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Job Hugging Confessions: still at my desk, still in denial - Workplace Coach Blog
Job hugging: employees don’t love their jobs, but don’t see anything better on the horizon. Sunday nights hit like sentencing hearings.
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My Coworker is My Roommate (Send Help) - Workplace Coach Blog
Remote work with a partner who also works remotely gives you freedom—and a new set of challenges--and no where to escape.
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Weaponized Incompetence: The Fine Art of Doing It Badly So You Don’t Have to Do It Again - Workplace Coach Blog
Weaponized incompetence—the fine art of underperforming so someone else picks up the slack. and I can “self-promote” myself out of grunt work.
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Team Building Pain: Do I really have to trust-fall on Friday night? - Workplace Coach Blog
Team-building: what employees really think; what managers/employers need to know; how to make team-building actually effective
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Weaponized Transparency: When What You Say Gets Used Against You - Workplace Coach Blog
Oversharing: when what you say gets used against you. Be real but smart. Give your manager and colleagues access to your process, not your panic. Share your growth edges, not your raw edges. If a manager asks for transparency, pay close attention to what
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Deep Fake Takedown - Workplace Coach Blog
Deepfake abuse: can wreck reputations, careers, & lives & can be weaponized in harassment, blackmail, and smear campaigns.
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Work/Life Balance: Making It REAL - Workplace Coach Blog
Work/life balance: Making it REAL. Do you want your evenings back or long for weekends that feel like weekends? You can have both.
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Dealing with Mean Girls and Mood Leeches - Workplace Coach Blog
Dealing with Mean Girls and Mood Leeches: your playbook for handling razor-wire comments: five fast fixes.
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Freelancers R Us: Why Many Are NEVER Going Back - Workplace Coach Blog
Forget the corner office—today’s top talent wants freedom. More than one in four U.S. skilled knowledge workers now fly solo as freelancers,
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My Employer Tossed Me Out and Now They Want Me Back: Career Whiplash - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Two months ago, I lost my job. No warning. No kind words. Not even a thank you for the …
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What I Said/Wrote...What I Wanted to Say/Write - Workplace Coach Blog
What I Said/Wrote...What I Wanted to Say/Write: a smart aleck response to HR when an employee has had enough!
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If You Have to Say "It's No Big Deal," It Probably Is - Workplace Coach Blog
If you have to say "it's no big deal," it probably is--a humorous column for those of you who've tried to get through to someone
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Is AI Pushing You Into a Career Pivot? - Workplace Coach Blog
Is AI pushing you into a career pivot? By 2030, roughly 375 million workers worldwide may need to switch occupations because of AI.
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Build Your Writing Career and Platform with Snap, Dash and Flash | LynneCurryAuthor.com
Flash fiction delivers endings that transform, leaving readers haunted by the story's afterimages. They're short, tossing wasted words.
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When Bosses Play Favorites - Workplace Coach Blog
When bosses play favorites: It’s frustrating to feel overlooked, especially when you’re putting in extra effort--but there's much you can do.
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The Vow | LynneCurryAuthor.com
When you stand up against abuse, you win--even when you go up against power brokers--and it's even sweeter when you once faced abuse
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AI Risks My Job - Workplace Coach Blog
Employer bans unauthorized AI use by employees. What happens when an employee feels that using AI helps him regain workload sanity.
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Valentine's Day Roses Ran Away | LynneCurryAuthor.com
Valentine's Day Roses ran away ... and had fun... and you could as well, dreaming into the clouds, writing what sing to your heart
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Oversharing: Can You Please Curb Your TMI? - Workplace Coach Blog
Do you reveal too much personal information at work? Or do you wear a mask to hide the real you? A November 2024 survey revealed 57% of U.S. employees felt their coworkers don’t know when, where, or how to be honest in the workplace. Many described thei
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Coffee Badgers: Workplace Escape Artists - Workplace Coach Blog
Coffee badging—employees clocking in for a brief period to grab a coffee, show their face, and get credit for being onsite—before departing to work (or not) elsewhere. According to a survey of 2000 employees in 2024, 44% of hybrid employees admit to c
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Micro-Retirement: the reset you need to live the life you want - Workplace Coach Blog
Are you craving a new adventure? Has your once-steady career momentum fizzled—or worse, have you burnt out? Does the thought of grinding away another ten, twenty, or thirty years until retirement leave you feeling drained? If so, you’re not alone. Wha
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Born to Fly | LynneCurryAuthor.com
I was born to fly, so it didn't matter the ground beneath my feet crumbled. I hit bottom . . .and danced.
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Courage is Your Partner - Workplace Coach Blog
When you try something new or take a risk and it doesn’t work out, you learn. You grow wiser and better. Once you learn from your mistakes, you’re no longer the same person who didn’t know what you needed to understand to succeed. Viewed from this p
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Born to Fly | LynneCurryAuthor.com
I was born to fly, so it didn't matter the ground beneath my feet crumbled. I hit bottom . . .and danced.
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Post-election Blues: from a man who went undercover - Workplace Coach Blog
Post-election views from a man who went undercover and is now seen as the enemy; what can he and others do to fix this real-life challenge?
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The October Theory: An Easy Strategy for Improving Your Life: Try It Now | Workplace Coach Blog
Goal setting: The October Theory: An Easy Strategy for Improving Your Life: Try It Now: You Author Your Life: What Are You Waiting For?
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Do I Fire An Employee Who Doesn’t Deserver It? | Workplace Coach Blog
Do I fire an employee who doesn't deserve it--if protesting risks my job? --your three choices and how to handle this crisis
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Kick Cynicism to the Curb | Workplace Coach Blog
Kick cynicism to the curb: it infects 48% of employees, but is toxic for organizations and individuals; here's how to change
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
My World Fell Apart | Workplace Coach Blog
My world fell apart: what's your best recovery plan after an emotional meltdown risks your getting fired at work?
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Surviving the Bully Supervisor When You’re a Nice Person | Workplace Coach Blog
Surviving the bully supervisor when you're a nice person--effective strategies you can use
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Burnt Out? 4 Keys to Taking Back Your Life | Workplace Coach Blog
Burnt Out? More than 51% of U.S. employees and managers are. Here are 4 keys to taking back your life so you can be in the lucky 49%.
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Real-life writing | Workplace Coach Blog
Real-life Writing: 3 novels: a dynamic workplace sleuth who tackles workplace bullies despite her messy personal life
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Reputation Damage Blindsided Me, Torpedoed My Job Prospects | Workplace Coach Blog
Reputation damage blindsided me; torpedoed my job prospects; concrete, effective strategies that repair your reputation
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Work Spouses Make the Day Go Faster & Better | Workplace Coach Blog
Work spouses make the workday go faster and better; the many benefits; the pitfalls, and how to navigate the risks
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Where Did I Put My Spirit? | LynneCurryAuthor.com
Where did I put my spirit? A poem that remind you that you need to stand for yourself so your spirit can live.
