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  • My Boss Made Me the Oddest Offer
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  • Is It Time You Rose To The Challenge?
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  • Should I Accept a Promotion Without a Raise? : Is My Employer Kidding By Expecting Me to Say “Yes”?
  • A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending
  • We Do the Same Job; He Gets Paid a LOT More
  • Employees Forced to Return to the Office Quit–In Droves
  • Fired for Not Smiling–This is Not a Joke
  • Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help?
  • Workday Dead Zone & The Triple Peak Workday
  • Rage Applying: An Act of Revenge Against A Problem Employer
  • Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me
  • The Ex-employee Bandit
  • Low Morale? Employees Lost Heart & Disengaged? Here’s How to Fix That with Team Building That Goes Beyond Rah-Rah to Real.
  • Are Employers Not Hiring Anymore & Does Being Unemployed Hurt Your Chances of Finding a Job?
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  • The Semi-retirement Option
  • Political Discussions in the Workplace: Strategies for Handling What’s Coming
  • Special Free Access to the Managing for Accountability App
  • Smarter Than My Boss: I Threaten Her
  • Delivering Bad News to Those Who Deserve It
  • Noncompete Agreements: I signed one; can I break it?
  • The Dreaded Workplace Birthday “Celebration”
  • When Leaders & Managers Don’t Believe They Need to Change Their Ways—How You Can Get Through to Them
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Category: Conflict & communications

Is It Time You Rose To The Challenge?
Bullying, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Leadership, Management/supervision

Is It Time You Rose To The Challenge?

Question: I’m an easygoing, accommodating supervisor. Not only does it take a lot to upset me, but I hate conflict. … Continue reading Is It Time You Rose To The Challenge?

A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending
Conflict & communications, Office politics

A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending

Stay tuned for this week’s exciting episode of The Breakroom Sagas—with a true-life surprise ending. If your office’s breakroom is … Continue reading A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending

Rage Applying: An Act of Revenge Against A Problem Employer
Career, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Professional growth

Rage Applying: An Act of Revenge Against A Problem Employer

 You’ve had the worst day—worst week—worst month—at work. You’re overloaded, micro-managed by a boss you can’t stand and underpaid.          … Continue reading Rage Applying: An Act of Revenge Against A Problem Employer

Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me
Career, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Personal growth, Professional growth

Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me

Question:             While I was congratulating myself on staying employed during the pandemic, moving up in my company from worker … Continue reading Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me

Political Discussions in the Workplace: Strategies for Handling What’s Coming
Business, Conflict & communications, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision, National events & politics

Political Discussions in the Workplace: Strategies for Handling What’s Coming

Employees care deeply about abortion; gun control; immigration; the uptick in crime; the homeless situation in Anchorage, climate change, and … Continue reading Political Discussions in the Workplace: Strategies for Handling What’s Coming

When Employees Need to Vent Because Management Messed Up…for more than a year
Accountability, Conflict & communications, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, Team

When Employees Need to Vent Because Management Messed Up…for more than a year

Managing a Venting Session Question: We recently discharged three supervisors who badly mismanaged their employees. When we announced the terminations, … Continue reading When Employees Need to Vent Because Management Messed Up…for more than a year

How to Get Your Boss Fired (& Maybe Even Set Him Up)
Career, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Professional growth

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)

High-horse Manager Critiques Me for Being Twice-divorced
Career, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Professional growth

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
Career, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Office politics, Personal growth, Professional growth

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
Career, Coaching, Conflict & communications, Office politics, Professional growth

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

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