Let’s face it. Some amount of conflict is part of every workplace. In Part One of this three-part blog series on difficult conversations I wrote about how, despite so much effort by companies to facilitate communication and openness in the workplace, important yet...
Most people will do almost anything to avoid a difficult conversation; especially in the workplace. This is so much so that many would rather quit their job than address awkward issues with colleagues or their boss. Despite so much effort by companies to facilitate...
Pandemic Flux: Why Many of Us Are Rethinking … Everything Recently, I have been reflecting on the “Big Quit” that seems to be happening across many workplaces and documented in countless articles. Some of those reflections are described in my recent two-part blog on...
Most of us have heard a story where someone displayed astonishingly selfish and entitled behaviour. These people seem so self-absorbed and narcissistic – and they clearly believe that they deserve preferential treatment, just because! But sometimes we mistake...
So much has changed during the pandemic; it’s not surprising that huge numbers of employees are “re-evaluating” their careers and their experiences with work. Some level of organizational churn and turnover is expected but it seems that the trend of leaving for...