How to Get Promoted at Work, without the Work-Family Conflict Part
How to Get Promoted at Work, without the Work-Family Conflict Part Doing, doing, dooooo-ing! I grew up thinking it was all about the work. And while the work you do -- your production, its quality and timeliness -- is important, promotions are about more than work....
Rosie the Riveter Wasn’t First
BBQ’s & grilling out with family & friends. Basking in the first wisps of fall air. Watching dogs feast happily on an extra bone. If you think challenge & despair are in a holiday’s founding, you’d be right. Read Labor Day’s fascinating origins.
With Daddy in the Garage
Lots of dads have a hang-out-at-the-house spot. At our house, it was the garage.
My happiest hours with my PTSD-dad were in the garage. There he was …
5 Steps to Make Sorry Not Sorry Work for You
"Oh, I'm sorry." "Sorry." " So sorry." These are the phrases I learned at my mother's knee. But never sorry not sorry. I said "sorry" at school, with my friends. Anywhere. Everywhere. In many different ways. The truth is, I was dissing myself out of habit, and not one...
2 Steps to Avoid a Sneaky, Toxic Workplace Culture
A sneaky, toxic workplace culture isn't so different from a toxic social culture, or even at home. I love avoiding gnarly problems. Especially of the people kind. I want to see people at their best. More ... I want nothing to do with low-integrity people, or the toxic...
3 Things You Must Know about Resolving Conflict at Work
3 Things You Must Know about resolving conflict at work
If you’re like me, conflict at work can leave you feeling anywhere from irritated to wondering if your job’s at risk … your income, the promotion you want, even your family’s well-being.
They could be at risk, and the part of your brain that’s focused on survival, that part will serve up every catastrophe possible. UGH. You don’t want conflict, and you know it happens.
When it does, you don’t want to be labeled a “problem” at work, or worse. And as women, deserved or not, we’re more likely to get a derogatory label. The good news is