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The Out-of-Control Employee Bully | Workplace Coach Blog
The out-of-control employee bully; what it is; how bully employees succeed, and four strategies to stop it
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Workplace Facebook Disaster | Workplace Coach Blog
Workplace Facebook disaster: What happens when you friend the wrong person and she reshares information you consider private
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Yikes! You Friended Them. | Workplace Coach Blog
Yikes! You friended them & lived to regret it. The four types you should never friend on Facebook & what could happen.
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Yikes! You Friended Them. | Workplace Coach Blog
Yikes! You friended them & lived to regret it. The four types you should never friend on Facebook & what could happen.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Ghosted in the Workplace | Workplace Coach Blog
ghosted in the workplace: why people ghost; how many ghost; and importantly, what to do if it happens to you
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Ghosted in the Workplace | Workplace Coach Blog
ghosted in the workplace: why people ghost; how many ghost; and importantly, what to do if it happens to you
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Ghosted in the Workplace | Workplace Coach Blog
ghosted in the workplace: why people ghost; how many ghost; and importantly, what to do if it happens to you
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Dragon's Breath | LynneCurryAuthor.com
Dragon's breath: flash fiction reminding you what you need to do to leave grief mixed with anger behind so you can see the sun again
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Tough Interview ?s: Don’t Torpedo Your Job Chances with Your Answer to “Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?” | Workpl
Tough interview questions: Don't Torpedo Your Job Chances with a Red Flag Answer to "Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?"
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Why SOBs succeed and nice guys finish last | Workplace Coach Blog
Why SOBs succeed & nice guys finish last; how to keep your sanity & not turn into a jerk yourself if you work for an SOB
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Is the problem your name, Karen, or is it you? | Workplace Coach Blog
Is the problem your name, Karen, or is it you?: Is the name Karen ruined forever? And how do you find out what your references say?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Give Yourself A Career Christmas Gift and Start the New Year Off Right | Workplace Coach Blog
Give yourself a career Christmas gift and start the new year off right by dreaming, deciding and dedicating
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Failing Grade in Office Politics | Workplace Coach Blog
Failing grade in office politics? Don't let the workplace queen take you out. Face reality and play your A game.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Failing Grade in Office Politics | Workplace Coach Blog
Failing grade in office politics? Don't let the workplace queen take you out. Face reality and play your A game.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Outsmarting Manipulators | Workplace Coach Blog
Outsmarting manipulators: 4 strategies that stop manipulators in their tracks plus for fun statements that shut the door on manipulators
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Gaslighting in the Workplace: Danger for the Unwary | Workplace Coach Blog
Gaslighting in the workplace: danger for the unwary: 6 signs of gaslighting and 4 steps to take before it's too late.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Gaslighting in the Workplace: Danger for the Unwary | Workplace Coach Blog
Gaslighting in the workplace: danger for the unwary: 6 signs of gaslighting and 4 steps to take before it's too late.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Gaslighting in the Workplace: Danger for the Unwary | Workplace Coach Blog
Gaslighting in the workplace: danger for the unwary: 6 signs of gaslighting and 4 steps to take before it's too late.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Outsmarting Manipulators | Workplace Coach Blog
Outsmarting manipulators: 4 strategies that stop manipulators in their tracks plus for fun statements that shut the door on manipulators
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Outsmarting Manipulators | Workplace Coach Blog
Outsmarting manipulators: 4 strategies that stop manipulators in their tracks plus for fun statements that shut the door on manipulators
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Short Story in Poem Form For Fun & Inspiration:) | LynneCurryAuthor.com
Lonely: short story in poem form for fun & inspiration: an editor's challenge & published in Writing from the Cabin
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
My Boss is an Alcoholic | Workplace Coach Blog
my boss is a functional, high-performing alcoholic, what are my options if I fear raising the topic and possibly losing my job?
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Finally! It’s Launching. | Workplace Coach Blog
Finally, it's launching, a debut novel full of romance, Alaskan scenery, and suspense--a woman's journey with a surprise ending.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Antisemitism? My Coworkers’ Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me | Workplace Coach Blog
Antisemitism? My Coworkers' Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me. The stunning instances of antisemitism in workplace and else today.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Antisemitism? My Coworkers’ Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me | Workplace Coach Blog
Antisemitism? My Coworkers' Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me. The stunning instances of antisemitism in workplace and else today.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Touchy Situation: Our GM has Memory Issues…Maybe Alzheimer’s? | Workplace Coach Blog
Alzheimer's: our CEO has memory issues, maybe Alzheimer's?: what might you notice; what action steps can you take
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Touchy Situation: Our GM has Memory Issues…Maybe Alzheimer’s? | Workplace Coach Blog
Alzheimer's: our CEO has memory issues, maybe Alzheimer's?: what might you notice; what action steps can you take
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com
An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com
An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com
An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
It Happened Late Valentine's Day Night | LynneCurryAuthor.com
poem: it happened late Valentine's Day NIght: a bit of poem, a bit of whimsey, a bit of inspiration
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It Happened Late Valentine's Day Night | LynneCurryAuthor.com
poem: it happened late Valentine's Day NIght: a bit of poem, a bit of whimsey, a bit of inspiration
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Real-life Writing | Workplace Coach Blog
Real-life writing: a new site promising inspiration and stories not found elsewhere; I hope you'll join the journey
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Stress Junkies Rock | LynneCurryAuthor.com
humor: stress junkies rock: a fun look
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Choosing Yourself: When it’s time to take a breather | Workplace Coach Blog
Choosing yourself: when it's time to take a breather--the benefits to taking a temporary career breather & how to do it gracefully
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
My Boss Made Me the Oddest Offer | Workplace Coach Blog
My boss made me the oddest offer--to become a franchisee. Is there a catch? What might go wrong & why should I take this offer?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Last Man Standing | Workplace Coach Blog
Last man standing: job purgatory after an involuntary job reassignment: questions to ask and steps to take
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com
An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
My Promotion Vanished | Workplace Coach Blog
My promotion vanished: how to interpret a boss's promises and what to do when the boss welches on a promise
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
How to Turn Down a Job Offer—and should you? 6 questions to ask. | Workplace Coach Blog
How to turn down a job offer--and should you? 6 questions to ask, and exactly how to decline the offer without burning a bridge
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
How to Turn Down a Job Offer—and should you? 6 questions to ask. | Workplace Coach Blog
How to turn down a job offer--and should you? 6 questions to ask, and exactly how to decline the offer without burning a bridge
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Should I Accept a Promotion Without a Raise? : Is My Employer Kidding By Expecting Me to Say “Yes”? | Workplace Coac
Should I accept a promotion if there's no raise attached? The many reasons to say "yes," and the three reasons to say "no"
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Should I Accept a Promotion Without a Raise? : Is My Employer Kidding By Expecting Me to Say “Yes”? | Workplace Coac
Should I accept a promotion if there's no raise attached? The many reasons to say "yes," and the three reasons to say "no"
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending | Workplace Coach Blog
A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending: how 4 workplaces straightened out their culprits by outing them
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending | Workplace Coach Blog
A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending: how 4 workplaces straightened out their culprits by outing them
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
We Do the Same Job; He Gets Paid a LOT More | Workplace Coach Blog
We do the same job; he gets paid a lot more. How to negotiate a higher salary and why your pay may be lower than your coworker's.
