I founded www.workplacecoachblog.com (still active) & ran for 39 years a nationally respected management consulting firm; authored four books, Beating the Workplace Bully, AMACOM 2016 & Solutions (both rated 4.8 stars out of 5 on amazon.com). I've written a "dear Abby for the workplace" weekly newspaper column for 38 years, love answering coach questions.

Lynne Curry

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Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Born to Fly | LynneCurryAuthor.com

I was born to fly, so it didn't matter the ground beneath my feet crumbled. I hit bottom . . .and danced.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Post-election Blues: from a man who went undercover - Workplace Coach Blog

Post-election views from a man who went undercover and is now seen as the enemy; what can he and others do to fix this real-life challenge?

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

The October Theory: An Easy Strategy for Improving Your Life: Try It Now | Workplace Coach Blog

Goal setting: The October Theory: An Easy Strategy for Improving Your Life: Try It Now: You Author Your Life: What Are You Waiting For?

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Do I Fire An Employee Who Doesn’t Deserver It? | Workplace Coach Blog

Do I fire an employee who doesn't deserve it--if protesting risks my job? --your three choices and how to handle this crisis

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Kick Cynicism to the Curb | Workplace Coach Blog

Kick cynicism to the curb: it infects 48% of employees, but is toxic for organizations and individuals; here's how to change

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

My World Fell Apart | Workplace Coach Blog

My world fell apart: what's your best recovery plan after an emotional meltdown risks your getting fired at work?

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Surviving the Bully Supervisor When You’re a Nice Person | Workplace Coach Blog

Surviving the bully supervisor when you're a nice person--effective strategies you can use

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Burnt Out? 4 Keys to Taking Back Your Life | Workplace Coach Blog

Burnt Out? More than 51% of U.S. employees and managers are. Here are 4 keys to taking back your life so you can be in the lucky 49%.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Real-life writing | Workplace Coach Blog

Real-life Writing: 3 novels: a dynamic workplace sleuth who tackles workplace bullies despite her messy personal life

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Reputation Damage Blindsided Me, Torpedoed My Job Prospects | Workplace Coach Blog

Reputation damage blindsided me; torpedoed my job prospects; concrete, effective strategies that repair your reputation

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

Work Spouses Make the Day Go Faster & Better | Workplace Coach Blog

Work spouses make the workday go faster and better; the many benefits; the pitfalls, and how to navigate the risks

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

The Real-life Writing Journey with Lynne Curry: March 2024

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Where Did I Put My Spirit? | LynneCurryAuthor.com

    Where did I put my spirit? A poem that remind you that you need to stand for yourself so your spirit can live.

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    The Out-of-Control Employee Bully | Workplace Coach Blog

    The out-of-control employee bully; what it is; how bully employees succeed, and four strategies to stop it

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Workplace Facebook Disaster | Workplace Coach Blog

    Workplace Facebook disaster: What happens when you friend the wrong person and she reshares information you consider private

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Yikes! You Friended Them. | Workplace Coach Blog

    Yikes! You friended them & lived to regret it. The four types you should never friend on Facebook & what could happen.

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Yikes! You Friended Them. | Workplace Coach Blog

    Yikes! You friended them & lived to regret it. The four types you should never friend on Facebook & what could happen.

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Ghosted in the Workplace | Workplace Coach Blog

    ghosted in the workplace: why people ghost; how many ghost; and importantly, what to do if it happens to you

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Ghosted in the Workplace | Workplace Coach Blog

    ghosted in the workplace: why people ghost; how many ghost; and importantly, what to do if it happens to you

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Ghosted in the Workplace | Workplace Coach Blog

    ghosted in the workplace: why people ghost; how many ghost; and importantly, what to do if it happens to you

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Dragon's Breath | LynneCurryAuthor.com

    Dragon's breath: flash fiction reminding you what you need to do to leave grief mixed with anger behind so you can see the sun again

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Tough Interview ?s: Don’t Torpedo Your Job Chances with Your Answer to “Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?” | Workpl

    Tough interview questions: Don't Torpedo Your Job Chances with a Red Flag Answer to "Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?"

