Last week, we talked about broken systems that for some reason become sacred and cannot be changed. Here are some of my favorite stories you shared. 1. The bread bags I worked for a publication that ...
I'm a fairly experienced manager, but I've only been managing my current team for a few months. I've been in a couple meetings with one ...
I have a question about a point that is now, thankfully, moot. My previous manager, Rufus, wasn’t an especially ethical individual and ...
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My employee says I'm triggering their unresolved trauma I have a question as to how to manage a direct ...
I work for a small company (less than 50 people) and Jane has been with us for about four years. She came with a lot of fanfare because ...
Last night around 11 pm, my husband suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to email someone back about a meeting request, and was ...
I am a middle manager who works with an employee I’ll call “John.” John does not report to me, but there are scenarios in which I ...
It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Church member at my job wants help raising money for a bad idea I work for a small church, of which I ...
It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. My coworker won’t answer my boss's questions I work for a very small ...
Several past coworkers have reached out to me on LinkedIn asking about a job posting at my company. The only thing is ...
It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. We’re supposed to say grace at the start of team meals I work in ...
There is a small family-owned butcher shop near me. They list job postings on their Facebook page, and I've noticed every time they post ...