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Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog
Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Fired for Not Smiling–This is Not a Joke | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for not smiling--who does that? And what do I do now? Do I have to say "I was fired"? Can I say, "it was a mutual decision"?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Fired for Not Smiling–This is Not a Joke | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for not smiling--who does that? And what do I do now? Do I have to say "I was fired"? Can I say, "it was a mutual decision"?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog
Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog
Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog
Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog
Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Rage Applying: An Act of Revenge Against A Problem Employer | Workplace Coach Blog
Rage-applying: an act of revenge against a problem employer--the results when employees use it and other, better options.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me | Workplace Coach Blog
Left behind: everyone else is light years ahead of me: do self-employed workers have it better? Is it too late to strike out on your own?
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Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me | Workplace Coach Blog
Left behind: everyone else is light years ahead of me: do self-employed workers have it better? Is it too late to strike out on your own?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Are Employers Not Hiring Anymore & Does Being Unemployed Hurt Your Chances of Finding a Job? | Workplace Coach Blog
Employers aren't hiring & being unemployed hurts your job search: here's what you need to know before you quit your job
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Work Junky? Unable to Disconnect on Vacation? | Workplace Coach Blog
Work junky? Unable to disconnect while on vacation? But do you want to disconnect? Does anyone anymore? If you do, here's how.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Political Discussions in the Workplace: Strategies for Handling What’s Coming | Workplace Coach Blog
Political discussions in the workplace: strategies for handling what's coming: the facts and what employers and employees need to do
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Smarter Than My Boss: I Threaten Her | Workplace Coach Blog
My boss is threatened by me; I'm smarter than her and now I'm paying the price. Since you can't change her insecurity, here's what to do
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
The Dreaded Workplace Birthday “Celebration” | Workplace Coach Blog
The dreaded workplace birthday celebrations; if you hate them, suggest a major revamp that creates value
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Recovering from Quiet Quitting: Don’t let your career dreams die | Workplace Coach Blog
Recover from quiet quitting: don't let your career dreams die: how to move past when you're stuck working under a problem manager
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
When Leaders & Managers Don’t Believe They Need to Change Their Ways—How You Can Get Through to Them | Workplace
When leaders & managers don't believe they need to change their ways, you can get through to them using exit interviews & employee surveys
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Confidentiality Agreements No More: It’s now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer’s lies | Workplace Coach Bl
Confidentiality agreements no more: It's now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer's lies: what's changed
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Confidentiality Agreements No More: It’s now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer’s lies | Workplace Coach Bl
Confidentiality agreements no more: It's now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer's lies: what's changed
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Have Your Weekends Disappeared? | Workplace Coach Blog
Have you lost your weekends? Do you want them back? Try these 5 strategies and enjoy your weekends again.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Would You Wish Your Job on Your Worst Enemy? | Workplace Coach Blog
Would you wish your job on your worst enemy? 38% said "no." 53% wished they'd chosen a completely different profession.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
How to Get Your Boss Fired (& Maybe Even Set Him Up) | Workplace Coach Blog
how to get your boss fired: concrete steps to take that can produce results
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
High-horse Manager Critiques Me for Being Twice-divorced | Workplace Coach Blog
High-horse manager critiques me for being twice-divorced; four options that work when you "can't take it anymore"
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Toxic Boss: 5 Proven Strategies for Surviving the Negative, Controlling, Toxic Boss | Workplace Coach Blog
Toxic Boss: 5 proven strategies for surviving the negative, controlling, toxic boss
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Clues Your Manager Is Threatened By You & What To Do When This Happens | Workplace Coach Blog
clues your manager is threatened by you and what to do when this happens
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Freedom to Be | Workplace Coach Blog
Freedom to be who you want to be, to live the life you want to live, your birthday each gives you a chance to declare what you'll do
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Must Love Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Hamsters… | Workplace Coach Blog
Must love dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters: dogs in the office, the benefits, the challenges, the real-life decisions
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Remote Jobs Are Vanishing | Workplace Coach Blog
Remote jobs are vanishing. Here is the reality, and here are your three options.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Laid Off By Email | Workplace Coach Blog
Laid off by email: it happens a lot. Seniority doesn't matter to many employers. Protect yourself by performance and possessing needed skills.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Workplace Quicksand: The Drama Triangle: a quick 6-minute video that explains how to escape this quicksand | Workplace C
Drama triangle: workplace quicksand: a quick 6-minute video that explains the drama triangle; how it pull you in & how to antidote it
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Workplace Quicksand: The Drama Triangle: a quick 6-minute video that explains how to escape this quicksand | Workplace C
Drama triangle: workplace quicksand: a quick 6-minute video that explains the drama triangle; how it pull you in & how to antidote it
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Don’t Want to Return to the Office: Negotiate: | Workplace Coach Blog
Don't want to return to the office? Negotiate. Decide what you want, your fallback positions, and your bottom line. Make your request in terms that benefit your employer.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Free Conflict Skills Webinar | Workplace Coach Blog
Conflict skills webinar: free 46 minute webinar, offering you multiple chances to practice skills in multiple areas
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Teflon Yourself to Criticism: you can learn this powerful, valuable tactic in less than 2 minutes | Workplace Coach Blog
conflict resolution skills: teflon yourself to criticism: you can learn this powerful, valuable tactic in less than 2 minutes
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss | Workplace Coach Blog
Micromanager: managing the micro-manager: 7 steps that work to reform a micro-managing boss so you regain autonomy
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Workplace Coach Blog
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE. How a blind, deaf dog with a broken back taught me more than I've yet learned.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired | Workplace Coach Blog
Jokes and social media posts that get you fired; the chances you'll be fired; what thype of posts are getting others fired; your defenses and risks;
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Ending a passive-aggressive sniper’s game | Workplace Coach Blog
Passive-aggressive snipers: here's how to end their games by confronting each game, one at a time.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
The Password Hack: Passwords Are Like Underwear—Don’t Share & Change Often | Workplace Coach Blog
The password hack: passwords are like underwear, don't share and change often: 6 action steps that protect you
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Coming Out at Work: the gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender and questioning challenge | Workplace Coach Blog
Coming out at work: the gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender and queer challenge: the risks, the rewards, one true story
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Opening Your Mouth & Letting Words Fly | Workplace Coach Blog
Conflict; opening your mouth and letting words fly; here are the action steps you can take instead if you want a positive outcome
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Disinvited: the only one not invited to the party | Workplace Coach Blog
Conflict & office politics: when you're the only one not invited to the office party
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Valiant | Workplace Coach Blog
Valiant, smart, protector dogs who handle moose and other situations with grace and courage, teaching their writer mom a great deal.
