Embody against the sleek Steelcase Leap in and outside the office. To the victor goes the workspace spoils!

•  
• 

  Richard Simmons: Office Conditioning

  March 7, 2012 / ESPN Office

  Workplace wellness is no laughing matter. One in three Americans is obese with a related cost of $150 billion in lost productivity. So, hats off to ESPN for securing a special office conditioning coach to energize the SportsCenter anchors. GIVE ME ENERGY!!

• 

  Stork Potential

  March 6, 2012 / Watercooler Clips

  If you’re in a foul mood about your job, this fowl-focused spot from Monster might just send you on a migration. There’s nothing quite like a guilt trip from the stork to get your resume updated. Or, was that just a freakishly large pigeon?

• 

  Mailroom MBA

  March 5, 2012 / Watercooler Clips

  The double-edged sword of an MBA can be tricky to wield. Reference the advanced degree and you may earn additional respect from fellow business school grads. However, show-off the sheepskin to a non-MBA and you may get a swift kick in the ass. So, take note of Tom’s error and just say yes to shipping.

•  
• 

  Difficult Bosses Hurt Workers’ Motivation

  March 2, 2012 / Office News

  Does your supervisor scream? Does your boss badger? According to a recent study, “6 in 10 employees say they’ve felt bruised by their managers’ words or actions.” Leslie Kwoh reports in the WSJ that while proficient in business strategy, most managers lack basic interpersonal skills, which can hurt productivity. Let’s play nice, people. CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

• 

  Dilbert: “Pang of Caring”, “Three Pillars”, “Manager’s Elbow”

  March 1, 2012 / Dilbert

  In “The Pang of Caring”, Wally harnesses the power of coffee while the foundations of a corporate pyramid are shaken in “Three Pillars.”  In “Manager’s Elbow”, the Boss gets a dead-on diagnosis from his doctor for a common executive ailment: “Manager’s Elbow. It’s caused by patting yourself on the back and covering your butt at the same time.”

• 

  Hope Solo & Alex Morgan: Workspace Soccer

  February 29, 2012 / ESPN Office

  Creating a crew of co-workers with chemistry is no simple task. Too many participants and personalities can spell disaster for any task force or committee. That’s why a great sub-group should be carefully guarded and gated. Otherwise, you risk the experience of the Miami Dolphin and his soccer star pals, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan, as they deal with an office interloper.

•  
• 

  Insane Swivel Chair

  February 28, 2012 / Watercooler Clips

  Finally, a successor to the Aeron chair. Imagine the rush from hydraulic pistons pushing the limits during your Powerpoint presentation. Then strap in for the creative twists and turns of drafting your expense report. Office seating will never be the same again.