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Why SOBs succeed and nice guys finish last | Workplace Coach Blog

    Why SOBs succeed & nice guys finish last; how to keep your sanity & not turn into a jerk yourself if you work for an SOB

    Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

    Is the problem your name, Karen, or is it you? | Workplace Coach Blog

    Is the problem your name, Karen, or is it you?: Is the name Karen ruined forever? And how do you find out what your references say?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Give Yourself A Career Christmas Gift and Start the New Year Off Right | Workplace Coach Blog

      Give yourself a career Christmas gift and start the new year off right by dreaming, deciding and dedicating

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Failing Grade in Office Politics | Workplace Coach Blog

      Failing grade in office politics? Don't let the workplace queen take you out. Face reality and play your A game.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Failing Grade in Office Politics | Workplace Coach Blog

      Failing grade in office politics? Don't let the workplace queen take you out. Face reality and play your A game.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Outsmarting Manipulators | Workplace Coach Blog

      Outsmarting manipulators: 4 strategies that stop manipulators in their tracks plus for fun statements that shut the door on manipulators

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Gaslighting in the Workplace: Danger for the Unwary | Workplace Coach Blog

      Gaslighting in the workplace: danger for the unwary: 6 signs of gaslighting and 4 steps to take before it's too late.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Gaslighting in the Workplace: Danger for the Unwary | Workplace Coach Blog

      Gaslighting in the workplace: danger for the unwary: 6 signs of gaslighting and 4 steps to take before it's too late.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Gaslighting in the Workplace: Danger for the Unwary | Workplace Coach Blog

      Gaslighting in the workplace: danger for the unwary: 6 signs of gaslighting and 4 steps to take before it's too late.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Outsmarting Manipulators | Workplace Coach Blog

      Outsmarting manipulators: 4 strategies that stop manipulators in their tracks plus for fun statements that shut the door on manipulators

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Outsmarting Manipulators | Workplace Coach Blog

      Outsmarting manipulators: 4 strategies that stop manipulators in their tracks plus for fun statements that shut the door on manipulators

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Short Story in Poem Form For Fun & Inspiration:) | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      Lonely: short story in poem form for fun & inspiration: an editor's challenge & published in Writing from the Cabin

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      My Boss is an Alcoholic | Workplace Coach Blog

      my boss is a functional, high-performing alcoholic, what are my options if I fear raising the topic and possibly losing my job?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Finally! It’s Launching. | Workplace Coach Blog

      Finally, it's launching, a debut novel full of romance, Alaskan scenery, and suspense--a woman's journey with a surprise ending.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Can Your Posts about the Israel/Hamas War Get You Fired? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Fired for social media posts about the Israel/Hamas war; how many employees have been fired; what you need to decide before you post

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Antisemitism? My Coworkers’ Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me | Workplace Coach Blog

      Antisemitism? My Coworkers' Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me. The stunning instances of antisemitism in workplace and else today.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Antisemitism? My Coworkers’ Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me | Workplace Coach Blog

      Antisemitism? My Coworkers' Cheers for Hamas Shocked Me. The stunning instances of antisemitism in workplace and else today.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Touchy Situation: Our GM has Memory Issues…Maybe Alzheimer’s? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Alzheimer's: our CEO has memory issues, maybe Alzheimer's?: what might you notice; what action steps can you take

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Touchy Situation: Our GM has Memory Issues…Maybe Alzheimer’s? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Alzheimer's: our CEO has memory issues, maybe Alzheimer's?: what might you notice; what action steps can you take

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      It Happened Late Valentine's Day Night | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      poem: it happened late Valentine's Day NIght: a bit of poem, a bit of whimsey, a bit of inspiration

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      It Happened Late Valentine's Day Night | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      poem: it happened late Valentine's Day NIght: a bit of poem, a bit of whimsey, a bit of inspiration

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Real-life Writing | Workplace Coach Blog

      Real-life writing: a new site promising inspiration and stories not found elsewhere; I hope you'll join the journey

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Stress Junkies Rock | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      humor: stress junkies rock: a fun look

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Choosing Yourself: When it’s time to take a breather | Workplace Coach Blog

      Choosing yourself: when it's time to take a breather--the benefits to taking a temporary career breather & how to do it gracefully

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      My Boss Made Me the Oddest Offer | Workplace Coach Blog

      My boss made me the oddest offer--to become a franchisee. Is there a catch? What might go wrong & why should I take this offer?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Last Man Standing | Workplace Coach Blog

      Last man standing: job purgatory after an involuntary job reassignment: questions to ask and steps to take

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Sheepdog Deuce | LynneCurryAuthor.com

      An uplifting blog post about a terrible accident, fear, bravery, a dog named Deuce, and seeing with your heart.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      My Promotion Vanished | Workplace Coach Blog