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Are Employees Who Need the Money Being Taken Advantages of by Their Employers | Workplace Coach Blog
Are employees who need the money being taken advantage of by their employers? It's a real possibility. It's happened before.
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Unfairly Fired: My Supervisor Set Me Up; Are You Sure About That? | Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My employer unfairly fired me. My supervisor set me up. Here’s the situation. My supervisor texted me. He did …
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How do you deal with an IDIOT, er, “toxic person” in the workplace? | Workplace Coach Blog
Conflict skills training in a book -- five 5-star reviews from readers who've tested the book that might prove valuable to you as well.
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A New Employee Who Walks Into a Sexual Hornet’s Nest | Workplace Coach Blog
Sexual harassment, a new employee walks into a sexual hornet's next; her 3 options & the possible outcomes
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Aborted Break In Heroes | Workplace Coach Blog
Aborted break in heroes, smart, brave, determined, loyal rough-coated collies
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Speaking Truth to Power | Workplace Coach Blog
Speaking Truth to Power: Do you imagine marshaling your courage and telling your boss or someone important that he’s made the wrong judgment call? Do you fear retaliation or making a problem situation worse?
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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What to Do When Your Career Blows Up, And Maybe Your Life | Workplace Coach Blog
dealing with career setbacks & personal life disasters: What to do when your career blows up after your life has and y
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Writing & Don’t Swap Your Backbone for a Wishbone | Workplace Coach Blog
writing and courage, taking a risk, traveling outside your comfort zone
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Your Work Honeymoon is Over; What Now? | Workplace Coach Blog
When your job honeymoon is over; here's why it happens and here's what you and your employer can do
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In What Universe Is This Fair?: The College Debt Forgiveness Question Gets Personal | Workplace Coach Blog
The College Debt Forgiveness Question Gets Personal: In What Universe is This Fair?: one true-life story
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Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration
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Complicit & Helping Someone Find Her Courage | Workplace Coach Blog
#complicit: #metoo & helping someone find her courage; when you're the one that someone in trouble reaches out to
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Senior Manager Came onto Me and Now I Fear Being Fired | Workplace Coach Blog
Sexual harassment: senior manager came onto me and now I fear being fired. -- you have options--HR, senior manager, the law
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My Great Job Offer Evaporated…Now What? Is This the New Thing? | Workplace Coach Blog
Your great job offer evaporated...what options you have now--you may have a legal claim
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Gig Work: Right for You? | Workplace Coach Blog
Gig work: right for you? 4 key benefits.
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Fizzled Romance Leaves an Afterburn | Workplace Coach Blog
Fizzled romance leaves an afterburn, here's a new way to look at it.
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Recession Fears Loom; Here’s How to Avoid Being Laid Off & What To Do If You Are | Workplace Coach Blog
Recession fears loom; here's how to avoid being laid off and what to do if you are
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Working for an Alcoholic Boss & Expecting to Be Fired Tomorrow | Workplace Coach Blog
Working for an alcoholic boss? Expecting to be fired? Here's what you need to realize about alcoholic bosses. And you may want to quit.
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The Con Artist’s Gift: You Lose Your Fear Baggage | Workplace Coach Blog
When a con artist takes advantage of you & you stand up for yourself, you can lose your fear baggage and this is a true gift to yourself
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Betrayed by a Cut-throat Coworker; How Do I Make a Comeback? | Workplace Coach Blog
Betrayed by a cut-throat coworker; how do I make a comeback? Clear steps & strategies for regaining control of your career.
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If An Expected Question Throws You, How You Can Recover and Get Back In the Game | Workplace Coach Blog
If an unexpected job interview question throws you, here's how you can recover and get back in the game
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Handling An Attack By A Resentful Coworker Who Expected the Promotion I Got | Workplace Coach Blog
How to handle a public attack by someone who expected the criticism I got
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Boomerang Employee: Deciding Whether or Not to Return to a Former Employer | Workplace Coach Blog
boomerang employee: deciding whether you want to a former employer: key questions to ask yourself
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Quitter’s Remorse: I need to admit the truth | Workplace Coach Blog
Quitter's remorse: I quit a good, imperfect job for a horrid one; what to do now?
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Zoom Hiders: What Does It Cost Them? | Workplace Coach Blog
Zoom Hiders: Camera Shy or Disengaged? What it costs hiders & how managers can get the video cams on.
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My Supervisor Doesn’t Have a Life | Workplace Coach Blog
Supervisor doesn't have a life, if you can't change him, here are 2 easy fixes
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5 Statements Never to Make to a Bully | Workplace Coach Blog
5 statements never to make to a bully & why
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Negotiating a Raise with a Manager You Don’t Trust | Workplace Coach Blog
Negotiating a raise with a manager you don't trust -- what works, what doesn't
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Easter and Ukraine | Workplace Coach Blog
Easter and Ukraine. If you believe in stopping evil, act today.
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Confess, please | Workplace Coach Blog
Confess, please, was it you who sent this surprise gift from the Easter Bunny?
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Procrastination Blues: 5 Strategies for Saying Goodbye Forever to the Procrastination Blues | Workplace Coach Blog
Say goodbye to the procrastination blues: 5 strategies that work
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The Ukraine Invasion: Actions You Can Take Today to Help Those Suffering | Workplace Coach Blog
The Ukraine Invasion: actions you can take today as employers, coworkers and individuals to help those suffering
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Are We Brave or Quiet? | Workplace Coach Blog
Ukraine: Are we brave or quiet? What do each of us, including me, need to do and say to help?
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Restoring Trust in the Workplace: | Workplace Coach Blog
Restoring, building, maintaining trust: 4 concrete steps to take today
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Treasure Trove of the Valuable, Interesting & Fun | Workplace Coach Blog
Those of you know the blog well know that I normally post 3 to 4 interesting articles weekly. That was …
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Love your job but hate your boss? | Workplace Coach Blog
7 action steps when you love your job but hate your boss
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Ready to Quit? Which of These 5 Reasons Fits? | Workplace Coach Blog
Ready to quit your job? Which of these 5 reasons fits? Each suggests a different path.
