Tag: management
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the gaslighter // kendra@lmk
The workplace requires what I call – “personality navigation.” It comes with the territory of any workplace, or really any forum where people exist. However, there is no excuse for an office bully or manipulator. The workplace should be a psychologically safe place. Unfortunately, it often is not.
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problem solving
Problem solving pops up at work in so many ways. It appears in our personal lives too. Something is going wrong – what’s the solution? It might feel like we are talking about math homework when we use the words “Problem Solving,” and the approach to solving complex math problems and non numeric workplace problems…
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written communication
The most common types of modern workplace written communication are emails and instant or direct messages (MS Teams, Slack, Whatsapp, etc.) Most of us feel like we are professional email writers, and productivity output is reliant on reading and responding to these messages. How did anyone do work before email was invented? The rules for…
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ambiguity in decision making
You will hear the advice that you “need to get out of your comfort zone” in order to grow. When someone gives me that unwarranted advice, I usually respond, “When I find my comfort zone, I will tell you.” For some of us, our comfort zone is rarely experienced in the workplace. Phone calls, meetings,…
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negotiating
The idea of negotiating scares a lot of people. When you think about it, you’ve been negotiating at some level throughout your entire life. As a child, you probably negotiated for a later bedtime, more dessert, or a trip to the park. As you grew up, you learned the give and take of a proper…
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