      My promotion vanished: how to interpret a boss's promises and what to do when the boss welches on a promise

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      How to Turn Down a Job Offer—and should you? 6 questions to ask. | Workplace Coach Blog

      How to turn down a job offer--and should you? 6 questions to ask, and exactly how to decline the offer without burning a bridge

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      How to Turn Down a Job Offer—and should you? 6 questions to ask. | Workplace Coach Blog

      How to turn down a job offer--and should you? 6 questions to ask, and exactly how to decline the offer without burning a bridge

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Should I Accept a Promotion Without a Raise? : Is My Employer Kidding By Expecting Me to Say “Yes”? | Workplace Coac

      Should I accept a promotion if there's no raise attached? The many reasons to say "yes," and the three reasons to say "no"

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Should I Accept a Promotion Without a Raise? : Is My Employer Kidding By Expecting Me to Say “Yes”? | Workplace Coac

      Should I accept a promotion if there's no raise attached? The many reasons to say "yes," and the three reasons to say "no"

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending | Workplace Coach Blog

      A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending: how 4 workplaces straightened out their culprits by outing them

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending | Workplace Coach Blog

      A hotbed of conflict: the breakroom sagas & a surprise ending: how 4 workplaces straightened out their culprits by outing them

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      We Do the Same Job; He Gets Paid a LOT More | Workplace Coach Blog

      We do the same job; he gets paid a lot more. How to negotiate a higher salary and why your pay may be lower than your coworker's.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Fired for Not Smiling–This is Not a Joke | Workplace Coach Blog

      Fired for not smiling--who does that? And what do I do now? Do I have to say "I was fired"? Can I say, "it was a mutual decision"?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Fired for Not Smiling–This is Not a Joke | Workplace Coach Blog

      Fired for not smiling--who does that? And what do I do now? Do I have to say "I was fired"? Can I say, "it was a mutual decision"?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Still Fighting With My Employer—Can You Help? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Still Fighting with My Employer for reimbursing me for work from home expenses--isn't there a law that can help me?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Rage Applying: An Act of Revenge Against A Problem Employer | Workplace Coach Blog

      Rage-applying: an act of revenge against a problem employer--the results when employees use it and other, better options.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me | Workplace Coach Blog

      Left behind: everyone else is light years ahead of me: do self-employed workers have it better? Is it too late to strike out on your own?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Left Behind: Everyone else is light years ahead of me | Workplace Coach Blog

      Left behind: everyone else is light years ahead of me: do self-employed workers have it better? Is it too late to strike out on your own?

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Are Employers Not Hiring Anymore & Does Being Unemployed Hurt Your Chances of Finding a Job? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Employers aren't hiring & being unemployed hurts your job search: here's what you need to know before you quit your job

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Work Junky? Unable to Disconnect on Vacation? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Work junky? Unable to disconnect while on vacation? But do you want to disconnect? Does anyone anymore? If you do, here's how.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Political Discussions in the Workplace: Strategies for Handling What’s Coming | Workplace Coach Blog

      Political discussions in the workplace: strategies for handling what's coming: the facts and what employers and employees need to do

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Smarter Than My Boss: I Threaten Her | Workplace Coach Blog

      My boss is threatened by me; I'm smarter than her and now I'm paying the price. Since you can't change her insecurity, here's what to do

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      The Dreaded Workplace Birthday “Celebration” | Workplace Coach Blog

      The dreaded workplace birthday celebrations; if you hate them, suggest a major revamp that creates value

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Recovering from Quiet Quitting: Don’t let your career dreams die | Workplace Coach Blog

      Recover from quiet quitting: don't let your career dreams die: how to move past when you're stuck working under a problem manager

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      When Leaders & Managers Don’t Believe They Need to Change Their Ways—How You Can Get Through to Them | Workplace

      When leaders & managers don't believe they need to change their ways, you can get through to them using exit interviews & employee surveys

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Confidentiality Agreements No More: It’s now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer’s lies | Workplace Coach Bl

      Confidentiality agreements no more: It's now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer's lies: what's changed

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Confidentiality Agreements No More: It’s now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer’s lies | Workplace Coach Bl

      Confidentiality agreements no more: It's now safe to tell the truth about my ex-employer's lies: what's changed

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Have Your Weekends Disappeared? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Have you lost your weekends? Do you want them back? Try these 5 strategies and enjoy your weekends again.

      Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

      Would You Wish Your Job on Your Worst Enemy? | Workplace Coach Blog

      Would you wish your job on your worst enemy? 38% said "no." 53% wished they'd chosen a completely different profession.

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        How to Get Your Boss Fired (& Maybe Even Set Him Up) | Workplace Coach Blog

        how to get your boss fired: concrete steps to take that can produce results

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        High-horse Manager Critiques Me for Being Twice-divorced | Workplace Coach Blog

        High-horse manager critiques me for being twice-divorced; four options that work when you "can't take it anymore"

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Toxic Boss: 5 Proven Strategies for Surviving the Negative, Controlling, Toxic Boss | Workplace Coach Blog

        Toxic Boss: 5 proven strategies for surviving the negative, controlling, toxic boss

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Clues Your Manager Is Threatened By You & What To Do When This Happens | Workplace Coach Blog

        clues your manager is threatened by you and what to do when this happens

        Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

        Workplace Coach Blog

        Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Freedom to Be | Workplace Coach Blog

          Freedom to be who you want to be, to live the life you want to live, your birthday each gives you a chance to declare what you'll do

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Must Love Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Hamsters… | Workplace Coach Blog

          Must love dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters: dogs in the office, the benefits, the challenges, the real-life decisions

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Remote Jobs Are Vanishing | Workplace Coach Blog

          Remote jobs are vanishing. Here is the reality, and here are your three options.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Laid Off By Email | Workplace Coach Blog

          Laid off by email: it happens a lot. Seniority doesn't matter to many employers. Protect yourself by performance and possessing needed skills.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Quicksand: The Drama Triangle: a quick 6-minute video that explains how to escape this quicksand | Workplace C

          Drama triangle: workplace quicksand: a quick 6-minute video that explains the drama triangle; how it pull you in & how to antidote it

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Quicksand: The Drama Triangle: a quick 6-minute video that explains how to escape this quicksand | Workplace C

          Drama triangle: workplace quicksand: a quick 6-minute video that explains the drama triangle; how it pull you in & how to antidote it

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Don’t Want to Return to the Office: Negotiate: | Workplace Coach Blog

          Don't want to return to the office? Negotiate. Decide what you want, your fallback positions, and your bottom line. Make your request in terms that benefit your employer.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Free Conflict Skills Webinar | Workplace Coach Blog

          Conflict skills webinar: free 46 minute webinar, offering you multiple chances to practice skills in multiple areas

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Teflon Yourself to Criticism: you can learn this powerful, valuable tactic in less than 2 minutes | Workplace Coach Blog

          conflict resolution skills: teflon yourself to criticism: you can learn this powerful, valuable tactic in less than 2 minutes

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Managing the Micromanager: 7 steps for reforming a micro-managing boss | Workplace Coach Blog

          Micromanager: managing the micro-manager: 7 steps that work to reform a micro-managing boss so you regain autonomy

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE | Workplace Coach Blog

          Blind, deaf, broken, BRAVE. How a blind, deaf dog with a broken back taught me more than I've yet learned.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired | Workplace Coach Blog

          Jokes and social media posts that get you fired; the chances you'll be fired; what thype of posts are getting others fired; your defenses and risks;

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Ending a passive-aggressive sniper’s game | Workplace Coach Blog

          Passive-aggressive snipers: here's how to end their games by confronting each game, one at a time.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          The Password Hack: Passwords Are Like Underwear—Don’t Share & Change Often | Workplace Coach Blog

          The password hack: passwords are like underwear, don't share and change often: 6 action steps that protect you

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Coming Out at Work: the gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender and questioning challenge | Workplace Coach Blog

          Coming out at work: the gay, bisexual, lesbian, transgender and queer challenge: the risks, the rewards, one true story

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Opening Your Mouth & Letting Words Fly | Workplace Coach Blog

          Conflict; opening your mouth and letting words fly; here are the action steps you can take instead if you want a positive outcome

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Disinvited: the only one not invited to the party | Workplace Coach Blog

          Conflict & office politics: when you're the only one not invited to the office party

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Valiant | Workplace Coach Blog

          Valiant, smart, protector dogs who handle moose and other situations with grace and courage, teaching their writer mom a great deal.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Are Employees Who Need the Money Being Taken Advantages of by Their Employers | Workplace Coach Blog

          Are employees who need the money being taken advantage of by their employers? It's a real possibility. It's happened before.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Unfairly Fired: My Supervisor Set Me Up; Are You Sure About That? | Workplace Coach Blog

          Question: My employer unfairly fired me. My supervisor set me up. Here’s the situation. My supervisor texted me. He did …

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          How do you deal with an IDIOT, er, “toxic person” in the workplace? | Workplace Coach Blog

          Conflict skills training in a book -- five 5-star reviews from readers who've tested the book that might prove valuable to you as well.

