They say that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. They need to add management fads to the list. Like other management trends (i.e., fads) before it—like reengineering, knowledge ...

It need hardly be said that these fads were and are (at best) a waste of time and (at worst) a set of expensive distractions. But open plan offices are worse. Much worse. Why? Because they decrease ...

Last time, we presented a set of issues to consider when determining if a product is merely a fad or a solid trend with staying power. This week we put the framework to the test and come away with a ...