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Job Hunting Has Changed: You Have Leverage | Workplace Coach Blog
job hunting has changed; you have leverage; how to find the job you want
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Love your job but hate your boss? | Workplace Coach Blog
7 action steps when you love your job but hate your boss
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Looking for Mr. Goodboss | Workplace Coach Blog
Looking for Mr. Goodboss, tough love coaching if the problem is you
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Torn Between Two Jobs: How do you decide? | Workplace Coach Blog
choosing two jobs, what factors do you need to consider
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Win a Promotion, Lose a Friend | Workplace Coach Blog
win a promotion; lose a friend; new supervisor problems with former coworkers
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New Year, Old Job, New You | Workplace Coach Blog
When you don't get the promotion you want and deserve, ask these questions, take these actions and find your next chapter
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New Year: Your Voice is Needed | Workplace Coach Blog
Writing: your voice is needed. What can you uniquely say and what it's so very important.
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Fired for Not Getting Vaccinated: My Employer’s Happy New Year’s Present | Workplace Coach Blog
Fired for not getting vaccination; what to tell prospective employers? And should you reconsider?
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Former Employee Now Supervises Me; Rules Commander Style | Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Several months ago, one of my former employees returned to our company as my immediate supervisor. It’s been hell …
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Are We Walking Yet?: Catch the Eyes | Workplace Coach Blog
Personal trainer collie Zeke patiently waiting — except for the eye-lock he has on the leash he deftly laid on …
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Office Politics 201: Let Go of What You Can’t Control & Guard Your Heart | Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I knew I might regret telling my manager the truth. I just didn’t know how much. The problem is …
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Dodge a Bullet: 29 ?s to Ask Your New Employer and Yourself Before You Say “Yes” to a Job Offer | Workplace Coach Blog
The best career advice: questions to ask a prospective employer before you say "yes" to a job offer
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Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope? | Workplace Coach Blog
Long-term COVID cost me my job; is there any hope? Yes.
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Want to Improve Your Conflict Skills? Here’s Free Coaching… | Workplace Coach Blog
Want to improve your conflict skills? Here's free coaching, dig into your stories.
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Just for Fun | Workplace Coach Blog
Just for fun, a poem with humor; when do you figure it out?
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You Didn’t Tell the Truth Before; Start | Workplace Coach Blog
Tell the truth, you didn't tell the truth before, start now
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Whoops, You Stepped In It: Messy Situations & Answers: New Rules for Workplace Behavior | Workplace Coach Blog #
Whoops, You Stepped In It: Messy Situations & Answers: New Rules for Workplace Behavior
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Forget That Resume Advice (a humor piece) | Workplace Coach Blog
humor piece: funny resume stories
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Start a Conflict Discussion The Right Way - Workplace Coach Blog
Start a conflict discussion the right way: the words to use (& not use) & the tone to set
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The Wounded Rhino and the Scorched Earth Arsonist: the 2 fiercest bullies - Workplace Coach Blog
7 bully types, more about the 2 toughest, the wounded rhino and the scorched earth arsonist and what they're like
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Personality Conflicts Decoded: Explaining People Who Drive You Crazy & the Ones You Drive Crazy - Workplace Coach Blog
Decoding personality conflicts: a useful framework for the styles & types that most clash, that helps you understand what's going on.
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2579.34 miles in 602 days for 4.2846 miles per day - Workplace Coach Blog
Walk 4 miles a day...grab a partner
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What will you do with that extra hour today? - Workplace Coach Blog
That’s right, it’s a gift. Of life. If you’re like me, living in Anchorage, at first you mourned the fact …
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Meet My Personal Trainers - Workplace Coach Blog
From my blog to you--here's what's happening.
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3 Strategies for Turning the Tables On a Bully - Workplace Coach Blog
3 strategies for outsmarting & turning the tables on a workplace bully
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2 Funny Stories for Turning the Tables on Bullies - Workplace Coach Blog
Outsmarting workplace bullies, real-life strategies that work to outsmart the bullies in your life or workplace
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Is It Time to Leave Your Job? - Workplace Coach Blog
Is it time to leave your job? What if your job is "good"?
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Own Your Piece of the Action - Workplace Coach Blog
Conflict resolution strategies: begin with owning your piece
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What We Need to Get Through This - Workplace Coach Blog
What we need to get through this. Working together. Healing ourselves first.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help
Changing the World: Your Role - Workplace Coach Blog
changing the world, what you CAN do, be the change you want to see
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I Lied on My Resume; What Happens If I Get Caught? - Workplace Coach Blog
What happens if you lie on a resume and get caught?
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If I quit because my employer mandates vaccinations, can I get unemployment? - Workplace Coach Blog
How does quitting your job because you won't get vaccinated impact your chances of getting unemployment
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I Don't Want to Return to Our Corporate Offices; Will My Decision Cost Me Future Promotions? - Workplace Coach Blog
remote employees risk losing promotions and being left behind
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Is It Time to Leave Your Job? - Workplace Coach Blog
Is it time to leave your job? What if your job is "good"?
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I Have to Go Back to Work, but No Employer Gives Me a Chance - Workplace Coach Blog
When you can't get hired because of your personal life, here's what to do
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The Pandemic’s Silver Lining: You Work for Yourself - Workplace Coach Blog
Freelance, contract, and gig work: the pleasures & the challenges
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What Stops You from Saying What You Want to Say? Is It Worth It? - Workplace Coach Blog
What stops you from speaking up; get over it.
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After What He Did...Who Could Blame Me? - Workplace Coach Blog
When you own your part in a conflict, you can resolve the conflict
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My Name Keeps Me From Getting Hired; What Can I Do? - Workplace Coach Blog
What to do when you can't get hired because someone with same has legal problems
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Making the Case for Teleworking - Workplace Coach Blog
teleworking: talking your employer into letting you telework
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When the Workplace Sniper Won't Let Up - Workplace Coach Blog
Tactics that work for handling workplace snipers
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Today's Supreme Court Ruling May Ultimately Impact You - Workplace Coach Blog
Venting on social media & free speech; today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling may impact you
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Propel Yourself Into a New Job, Promotion or Raise...with a bit of work...even if you're stuck @ home - Workplace Coach Blog
MOOC courses can propel yourself into a new job, promotion or raise even if you're stuck @ home
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Handling the Emotional Roller Coaster Some People & Situations Inspire - Workplace Coach Blog
conflict management strategies that work to handle the emotional roller coaster
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Can My Manager Make Me Keep My Webcam On? - Workplace Coach Blog
Can your manager make you keep your video on during team meetings?
