Question: I’ve worked alongside an arrogant, fault-finding coworker for two years. According to his own press releases, Tom never makes a mistake. If Tom fails to give me critical information,…
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Question: I supervise an employee who plays the perfect victim, and worse, my immediate manager believes her stories. He was brought into our company from outside and has only managed…
"I didn't see it coming." Then, when it was too late, when the human resources department or your supervisor handed you a layoff or termination notice, you wondered how you'd…
Question: My coworker has a bad habit of opening her mouth and letting angry words fly. Recently, she ripped into our mutual supervisor in front of me. Our supervisor seemed…
You've met the predatory customer. He or she makes work life difficult for others because his money, power or simply his status as a customer enable him to do so.…
Here’s a question from one of our readers on www.WorkplaceCoachBlog.com: The person I have problems with uses the line that he is my customer and because of the position I…
Question: I was recruited for a board position in an organization I have been passionate about for years by our longest serving and most respected members. They nearly fawned over…
Q: Like thousands of other women, I wrote my #MeToo. Although I disguised some of the facts to protect myself, it was clear to me and perhaps to others that…
Question: I’ve known “John” since fifth grade. He had career success in his twenties, but it’s been downhill for him ever since. Recently, he got laid off, let me know…