In A Business Partnership With ‘The Devil’? Here’s What To Do.
Q: Sixteen months ago I lost my oil company job, but received enough severance to keep me afloat for more than a year. I'd always wanted to work for myself…
Q: Sixteen months ago I lost my oil company job, but received enough severance to keep me afloat for more than a year. I'd always wanted to work for myself…
Q: Several months ago one of my former employees, who'd left our agency, returned as my immediate supervisor. It's been hell ever since. Before his return, I had been respected and…
Do you fire an otherwise acceptable employee after he unintentionally creates widespread panic among those your organization has committed to serving? What if he's a new employee who didn't know…
Q: My introverted, insecure, my-way-or-the-highway supervisor has an abnormally low threshold for anything resembling a suggestion. Though I have both technical and managerial skills and could be a wonderful resource for…
You’ve met the predatory client and possibly even tangled with him. He or she makes life difficult for your staff, particularly your front desk employees, and possibly even for you…
It started with Harvey Weinstein and gained unstoppable velocity when thousands of women posted true, painful stories using the hashtag #MeToo. Serious, long-buried sexual harassment complaints have rocked many workplaces…
"How the hell could he have been so stupid?" the manager asked when he called. "What burns me is this spring he asked me if he could skip the annual…
Question: I’m the senior manager at our branch. After I stopped one of our exempt employees from what I considered a paid time off (PTO) scam in which she repeatedly…
Q. With all the media frenzy about sexual harassment, I feel like every man in America has a target on his back. All a woman has to do is cry…
Q: When I landed my job, I thought I'd found a company I'd stay with for years. I liked my supervisor and every one of my new coworkers, and if…