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Does Your Job Make You Sick? - Workplace Coach Blog
Does your job make sick? Here's what to consider and what you can do about it.
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Entering a Job Market Pounded by the Pandemic - Workplace Coach Blog
Finding a job after college graduation; key strategies for landing a job
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Absentee Manager Leaves Employees Hanging - Workplace Coach Blog
Problem manager leaves employees hanging; 4 strategies that work
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How to Move Past an Employer's Betrayal - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I was laid off last week, along with two other employees, without advance warning or severance. I received a …
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Writing a Pandemic-updated 2021 Resume - Workplace Coach Blog
writing a 2021 updated resume that passes the employer's screening software
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The Past Hangs On: the baggage that compromises your career/life - Workplace Coach Blog
Dropping emotional baggage to free your brain and work life
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Cut-throat Manager Suing Me for Torpedoing Her Career - Workplace Coach Blog
being sued by a former cutthroat manager
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Interviewing in COVID Times - Workplace Coach Blog
How to prepare for a job interview in COVID times, from virtual interviewing to masks to new procedures
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Up Against a Workplace Street Fighter: 7 Traps to Avoid - Workplace Coach Blog
7 traps to avoid when a bully or workplace street fighter tries to flatten you
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Former Manager Says "Fire Them All"; Separating Fact from Fiction - Workplace Coach Blog
Toxic workplace; former manager slings mud; decide for yourself
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Success in the Pandemic: Blog/Writer Secrets - Workplace Coach Blog
Wendy Lalli video’s interview for how I came to write Love.com, Beating the Workplace Bully, Managing for Accountability, my newspaper …
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My Public Speaking Nightmare is About to Become True - Workplace Coach Blog
even if you're not a public speaker, these tips can help you succeed
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Worn out. Skeptical. Disengaged. - Workplace Coach Blog
'When employees no longer trust employers, what happens when trust dies?
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Can Our Manager Take Away a Promised Perk? - Workplace Coach Blog
Can a manager take away a promised perk? Should a manager do it? As an employee, what can you do?
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Operations Manager Rules By Intimidation - Workplace Coach Blog
operation manager rules by intimidation--what are your options--leave or prove it
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Snappy Comebacks WHEN You Need Them - Workplace Coach Blog
When you work around bullies, snipers and gossipers, you need to be able to toss back comebacks under fire
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Boorish Manager Said "I Blew It Out of Proportion" - Workplace Coach Blog
When a problem manager tries to intimidate you & your manager says "you blew it out of proportion," what are your options?
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Stopping a Coworker Who Makes Your Job a Living Hell - Workplace Coach Blog
Problem with a coworker who makes your job a living hell? 3 strategies
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COVID Career Reset - Workplace Coach Blog
COVID changed you; change your career
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Clueless Coworker - Workplace Coach Blog
Coworker insults me and argues when you ask her to stop
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Your Employee Right to Schedule Sanity v. Your Employer's Rights - Workplace Coach Blog
Can your employer just adjust your work schedule or do you have employee rights?
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The Unemployment Benefits Claim Surprise: The Hidden Cyber Scam - Workplace Coach Blog
Targeted by an unemployment benefits claim cyber scam; actions to take immediately
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If You Knew the True Story - Workplace Coach Blog
If you knew the true story you'd understand
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The Blame Shifter - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I admit it. I snap at coworkers. And sometimes customers. Maybe once a week. Not a lot. Only when …
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Zoom Meetings a Train Wreck & Yikes, Breastfeeding? - Workplace Coach Blog
Effective Zoom meetings and breastfeeding on Zoomn
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The Right Way to Apologize - Workplace Coach Blog
4 steps to an an effective apology
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Can I Recover From My Supervisory Mistakes? - Workplace Coach Blog
How to recover if you make the classic new supervisor mistakes
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Hate Office Politics? Have to Work Under Your Underqualified Former Coworker? - Workplace Coach Blog
Office politics, you can choose not to play, and if so, you may be out of the game
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An Applicant’s Bad Date (or Worse) Behavior Torpedoes His Job Offer - Workplace Coach Blog
Withdrawing a job offer if a current employee tells you an applicant date-raped her
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COVID Knocks...Don't Let It In the Door - Workplace Coach Blog
COVID Knocks, a short story in 101 words; don't let it in the door!
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Racism in the Workplace - Workplace Coach Blog
Racism in the workplace; skills & strategies to create respect & break down "us" versus "them"
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The Price You Pay for Avoiding Conflict - Workplace Coach Blog
You can't afford the price you pay for avoiding conflict.
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Polarization is Killing Our Country: 7 Concrete Steps to Heal - Workplace Coach Blog
6 steps for healing our polarized, divided country; the stakes are high; we can heal our divide
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When Your Boss Asks You to Lie - Workplace Coach Blog
Maintaining your ethics when your boss asks you to lie. How to tell the truth and keep your boss happy at the same time--in the short run.
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COVID quarantines us, but doesn't stop us - Workplace Coach Blog
COVID quarantines us but doesn't stop us.
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You Lost Out; The Promotion You Felt Was Yours Went to Someone Else - Workplace Coach Blog
Dealing with career setback so they're temporary, not permanent & so you win the next promotoin
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If It's My Supervisor Who Creates the Problems, Can I Keep My Job? - Workplace Coach Blog
When it's the supervisor who creates the problem, what recourse do I have if I get fired?
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My Job is at Risk from an Alcoholic Boss - Workplace Coach Blog
When you work for an alcoholic boss, realize you can't change their behavior
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Sexually Suggestive Texts From A Senior Manager You Can't Afford to Tick Off - Workplace Coach Blog
Sexually suggestive texts from a client you can't afford to tick off
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Dealing with Ms. Snark...Wait...Who's the Problem? - Workplace Coach Blog
Anger management and office politics
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Failure Is Not An Option: How Not to Let Anything Throw You Off Your Game - Workplace Coach Blog
Playing your A game when you're frustrated; how to tunnel through or use frustration energy.
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Getting Your Mojo Back: Motor Through Set-backs to Joy - Workplace Coach Blog
Deal with setbacks in life, get your mojo back and find joy
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Make Your Career Dream a Reality - Workplace Coach Blog
What are your career goals and dreams? Make them happen.
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Director Has Ice Water in Her Veins - Workplace Coach Blog
What can employees do when they work for a problem boss?
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When You Work for a Clueless Manager who Doesn't "Get It" - Workplace Coach Blog
What can an employee do when s/he works for a clueless manager who doesn't get it; how can s/he take the message higher?
