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Picture a scene where a bunch of people are put into an arena to fight for a limited number of prizes, to claw, scratch, and bite their way to victory no matter what it takes? You probably thought I was talking about American Gladiators. But you’re wrong. I was talking about your workplace. With recession worries bearing down on employees and employers alike, things are about to get crazy in Cubicle-Land (minus some ripped guy in spandex with long permed hair named Diamond).

So how will the recession affect your workplace? It depends on your current culture. Two things are for sure: any existing problems will get worse, and any existing strengths will be tested.

Following is your guide to your workplace’s recession transformation:

1. Competitive – If your workplace is already one of constant one-upmanship and dogged duels, things are about to get much worse. Competitors who have flirted with the line will start to cross it. Co-workers will not hesitate to steal others’ recognition, credit, ideas- heck, I’d even hold onto my wallet if I were you. As companies begin to downsize, yours will become an all-out battle royale for who stays and who goes.

2. Cooperative – You might already be noticing that Fred in Accounting has become a little less friendly as of late. Your weekly cumbaya sessions are not nearly as spirited as they used to be. Even though you’ve known these people for years and even named your firstborn after your manager, you can tell that trust is waning. The "Am-I-Next" feeling pervades the entire premises, and you can’t shake the feeling that Fred is preparing to throw you under the bus.

3. Creative – Say goodbye to shorts and flip flops, Random Experimental Idea Time, and going surfing during the middle of the day. If your company has been letting its employees roam freely, watch for them to call the cattle home and lock the fences. A fierce marketplace and frightened managers will cause companies to crackdown on employee time and productivity. Ironically, this will kill creativity.

4. Drama – If your office already puts Grey’s Anatomy to shame in drama and catfights, you simply will not survive. Start looking for another job, and just be glad you won’t have to work with those people much longer.
 

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When you are trying to develop personally, it is important to set goals. Now, most people understand that, however, the key is just not to set them, but to follow through on them. There are plenty of books that have great guides to setting goals. I have found two concepts that I like and use often. First, after you write your goals down, make a list of people and places you can use to help you succeed. Write out an initial plan to as to how you will complete your goal and where the information or resources are to help you. Next, after you write your goals out place them somewhere you will see them often, like your bathroom mirror or computer monitor. Let other people see your goals. It will keep you accountable and people will ask how they are coming along.

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Oscar sweetheart Slumdog Millionaire is likely to take home the big prize this weekend at the Academy Awards. The film focuses on a kid from the slums of India who takes the top prize on the country’s version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? In the history of quiz show games, no game has reached the heights of Millionaire. The game airs in various incarnations and languages in over 100 countries, making it the most successful, most watched game show ever (sorry, Bob Barker).

Now the title of the show has always been a no-brainer to me. I mean, who doesn’t? Nevertheless, this show insists on dangling that carrot in front of the public: the promise of gaining the good life in one fell swoop based solely on one’s grasp of trivia. If that ain’t the American dream, I don’t know what is. The carrot-dangling continues through the first few rounds of play with easy questions like, "Which animated rodent was first animated in 1910 by a guy whose name rhymes with bisney whose company has grown into a massive, international media empire?"

Then the questions get harder ("Which favorite lieutenant of General McLellan liked to chew Petes brand tobacco while stationed in Maryland during the third year of the American Civil War?"), and they can come from any source possible. They leave viewers shaking their heads and wishing they had a lifeline. Basically, these questions are calculated to significantly lower the odds that any of their contestants will reach the fabled prize.

So, what are the odds that any contestant will win the million-dollar prize? In the decade that Millionaire has been on the air in the U.S., only 11 people have won the million. Each episode features about 2 people with at least 20 episodes per season. That means there’s been an estimated total of 400 contestants in the show’s ten years. That also means the odds of winning in the U.S. are roughly 2.7 percent. Not bad.

You’d probably have better luck just going to med school or business school.