5 Times It's Better to Say No
It’s almost always easier to say “yes” than “no”–in the short run. “Yes, it’s okay for you to treat me that way.” ‘Yes, I’ll stay late tonight and miss dinner again– after all my wife won’t...How to Handle Your Boss’ Negative Feedback (even if you disagree)
How to Respond to Negative Feedback with Grace Amy was dreading her performance review. She’d just be in the job a year, and her interactions with her imperfect boss were becoming more tense and intense with each passing month. The truth was, she questioned his...3 Ways to Prepare for a Better Performance Review
Help your boss give you a better performance review with a little preparation. Why Preparation Matters It had been an insane but productive year of game-changing projects and really long hours. I was proud but exhausted. We had our final push just as the holidays were...7 Ways to Deal with Employees Who Drive You Crazy
If you’re just tuning in, I’ve been teaching an MBA course on Managing Difficult Employees and gave these “students” (read that, really smart working millennials with big jobs in our nation’s capital) “homework” to developing...How to Deal With REALLY Difficult People at Work
Whenever I tell someone I’m teaching an evening MBA class entirely devoted to “managing difficult people” the response is the same. “Oh, boy do I need to take that class.” Or, “Why didn’t they have that when I was in...
