I was recently reading a book about how to handle mean girls at work. Much of the advice in this book was about how to placate, ignore and avoid upsetting these women (who were co-workers, not bosses). When all of the above failed, the book recommended handling your upset by going for a walk or […]
Honesty In Business—Is It Wise?
Throughout the years I’ve heard horror stories about lay-offs, firings, restructuring, and so forth. Some of the more common stories include: • Company lay-offs being discussed for months among top management, but denied for just as long to the employees. • Sudden restructurings that require placing employees out-of-state with virtually no warning, • Security guards […]
Life-Changing Mentoring (Part II)
My previous post talked about five tips for becoming a life-changing mentor. Below is the second half of the list. Enjoy: 1. Be open to the learning. If you think you know it all, realize that you have so much further to go. My supervisor once said that she loved master level clinicians so much […]