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          A New Employee Who Walks Into a Sexual Hornet’s Nest | Workplace Coach Blog

          Sexual harassment, a new employee walks into a sexual hornet's next; her 3 options & the possible outcomes

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Aborted Break In Heroes | Workplace Coach Blog

          Aborted break in heroes, smart, brave, determined, loyal rough-coated collies

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Workplace Coach Blog

          Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

          Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

          Speaking Truth to Power | Workplace Coach Blog

          Speaking Truth to Power: Do you imagine marshaling your courage and telling your boss or someone important that he’s made the wrong judgment call? Do you fear retaliation or making a problem situation worse?

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Workplace Coach Blog

            Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Workplace Coach Blog

            Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            What to Do When Your Career Blows Up, And Maybe Your Life | Workplace Coach Blog

            dealing with career setbacks & personal life disasters: What to do when your career blows up after your life has and y

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Workplace Coach Blog

            Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Workplace Coach Blog

            Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Writing & Don’t Swap Your Backbone for a Wishbone | Workplace Coach Blog

            writing and courage, taking a risk, traveling outside your comfort zone

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Workplace Coach Blog

            Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

            Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

            Your Work Honeymoon is Over; What Now? | Workplace Coach Blog

            When your job honeymoon is over; here's why it happens and here's what you and your employer can do

              Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

              Workplace Coach Blog

              Navigating Workplace & Life Challenges; Coaching & Inspiration

                Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

                Complicit & Helping Someone Find Her Courage | Workplace Coach Blog

                #complicit: #metoo & helping someone find her courage; when you're the one that someone in trouble reaches out to

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                                          COVID quarantines us but doesn't stop us.

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                                          Who needs to step to the plate when mean girls target a new employee?

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                                          Social media marketing: real, honest, authentic & of value to your customers

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                                          A how to guide for managing for accountability

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                                          We started walking to defeat COVID; we'll never stop.

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                                          Outsmart workplace bullies by turning the tables on them

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                                          Banter and political correctness, are the victim or the problem?

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                                            Actions to take when you work for a bad boss

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                                            If you're feeling COVID fatigue or powerless over COVID, take control over yourself.

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                                            A group of men in a COVID-19 homeless shelter in South Africa turned the lockdown into a successful agricultural project, here's how.

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                                              My Manager Wants Me to Compromise My Ethics - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              When your manager wants you to do the wrong thing, how do you keep your job?

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                                              Trouble at Wilderness Lodge - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              Domestic violence IS your business

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                                              Scared to Tell My Boss He Needs to Lose Weight - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              Can you tell your boss the honest truth? Or is it better to just shut up?

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                                              Turned Down for a Job Despite Being More Than Qualified - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              Question: I’ve been looking for a job for two months without landing one.  It torches me that I’ve not even …

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                                              Passed Over for a Promotion I Deserved - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              Passed over for a promotion you deserved

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                                              Don’t Take a Bad Job; Ask These ?s First & Reference Check The Supervisor - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              How to choose the right job

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                                              I told a little white lie; my boss hasn't figured it out - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              Ethics, lying and doing the right thing.

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                                              My co-workers think I slept my way to the top. I didn't, but the rumors are taking their toll - Workplace Coach Blog

                                              sexual harassment and sleeping with the boss

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                                                My Coworker Barges In, I Had Enough, I Swatted Her - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: My coworker barges into my office when I’m on the phone with customers and interrupts me with questions, derailing …

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                                                My Job Bores Me To Tears, But I Don't Dare Jump - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: For the last eight months, I’ve tried everything I can think of to make myself like my job. Nothing …

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                                                I Was Laid Off; Now That My Employer is Hiring Do I Get My Job Back? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: My employer laid me off due to COVID-19 in April. The job scene is a disaster. I get up …

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                                                My Coworker Wants Me to Join Forces in Getting Rid of Our Supervisor - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: My co-worker and I had a horrible blowup last week. She invited me over to dinner. After dinner she …

