Coworkers

Have you ever sat in a meeting and felt ignored or utterly unimportant?  Perhaps you offered up an idea that someone else seized upon. Maybe you inserted yourself into the conversation but no one gave you their eye contact or their attention. Read More

You have a spectacular opportunity to show your team what it looks and sounds like to solicit honest performance feedback, then receive it with curiosity, openness, and gratitude. And to ensure you’ve got both the “edge” and the soft touch that managing human beings requires. Read More

We all know what it feels like to be emotionally manipulated. It can be extremely effective, which is why some unscrupulous individuals do it so much. Fortunately, emotional manipulators are easy enough to spot if you know what to look for. Read More

A tweet that went viral this week showed us what it’s like to come to work and find out that your outfit has some company of its own. User @ilonacatherine shared the evidence on Twitter, prompting a slew of other users to chime in. Read More

Your manager’s sudden resignation can leave you blindsided, but while things are about to drastically change, there are positive ways to handle the situation. Read More

Professional ghosting happens and it’s more difficult to navigate than relationship ghosting. Especially if you have to see the person who is ignoring you in the workplace. Water. Cooler. Awkward. Read More

There are three distinct types of narcissists. One of the most difficult to spot is the covert narcissist. They hook in highly empathetic people with their sob stories. Then, over time, their victims feel a sense of responsibility for them. Their victim is then trapped in an abusive relationship. Read More

Derek Price, who was a British physicist, historian of science, and information scientist, found out the following (now called Price’s law): 50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work. Read More

It’s possible to disagree in a way that’s professional but still gets your point across at work. Here are a few things to keep in mind. Read More