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My Job is at Risk from an Alcoholic Boss
Career, Coaching, Personal growth, Professional growth

My Job is at Risk from an Alcoholic Boss

Question:  I fear that I’ll be fired tomorrow. I work for a small company owned by a man and wife, … Continue reading My Job is at Risk from an Alcoholic Boss

Navigating Your Landmines
Coaching, Personal growth, Professional growth

Navigating Your Landmines

“Hello darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was … Continue reading Navigating Your Landmines

Dealing with Ms. Snark…Wait…Who’s the Problem?
Career, Coaching, Office politics, Personal growth

Dealing with Ms. Snark…Wait…Who’s the Problem?

Question: I work 80 hours a week in the field. I run a crew of ten to twenty men. The … Continue reading Dealing with Ms. Snark…Wait…Who’s the Problem?

Failure Is Not An Option: How Not to Let Anything Throw You Off Your Game
Career, Coaching, Personal growth, Professional growth

Failure Is Not An Option: How Not to Let Anything Throw You Off Your Game

Your coworker’s late again, putting you behind the 8-Bball. You’d like to wring her neck. You knew this was going … Continue reading Failure Is Not An Option: How Not to Let Anything Throw You Off Your Game

Getting Your Mojo Back: Motor Through Set-backs to Joy
Coaching, Personal growth

Getting Your Mojo Back: Motor Through Set-backs to Joy

The promotion you thought yours, isn’t. Your doctor schedules you for a biopsy, given a suspicious mammogram. Two people make … Continue reading Getting Your Mojo Back: Motor Through Set-backs to Joy

Make Your Career Dream a Reality
Career, Coaching, Personal growth, Professional growth

Make Your Career Dream a Reality

Last week, you thought “I wish—“, then quickly squashed your wish. “Too ambitious,” the voice in your head whispered. “”You … Continue reading Make Your Career Dream a Reality

Make Something Special Happen in 2021
Career, Coaching, Dr. Lynne Curry, Personal growth, Professional growth

Make Something Special Happen in 2021

New Year’s Day. We survived. Tattered, but we weathered the storms.     We handled what life threw at us, learned … Continue reading Make Something Special Happen in 2021

Time to Get Personal; To Share Joy; To Say Thank You
Dr. Lynne Curry, Personal growth, Writing

Time to Get Personal; To Share Joy; To Say Thank You

We had our masked Christmas. My son & granddaughter visited; my daughter & grandson & granddaughter face-timed. We wore masks, … Continue reading Time to Get Personal; To Share Joy; To Say Thank You

Framed by a Vengeful Coworker
Career, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Office politics, Personal growth, Professional growth

Framed by a Vengeful Coworker

Question: I’m being framed by a vengeful coworker who hit on me. I’m the newly hired dispatcher for a local … Continue reading Framed by a Vengeful Coworker

The Politics of Manipulation: Employee “Fan” Turns on You
Bullying, Coaching, Management/supervision, Office politics, Personal growth, Uncategorized

The Politics of Manipulation: Employee “Fan” Turns on You

Unsuspecting supervisor falls into the drama triangle; employee exacts revenge. Continue reading The Politics of Manipulation: Employee “Fan” Turns on You

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