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                                                I Supervise An Employee So Different From Me I Can't Get A Read On Him - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: I inherited three new direct reports when our management team downsized. One of them worries me. I don’t understand …

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                                                My Employer Asks Personally Invasive Questions; Do I Have to Answer? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: My employer emailed me a health status questionnaire that’s due Friday. I’m used to and feel okay about questions …

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                                                Not Sure What I'm Doing That Ticks Off My Coworkers: Is It That I'm Fast & Young? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: I like my job. I work hard and fast. I want to get ahead. This irritates two of my …

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                                                My Boss Cheats Customers But I Don't Want to Lose My Job - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: Three months ago, I finally found an employer that would let me work between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., …

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                                                3 Bully Tricks & How To Evade Them - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Bullies play tricks and wield weapons so they can dominate and win. If you’ve been on the wrong end of …

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                                                Unemployment’s Ugly Sibling: Underemployment-What To Do If You're Underemployed - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                You’re lucky to have a job, except you don’t feel lucky. Perhaps you work parttime but need full-time work. You …

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                                                Sex Offender On-site; What Do I Need To Do? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: I work in a retail store undergoing a remodel in a mall next to other stores that teens and …

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                                                Employee Thought He Deserved the Job I Landed...Now Gunning for Me - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: I recently landed a dream job managing a department for a strong, growing company. On my first day, I …

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                                                A Performance Improvement Plan Means Your Manager Plans to Fire You, Right? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: I’m been ordered to call you. Nothing personal against you, but I’m not having any. For the last year, …

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                                                My boss asked for feedback and I told the truth. Big mistake. What now? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                Question: After my boss made a presentation to staff that fell flat, he came into my office, closed the door, …

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                                                The Workplace Jerk - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                You’ve met him. The coworker with an attitude. Who mutters nasty comments under his breath and takes pleasure in being …

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                                                  Bad References Haunt You: 2 Steps You Can Take Right Now - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Our company isn’t doing well, and my current employer needs to lay me off. I’m on good terms with …

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                                                  Targeted: New Supervisor Wants to Run Me Off - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Note: this post addressed a question that came in through the Ask a Coach section of this blog. Two …

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                                                  Failing Grade in Office Politics - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Note: This post responds to questions posed in the Ask a Coach section of workplacecoachblog.   Question: I’m getting a failing …

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                                                  When Politics Sours Workplace Friendships - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I’ve had lunch daily with the same three co-workers for almost four years. We share everything and have stayed …

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                                                  Stopping a Bully Senior Manager Without Risking Your Job - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I face a situation that has no easy answer and no good solution. As the newly hired human resources …

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                                                  Staying Upbeat at Work Despite an Emotionally Abusive Spouse - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I work in sales and COVID-19 has knocked our business to its knees. I fear being laid off and …

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                                                  Protecting My Privacy from a Coworker's Prying Eyes - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: What rights do I have when my employer’s receptionist repeatedly invades my privacy by opening my personal mail?  I …

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                                                  When Your Boss is the Bully & Has All the Power - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Soon after I started a job as an HR generalist, my new peers came to me saying, “I don’t …

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                                                  Employee Threw Me Under the Bus - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I’m a new supervisor and one of my employees threw me under the bus even though I’ve repeatedly helped …

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                                                  We Don't Want to Quit Over Our Manager's Gross Habit, Can You Help? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: If it wasn’t so petty and disgusting, this would be funny. Our small company has one restroom. A lock …

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                                                  My Job Is In Jeopardy Over A Comment I Made to a Friend On My Own Time - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: When my company promoted me to supervisor, my best friend took me out for a drink. That night he …

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                                                  Caught Job Hunting During the Workday - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: This morning my boss discovered I was job hunting during the workday. I have no idea how he figured …

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                                                  Drama Queens & Kings: Office Politics on Steroids - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  I work with two drama queens. “Arielle” is always sure I or others are out to get her and make …

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                                                  Office Politics and the Mudslinger - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Those of us who haven’t been laid off returned to the office two weeks ago. I’m somewhat ostracized; this …

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                                                  Written for You - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  I was interviewed this morning by Jerry Jenkins of Left Behind fame for a podcast to his 2000 students. He …

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                                                  The Dratted Typo: Does It Crash My Chance for a Job? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: About an hour after I sent out a resume I sweated over for days, I noticed a typo.  I …

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                                                  Ask a Coach - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Workplace coach blog's Ask a Coach tool allows anyone to submit a question and receive free feedback from an expert. We've assisted thousands of businesses, this resource allows us to do the same to anyone in the world...at no cost!