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Make Something Special Happen in 2021 - Workplace Coach Blog
Make something special happen in 2021; this is the year to realize your dreams's; 3 effective strategies
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What Employees Want for Christmas 2020: Someone Who “Gets It” (part 3 of a series) - Workplace Coach Blog
Employee engagement, morale and productivity rests on empathy--how do you build into your workplace?
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You Worked for a Crook Who Fired You Abruptly? Don't Waste Time Badmouthing Your Ex-boss; Explore Your Legal Options. - Workplace Coach Blog
After years of hard work, you're fired abruptly for no reason, and he took advantage all along
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Framed by a Vengeful Coworker - Workplace Coach Blog
When you've been framed by a coworker who put the moves on & you said "no"
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Love/hate relationship with my boss - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My boss and I have a love/hate relationship. He’s a good guy and smart but rough around the edges. …
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Avoiding a Meltdown: When Something Has To Give & You Fear It's You - Workplace Coach Blog
When you're close to a job meltdown, how to balance the stress you take on
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Who Needs to Take Action When Your New Colleagues Make It Clear You Are Not Welcome - Workplace Coach Blog
Who needs to step to the plate when mean girls target a new employee?
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Social Media Attention: how to honestly attract viewers - Workplace Coach Blog
Social media marketing: real, honest, authentic & of value to your customers
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If You're Cyber-bullied, Here's What To Do - Workplace Coach Blog
It happened You thought it only happened in the movies or bad spy novels. Now, it’s happened to you. Unknown …
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Making the Best of Winter Despite COVID: because of you, we overcome the despites; thank you - Workplace Coach Blog
We got this despite the challenges, the is much that's good, though it takes effort and help
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What makes a bully & can they change? - Workplace Coach Blog
Can bullies change, can victims change, what makes a bully?
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Supervisor Confessed His Romantic Feelings for Me - Workplace Coach Blog
Supervisor stepped over the line when he confessed his romantic feelings
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Sticking My Neck Out & Asking You To Say What You Want In This Book - Workplace Coach Blog
A how to guide for managing for accountability
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How Can I Remain Neutral in the Cold War Between My Supervisor and Co-worker? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My co-worker, “Aly,” texts on her cellphone held under her desk, surfs the Internet, fakes going to the bathroom …
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1036 miles since COVID began - Workplace Coach Blog
We started walking to defeat COVID; we'll never stop.
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Turning the Tables on Workplace Bullies - Workplace Coach Blog
Outsmart workplace bullies by turning the tables on them
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Save Your Career From a Vindictive Manager's Targeting: Here's How - Workplace Coach Blog
Handling a bully manager without losing your job or reputation
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Articles to help you navigate workplace & life challenges; articles to inspire - Workplace Coach Blog
real-life situations; on-target answers
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Does banter cross the line or does political correctness kill the fun? - Workplace Coach Blog
Banter and political correctness, are the victim or the problem?
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What to do when your boss treats everyone badly - Workplace Coach Blog
Actions to take when you work for a bad boss
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Decoding Personality Conflicts - and who you drive crazy - Workplace Coach Blog
Fixing personality conflicts by understanding the 4 key personality types.
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COVID Powerlessness...or "we got this!" - Workplace Coach Blog
If you're feeling COVID fatigue or powerless over COVID, take control over yourself.
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These Homeless Men in South Africa Turned Lockdown Into a 'Life-Changing' Agricultural Project
A group of men in a COVID-19 homeless shelter in South Africa turned the lockdown into a successful agricultural project, here's how.
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My Manager Wants Me to Compromise My Ethics - Workplace Coach Blog
When your manager wants you to do the wrong thing, how do you keep your job?
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Trouble at Wilderness Lodge - Workplace Coach Blog
Domestic violence IS your business
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Scared to Tell My Boss He Needs to Lose Weight - Workplace Coach Blog
Can you tell your boss the honest truth? Or is it better to just shut up?
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Turned Down for a Job Despite Being More Than Qualified - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’ve been looking for a job for two months without landing one. It torches me that I’ve not even …
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Passed Over for a Promotion I Deserved - Workplace Coach Blog
Passed over for a promotion you deserved
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I told a little white lie; my boss hasn't figured it out - Workplace Coach Blog
Ethics, lying and doing the right thing.
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My co-workers think I slept my way to the top. I didn't, but the rumors are taking their toll - Workplace Coach Blog
sexual harassment and sleeping with the boss
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My Coworker Barges In, I Had Enough, I Swatted Her - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My coworker barges into my office when I’m on the phone with customers and interrupts me with questions, derailing …
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My Job Bores Me To Tears, But I Don't Dare Jump - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: For the last eight months, I’ve tried everything I can think of to make myself like my job. Nothing …
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I Was Laid Off; Now That My Employer is Hiring Do I Get My Job Back? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My employer laid me off due to COVID-19 in April. The job scene is a disaster. I get up …
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My Coworker Wants Me to Join Forces in Getting Rid of Our Supervisor - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My co-worker and I had a horrible blowup last week. She invited me over to dinner. After dinner she …
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I Supervise An Employee So Different From Me I Can't Get A Read On Him - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I inherited three new direct reports when our management team downsized. One of them worries me. I don’t understand …
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My Employer Asks Personally Invasive Questions; Do I Have to Answer? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My employer emailed me a health status questionnaire that’s due Friday. I’m used to and feel okay about questions …
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Not Sure What I'm Doing That Ticks Off My Coworkers: Is It That I'm Fast & Young? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I like my job. I work hard and fast. I want to get ahead. This irritates two of my …
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My Boss Cheats Customers But I Don't Want to Lose My Job - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Three months ago, I finally found an employer that would let me work between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., …
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3 Bully Tricks & How To Evade Them - Workplace Coach Blog
Bullies play tricks and wield weapons so they can dominate and win. If you’ve been on the wrong end of …
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Unemployment’s Ugly Sibling: Underemployment-What To Do If You're Underemployed - Workplace Coach Blog
You’re lucky to have a job, except you don’t feel lucky. Perhaps you work parttime but need full-time work. You …
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Sex Offender On-site; What Do I Need To Do? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I work in a retail store undergoing a remodel in a mall next to other stores that teens and …
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Employee Thought He Deserved the Job I Landed...Now Gunning for Me - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I recently landed a dream job managing a department for a strong, growing company. On my first day, I …
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A Performance Improvement Plan Means Your Manager Plans to Fire You, Right? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’m been ordered to call you. Nothing personal against you, but I’m not having any. For the last year, …
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My boss asked for feedback and I told the truth. Big mistake. What now? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: After my boss made a presentation to staff that fell flat, he came into my office, closed the door, …
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The Workplace Jerk - Workplace Coach Blog
You’ve met him. The coworker with an attitude. Who mutters nasty comments under his breath and takes pleasure in being …
