The Dreaded Workplace Birthday “Celebration”
Note: this question came into the “ask a coach” section. Question: How do I get my coworkers to stop celebrating … Continue reading The Dreaded Workplace Birthday “Celebration”
Category: Personal growth
Have Your Weekends Disappeared?
If you’ve lost your weekends to work projects begging to be finished and annoying pop-up employer emails, you’re not alone. … Continue reading Have Your Weekends Disappeared?
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
Freedom to Be
I’ve loved having my birthday mid-February. The days are brighter. The weather’s warmer for walking. This birthday I’m celebrating by … Continue reading Freedom to Be
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
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
Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE
Early in life, I feared blindness. The Deuce came. We were close to two miles from the road when he … Continue reading Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE
The Blame Caster—when explaining is code for avoiding looking at the part you played in what happened
Question: I quit a job today. Here’s what happened and what I need to know. I started this job four … Continue reading The Blame Caster—when explaining is code for avoiding looking at the part you played in what happened
Ending a passive-aggressive sniper’s game
Question: When one of my coworkers comments on my projects, she prefaces her comments with “I don’t want to be … Continue reading Ending a passive-aggressive sniper’s game