I founded www.workplacecoachblog.com (still active) & ran for 39 years a nationally respected management consulting firm; authored four books, Beating the Workplace Bully, AMACOM 2016 & Solutions (both rated 4.8 stars out of 5 on amazon.com). I've written a "dear Abby for the workplace" weekly newspaper column for 38 years, love answering coach questions.

Lynne Curry

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Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

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.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

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

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

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

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

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

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

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?

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    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

    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

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    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.

    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

    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?

    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?

    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

      Workplace Coach Blog

      Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Workplace Coach Blog

        Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        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

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Workplace Coach Blog

        Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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.

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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.

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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 …

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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.

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Aborted Break In Heroes | Workplace Coach Blog

        Aborted break in heroes, smart, brave, determined, loyal rough-coated collies

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Workplace Coach Blog

        Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        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?

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          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

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Writing & Don’t Swap Your Backbone for a Wishbone | Workplace Coach Blog

          writing and courage, taking a risk, traveling outside your comfort zone

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          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

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Workplace Coach Blog

            Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

              Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

              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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Gig Work: Right for You? | Workplace Coach Blog

                  Gig work: right for you? 4 key benefits.

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Fizzled Romance Leaves an Afterburn | Workplace Coach Blog

                  Fizzled romance leaves an afterburn, here's a new way to look at it.

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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.

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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.

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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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                                        COVID quarantines us but doesn't stop us.

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                                          Fixing personality conflicts by understanding the 4 key personality types.

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                                            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 you deserved

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                                              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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                                              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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                                              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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                                              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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                                              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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                                                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