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Bad References Haunt You: 2 Steps You Can Take Right Now - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Our company isn’t doing well, and my current employer needs to lay me off. I’m on good terms with …
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Targeted: New Supervisor Wants to Run Me Off - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Note: this post addressed a question that came in through the Ask a Coach section of this blog. Two …
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Failing Grade in Office Politics - Workplace Coach Blog
Note: This post responds to questions posed in the Ask a Coach section of workplacecoachblog. Question: I’m getting a failing …
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When Politics Sours Workplace Friendships - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’ve had lunch daily with the same three co-workers for almost four years. We share everything and have stayed …
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Stopping a Bully Senior Manager Without Risking Your Job - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I face a situation that has no easy answer and no good solution. As the newly hired human resources …
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Staying Upbeat at Work Despite an Emotionally Abusive Spouse - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I work in sales and COVID-19 has knocked our business to its knees. I fear being laid off and …
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Protecting My Privacy from a Coworker's Prying Eyes - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: What rights do I have when my employer’s receptionist repeatedly invades my privacy by opening my personal mail? I …
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When Your Boss is the Bully & Has All the Power - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Soon after I started a job as an HR generalist, my new peers came to me saying, “I don’t …
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Employee Threw Me Under the Bus - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I’m a new supervisor and one of my employees threw me under the bus even though I’ve repeatedly helped …
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We Don't Want to Quit Over Our Manager's Gross Habit, Can You Help? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: If it wasn’t so petty and disgusting, this would be funny. Our small company has one restroom. A lock …
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My Job Is In Jeopardy Over A Comment I Made to a Friend On My Own Time - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: When my company promoted me to supervisor, my best friend took me out for a drink. That night he …
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Caught Job Hunting During the Workday - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: This morning my boss discovered I was job hunting during the workday. I have no idea how he figured …
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Drama Queens & Kings: Office Politics on Steroids - Workplace Coach Blog
I work with two drama queens. “Arielle” is always sure I or others are out to get her and make …
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Office Politics and the Mudslinger - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Those of us who haven’t been laid off returned to the office two weeks ago. I’m somewhat ostracized; this …
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Written for You - Workplace Coach Blog
I was interviewed this morning by Jerry Jenkins of Left Behind fame for a podcast to his 2000 students. He …
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The Dratted Typo: Does It Crash My Chance for a Job? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: About an hour after I sent out a resume I sweated over for days, I noticed a typo. I …
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Ask a Coach - Workplace Coach Blog
Workplace coach blog's Ask a Coach tool allows anyone to submit a question and receive free feedback from an expert. We've assisted thousands of businesses, this resource allows us to do the same to anyone in the world...at no cost!
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Your Supervisor Wants to Squash You?: What Part of The Problem Do You Own? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Normally, my new employer’s office manager hires and supervises administrative assistants, but she was on a cruise in March …
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A Flashing Red Warning Light or My Fear? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I quit my former job in December, fearing that that if I didn’t leave, I’d be placed on a performance improvement plan. I took a month off and carefully screened prospective employers, looking for ones that said they believe in a healthy wor
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Freezing When Speaking In Public - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I like to think things through before I speak, and I’m shy in public. This makes department meetings hard for me, as I feel put on the spot when our supervisor calls on me. Often what comes out of my mouth isn’t phrased as well as I’d like
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The Big NO-I Slept with My Boss - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: I did the big NO. I slept with my boss. At first it was exciting, and then it got old, but I didn’t know how to end it. Turns out, I didn’t need to. Someone spotted us coming out of a restaurant and necking in the parking lot afterward. She
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Workplace Bullying: a resource from a workplace coach - Workplace Coach Blog
A new review of Beating the Workplace Bully by a publisher, editor and author: https://bit.ly/39gDz2L BLOG, BOOK REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW: BEATING THE WORKPLACE BULLY: A TACTICAL GUIDE TO TAKING CHARGE BY LYNNE CURRY PH.D. by fromthefrontporch At one point or
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Stress Junky - Workplace Coach Blog
If your work pace resembles a jet stream, you’ve probably heard all that advice about relaxing. Forget those critics—what do they know? Go for maximum stress. Stress hormones, particularly adrenaline, give you the cheapest biochemical high legally ava
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Cyberbullying & And The Return Takedown - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Several months ago, a new employee in my wife’s workplace downloaded a free Amazon.com app called Burn Book. After that, more and more of her coworkers downloaded the app and joined a Burn Book twitter account. They started posting nasty ran
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Four Mistakes That Could Cost You a Job - Workplace Coach Blog
You expected a job offer. You knew you interviewed well. The interviewer shook your hand when you both stood up, said “great interview,” and chatted with you on your way to the elevator. Then, the form letter rejection. Would you like to kno
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Dishonest Former Supervisor's Bad Reference Haunts Me - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: After eight months of putting up with a problem supervisor, “Alex,” I quit a job I liked and left coworkers I enjoyed. Alex was sneaky and smooth, but he had charisma. He came on like he was your best friend and committed to honesty, but he
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Emotional Landmine Eating - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: When my employer and the gym both shut their doors, I began working from home. Then I was laid off. Although I make as much on unemployment as I did work, I’m bored. Worse, I’ve gained weight, at least eight pounds. I’m not yet ready to go
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Win Back Trust by Facing Truth - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Last year I did something awful. I can give all the excuse—my bully ex-husband was making my life miserable, as was my volatile pre-teen daughter. I felt pressed for time and so falsified two reports. When a coworker sensed something didn’t
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What Do I Do Now That I've Been Furloughed? | Workplace Coach Blog
Join Dr. Lynne Curry as she helps several readers determine next steps after they've been furloughed and/or layed off due to COVID-19.
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Falling In Love With My Job and It's Messing With My Guy - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: Two life-changing events happened the first week of March, just before COVID-19 turned everyone’s lives upside down. I landed a terrific job and my boyfriend and I moved in together. For the first three weeks, everything seemed great. My job
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Is What You're Doing Working for You? - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: When I interviewed in January for my current job, I knew there might be problems even before I met the supervisor. I’d run into a woman in the bathroom and when I told her why I was in the building and who I was interviewing with, she seemed s
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When the Absolute Wrong Person Reads What You've Written Online - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: When COVID-19 hit, my employer sent everyone home. I hadn’t liked my job, but staying at home proved worse. I ran out of toilet paper and the paper towel pieces plugged the toilet. I tried yoga but my cat sat on my face and my puppy ran around
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Rebuilding Your Career and Landing Jobs in the Age of COVID: Don’t Limit Yourself to Yesterday’s Jobs - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: One month ago, our company closed nine branches across the country. Everyone in my department and branch is looking for work. That means I’m competing with my former leads, supervisor and manager and younger candidates with superior technologi
