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A study of executive life in one of history's great multinational enterprises--the British Empire--reveals that the leading workaday reality in foreign offices was boredom.

A particularly incendiary example of the law of unintended consequences.

The editor of the "Annals of Improbable Research" observes that leeches have a thing or two to teach us about so-called best practices.

A recent study shows that even criminals benefit from being mentored. So why are so few rank-and-file employees paired with their more seasoned colleagues?

Each profession has its own vocabulary. Knowing how to talk the talk is critical--in some fields more than others.

Companies tend to rely on industry wisdom about where to put their R&D dollars to improve their products. But sometimes the industry is wrong.

Incompetent people don't perform up to speed, don't recognize their lack of competence, and don't recognize the competence of others.

Marc Abrahams, a co-founder of the Annals of Improbable Research, says some ideas deserve second and third chances.