What can ‘Mad Men’ teach us about the 2012 workplace?

Sharon McKnight SPHR · April 2012

Hi everyone,

I read this article and wanted to share it with you.
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Would you offer any of this same advice to employees? What, if anything, about the advice gives you heartburn?

Sharon

Dutch2 · April 2012

...can't say... I have never watched the program.

cnghr · April 2012

I've watched the show a few times, largely because it's kind of fun to see all the fashions, cars, and furnishings like I remember from my childhood.

I found most of the advice in the article to be good, and I have given the same advice to employees myself (with the exception of the one about office romances...I haven't ever had anybody actually ask me about that before).

And the one about looking good kind of goes hand-in-hand with the current thread where we've been discussing dress codes.

ACU Frank · April 2012

I've not watched Mad Men, although it is on the list of shows all my friends recommend specifically for me.

However, I am preparing a leadership training using video clips from Celebrity Apprentice. You can learn a lot about how NOT to treat people from that show.

jbroussard · May 2012

Watch closely and you can definitely see the Glass Ceiling effect, especially with Copywriter and Clerical Staff. Also, Top Management are constantly drinking on the job.

What can ‘Mad Men’ teach us about the 2012 workplace?

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