by karlyn | Jul 2, 2013 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Managing Employees
You’re in an HR or a leadership position and an employee comes to you at their wits end with a situation with a co-worker. They come into your office, shut the door, and start complaining. Maybe it’s something you’ve heard about before, maybe not....
by karlyn | Jun 3, 2013 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Making Good Choices, Stress & Coping, Working With Others
To err is human. To forgive, divine. One of my worst moments as a professional came after months of being under a tremendous amount of stress and pressure, to the point where it was making me physically ill. I was working for someone who was utterly useless as a boss,...
by karlyn | May 28, 2013 | All Articles, For Employers & Leaders, Workplace Bullying
Managers beware: Sometimes employees who receive your highest performance reviews may be wrecking havoc on your organization behind your back. We know over 50 million Americans (and possibly many more) suffer as a target of workplace bullying and, even worse, in over...
by karlyn | May 21, 2013 | All Articles, For Employees, Happiness
Chris Brogan sent the above tweet out several weeks back and it struck me as a question that every working professional would benefit from considering. Many of us enter the working world with very distinct ideas about where we want to go but quickly get bogged down...
by karlyn | Mar 8, 2013 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders
Note: This is a repost of a blog I wrote several years ago on another website, but think it’s a great story for a bit of inspiration. This is my grandmother. She is the quintessential little old lady – no more than 4’10″ tall, soft spoken and god forbid she...
by karlyn | Jan 10, 2013 | All Articles, For Employees, For Employers & Leaders, Making Good Choices
It’s not your co-workers. It’s not your boss. It’s not that nightmare project that just won’t go away. Eliminating any or all of these things from your working life may make you temporarily relieve a bit of your stress, but they are just a...
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