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Working Relationship Relief – Triage Session with Dr. Susan Bernstein
You pride yourself on being friendly, resourceful, and generally working well with others. But...right now, you’ve got a challenging work situation. It’s got you wondering why you have to interact with someone so difficult. If you’re embroiled in conflict, drama, or...
How to beat the Sunday evening “back to work blues,” permanently
After working a five-day week, you want your weekend to be pleasurable, right? Ideally, the weekend is time to relax, be leisurely, and do things that feel uplifting and renewing, so you have plenty of energy to get through the week ahead. But sometimes, Sunday...
The vital career lesson I learned by postponing a scary surgery
Have you ever been so scared of doing something that you just kept procrastinating? Very recently, I learned a tough lesson about taking action, even when you’re feeling worry, dread, and anxiety. While the lesson is related to my health, I see now how it applies to...
I’m proud to be one of LinkedIn’s top leadership development coaches!
In the world of managing and growing your career, I am so grateful to LinkedIn as the go-to resource. Do you remember hunting for new connections by making phone calls, tracking down leads from newspapers and magazines, and even cold-calling a company? Now, you can...
A simple way to improve your communication with anyone
You know those conversations that go sideways, or south? The times you're talking to someone, and it just devolves into a nasty conflict, or someone storms off, and feelings get hurt and issues remain unresolved? I hate those kinds of interactions. You, too? I seldom...
Six wise ways to deal with controlling people at work
Cynthia was grumbling to me about her fate. Her colleague, who I'll call Betty, kept getting under her skin all day long, making her both furious and exasperated. "I'm going crazy!" Cynthia shouted. "There's a woman in my department who makes everything into a drama....
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