As highlighted in my previous article ‘Four Crucial Pointers to Help You Succeed’, starting out slowly, developing good relationships with others, being honest about what you know and what you don’t, and being friendly and approachable, are all essential in helping...
While there might be a hundred reasons why you might get a new boss at work (and let’s face it: a lot of ‘em are born out of messy situations), there are really only a couple of places your new boss can come from. Either management promotes a current employee from...
Employee empowerment. It’s a term that’s bandied around a lot these days. Just go ahead and Google it, and you’ll find countless articles on the subject—almost none of which will tell you anything that’s really meat-and-potatoes (or tofu-and-brown rice) useful. And...
Have you ever heard of the 1970s television show, Colombo? The detective in the series, played by Peter Falk, kept returning to ask the suspects questions until they practically confessed, just to get rid of him! Maybe you have a Colombo as an employee—you...
Wow. It must be “Difficult People Season!” I’ve never had more follow-up questions than I did to the article I posted two weeks ago, on dealing with difficult people. So, let’s continue the conversation over the next few weeks… One of the toughest difficult...
Do you happen to have your very own difficult person? How many times have you ever wished your difficult person would just stop being difficult? Did that change their difficult behavior? How many times have you ever told someone else about your difficult person: “I...
