How Smart Managers Manipulate Employees
On Sunday, I wrote about how you can outsmart your difficult boss. I wanted to empower you to stay calm and fight back with smarts rather than venom. For most people,…
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How to Outsmart a Difficult Boss
I wish that the words “evil” and “boss” never met. But if you have had three or more jobs, you have likely crossed paths with a rotten boss who ruined many of your days.…
How Successful People Conquer Bad Days
I had a bad day. Ok, it was really more tragic than bad. On Sunday, I shared with you the news that my sister-in-law passed away at 40. She died last Monday, was buried…
How to Break into Product Management
My first product gig was like Lyft, but for grounded aircraft engines. If a flying machine needed a spare part, then our solution helped locate the nearest optimal…
The One Word That Will Make You Poor
Earlier this week, I wrote about The One Word That Will Make You Rich. Responding with “Done” to a question about your work delivers momentary joy to everyone who reads…
The One Word That Will Make You Rich
There is one word at work that arrives like a gift. It makes me feel happy and brings a jolt of joy to everyone who sees it in an email, IM, or text. I love reading this…
Your Social Media Disclaimer Will Fail You
Several years ago I was preparing to interview Nick (name changed), a promising candidate. We had an opening for a content manager and social media skills were near the…
You deserve to be happy at work
On Monday, I published an article on a controversial topic — You Will Never Find Work/Life Balance. So many of us have grown up trying perfectly allocate our time at the…
