When your personal values become in conflict at work, you become fed up, and might not care anymore if you get fired Your organization has many policies, procedures and rules. Some of which you are in alignment with, others not so much. There’s an impact on employees with all of them. Some subtle, and others
A common complaint I get from managers is that they think everyone on their team sucks and they feel the need to stop micromanaging them, but don’t know how. So many of them aren’t worth a damn, and they get the worst ones moved to their team while everybody else seems to get the rock
Constructive Criticism is an imperative life lesson to learn. When you don’t feel comfortable giving direct feedback or letting people know when they fucked up because you don’t want to hurt their feelings – that is when the trouble begins. Nobody likes doing it, but if you do not, it can lead to a whole
If gossip has infiltrated your workplace, and feelings are hurt because someone shared a secret that was meant for only them to hear… There’s a culture of complaining, resulting in triangulation in the workplace. Think about it. How often do those with complaints, do so with someone who has the power to make change? People
A workaholic puts in lots of hours at work because it often seems like the thing to do if you want to get ahead. It’s the thing to do when projects need to get done. If you want that promotion, you’ve got to put in the work. Put in the extra hours to make sure
Team Leader It’s an odd situation when someone in your role is looking for ways to help your team do their jobs. Members of the team don’t have the skills, take too long and often deliver low quality products. In turn, you now have the appearance of being inadequate in your role as the team’s
Losing customers and can’t figure out why? Working in a space where you’re losing customers, your sales are down, or you feel like you’re a cog in a machine absolutely sucks. You’re familiar with why work sucks because you’ve been living it. The dread of Sunday night, and knowing what the next morning brings, but
Psychological Safety in the Workplace When people don’t share the full story or withhold information from you, it means you can’t do your job efficiently or autonomously. When was the last time this happened to you? Was it with a team member, one of your customers or maybe even your boss? If you can’t remember
How to Deal With Difficult Employees I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand that one person who is forever complaining about something. The person who acts helpless and feeble when it’s time for them to do their job or contribute to the team. To top it off, they seem like an Eeyore pretty
Work sucks because you and your team have all these problems that you don’t know how to fix, and you keep trying to fix them, while nothing seems to change. You need to stop it! I know that doesn’t make much sense right now, but it will in a bit. What if I told you
