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

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?

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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.

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  5 Statements Never to Make to a Bully | Workplace Coach Blog

                  5 statements never to make to a bully & why

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Easter and Ukraine | Workplace Coach Blog

                  Easter and Ukraine. If you believe in stopping evil, act today.

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Confess, please | Workplace Coach Blog

                  Confess, please, was it you who sent this surprise gift from the Easter Bunny?

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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?

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Restoring Trust in the Workplace: | Workplace Coach Blog

                  Restoring, building, maintaining trust: 4 concrete steps to take today

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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 …

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Love your job but hate your boss? | Workplace Coach Blog

                  7 action steps when you love your job but hate your boss

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  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.

                  Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                  Job Hunting Has Changed: You Have Leverage | Workplace Coach Blog

                  job hunting has changed; you have leverage; how to find the job you want

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    Love your job but hate your boss? | Workplace Coach Blog

                    7 action steps when you love your job but hate your boss

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    Looking for Mr. Goodboss | Workplace Coach Blog

                    Looking for Mr. Goodboss, tough love coaching if the problem is you

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    Torn Between Two Jobs: How do you decide? | Workplace Coach Blog

                    choosing two jobs, what factors do you need to consider

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    Win a Promotion, Lose a Friend | Workplace Coach Blog

                    win a promotion; lose a friend; new supervisor problems with former coworkers

                    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                    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

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                      Fired for not getting vaccination; what to tell prospective employers? And should you reconsider?

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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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                      Tell the truth, you didn't tell the truth before, start now

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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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                      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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                        Walk 4 miles a day...grab a partner

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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"?

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                          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.

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                            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 …