How to Get Your Boss Fired (& Maybe Even Set Him Up)
Question: I’ve been a go-with-the-flow employee all my life. I’ve put up with bad bosses and kept a smile on … Continue reading How to Get Your Boss Fired (& Maybe Even Set Him Up)
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High-horse Manager Critiques Me for Being Twice-divorced
Question: I loved my job until seven months ago. That’s when our former chief executive officer retired, and our board … Continue reading High-horse Manager Critiques Me for Being Twice-divorced
Toxic Boss: 5 Proven Strategies for Surviving the Negative, Controlling, Toxic Boss
Question: My boss is negative, controlling, and judgmental. He criticizes everything I do, which makes working for him feel like … Continue reading Toxic Boss: 5 Proven Strategies for Surviving the Negative, Controlling, Toxic Boss
Clues Your Manager Is Threatened By You & What To Do When This Happens
Question: When the company I worked for hit the skids during the pandemic, a large national competitor bought up our … Continue reading Clues Your Manager Is Threatened By You & What To Do When This Happens
Terrified I’ll Be Laid Off
Question: My wife and I are scared I’ll be laid off. We went into debt during the pandemic when my … Continue reading Terrified I’ll Be Laid Off
Workplace Quicksand: The Drama Triangle: a quick 6-minute video that explains how to escape this quicksand
It’s quicksand and seductive: the drama triangle explains many workplace challenges and hooks most people. Even if you haven’t heard … Continue reading Workplace Quicksand: The Drama Triangle: a quick 6-minute video that explains how to escape this quicksand
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 beneficial to your employer … Continue reading Don’t Want to Return to the Office: Negotiate:
Conflict Skills: Toughening Up; Handling Yourself Under Fire; Defusing Conflict; Unscathed by Toxic Energy: free 46-minute webinar
Here’s a free conflict skills webinar: 46 minutes, for your learning (& even practice) of key conflict skills. http://www.medicalofficemgr.com/webinar-files/videos/Navigating-Workplace-Conflict.mp4 Would … Continue reading Conflict Skills: Toughening Up; Handling Yourself Under Fire; Defusing Conflict; Unscathed by Toxic Energy: free 46-minute webinar
Teflon Yourself to Criticism: you can learn this powerful, valuable tactic in less than 2 minutes
Navigating Conflict, https://amzn.to/3rCKoWj (recently published but already 13 five-star reviews) Continue reading Teflon Yourself to Criticism: you can learn this powerful, valuable tactic in less than 2 minutes
Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss
Question: When I began my job seven months ago, I thought I just needed to earn my new manager’s trust. … Continue reading Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss