Anger at Work Repercussions of anger Anger in any environment leads to problems, and at work it is particularly destructive. I was speaking to a client this week and he shared a story that is a perfect example of this. The young woman is a front-desk employee in a...
Ace Your Next Interview Interviews are not created equal The person sitting across from you at an interview can make or break your chance of getting the job. But, what if the person conducting the interview is ill-prepared, or worse yet, completely inept? People are...
Book Review, Howard’s Gift What I Learned From Howard’s Gift Sort of a Review Okay, so this isn’t a “book review” in the normal sense of the word. Instead it’s a commentary on a particular part of a book – a very small part;...
The Toxic Employee & Your Bottom Line Overt or Subtle Toxic employees can be a big problem for small business. The very nature of owning a business requires depending on and trusting employees. Sometimes, it means depending on them…to a fault, causing an...
Reflecting on 50 Birthday Blues Well, today is my 50th birthday and it seems that little miss “don’t let your ego control your thoughts” is having some trouble coming to terms with this particular milestone. Telling myself that 50 is the new 40 didn’t help, so I...
Toxic Conversations From a Good Place Toxic conversations and negative words happen every single day. However, I try to avoid them…right? We all do. But, as I had dinner with a girlfriend a few days ago and something happened that reminded me of just how easy...
