The Office, Personal and Professional Growth Article

Leigh Buchanan has been writing about business for 20 years in publications including Inc. and The Harvard Business Review. Her column, The Office, reflects on the rituals, behaviors, and idiosyncratic culture of company life. Readers with observations or strange tales from their own businesses are welcome to contact her at lbuchanan@inc.com.
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