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                                                  Your Supervisor Wants to Squash You?: What Part of The Problem Do You Own? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Normally, my new employer’s office manager hires and supervises administrative assistants, but she was on a cruise in March …

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                                                  A Flashing Red Warning Light or My Fear? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I quit my former job in December, fearing that that if I didn’t leave, I’d be placed on a performance improvement plan. I took a month off and carefully screened prospective employers, looking for ones that said they believe in a healthy wor

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                                                  Freezing When Speaking In Public - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I like to think things through before I speak, and I’m shy in public. This makes department meetings hard for me, as I feel put on the spot when our supervisor calls on me. Often what comes out of my mouth isn’t phrased as well as I’d like

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                                                  The Big NO-I Slept with My Boss - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: I did the big NO. I slept with my boss. At first it was exciting, and then it got old, but I didn’t know how to end it. Turns out, I didn’t need to. Someone spotted us coming out of a restaurant and necking in the parking lot afterward. She

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                                                  Workplace Bullying: a resource from a workplace coach - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  A new review of Beating the Workplace Bully by a publisher, editor and author: https://bit.ly/39gDz2L BLOG, BOOK REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW: BEATING THE WORKPLACE BULLY: A TACTICAL GUIDE TO TAKING CHARGE BY LYNNE CURRY PH.D. by fromthefrontporch At one point or

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                                                  Stress Junky - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  If your work pace resembles a jet stream, you’ve probably heard all that advice about relaxing. Forget those critics—what do they know? Go for maximum stress. Stress hormones, particularly adrenaline, give you the cheapest biochemical high legally ava

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                                                  Cyberbullying & And The Return Takedown - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Several months ago, a new employee in my wife’s workplace downloaded a free Amazon.com app called Burn Book. After that, more and more of her coworkers downloaded the app and joined a Burn Book twitter account.  They started posting nasty ran

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                                                  Four Mistakes That Could Cost You a Job - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  You expected a job offer. You knew you interviewed well.  The interviewer shook your hand when you both stood up, said “great interview,” and chatted with you on your way to the elevator. Then, the form letter rejection. Would you like to kno

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                                                  Dishonest Former Supervisor's Bad Reference Haunts Me - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: After eight months of putting up with a problem supervisor, “Alex,” I quit a job I liked and left coworkers I enjoyed. Alex was sneaky and smooth, but he had charisma. He came on like he was your best friend and committed to honesty, but he

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                                                  Emotional Landmine Eating - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: When my employer and the gym both shut their doors, I began working from home. Then I was laid off. Although I make as much on unemployment as I did work, I’m bored. Worse, I’ve gained weight, at least eight pounds. I’m not yet ready to go

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                                                  Win Back Trust by Facing Truth - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Last year I did something awful. I can give all the excuse—my bully ex-husband was making my life miserable, as was my volatile pre-teen daughter. I felt pressed for time and so falsified two reports. When a coworker sensed something didn’t

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                                                  What Do I Do Now That I've Been Furloughed? | Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Join Dr. Lynne Curry as she helps several readers determine next steps after they've been furloughed and/or layed off due to COVID-19.

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                                                  Falling In Love With My Job and It's Messing With My Guy - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: Two life-changing events happened the first week of March, just before COVID-19 turned everyone’s lives upside down. I landed a terrific job and my boyfriend and I moved in together. For the first three weeks, everything seemed great.  My job

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                                                  Is What You're Doing Working for You? - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: When I interviewed in January for my current job, I knew there might be problems even before I met the supervisor. I’d run into a woman in the bathroom and when I told her why I was in the building and who I was interviewing with, she seemed s

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                                                  When the Absolute Wrong Person Reads What You've Written Online - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: When COVID-19 hit, my employer sent everyone home. I hadn’t liked my job, but staying at home proved worse. I ran out of toilet paper and the paper towel pieces plugged the toilet. I tried yoga but my cat sat on my face and my puppy ran around

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                                                  Rebuilding Your Career and Landing Jobs in the Age of COVID: Don’t Limit Yourself to Yesterday’s Jobs - Workplace Coach Blog

                                                  Question: One month ago, our company closed nine branches across the country. Everyone in my department and branch is looking for work. That means I’m competing with my former leads, supervisor and manager and younger candidates with superior technologi