Author: Mike Martin
Bad Bosses: 4 Steps to Dealing With Them
We’ve all had bad bosses or supervisors who drove us absolutely crazy until we found a way to deal with them. Or, they left the situation/job/career/company. Or we did. That’s a last resort, but you may get there unless the situation improves. The first step in dealing with bad bossesRead More
3 Survival Skills for the Modern Workplace
The modern workplace is a jungle, and you have to have the necessary survival skills just to get through the day, if not to “live long and prosper”, as Spock would say. Those skills include the ability to communicate, negotiate and educate. Communicate to Succeed The ability to communicate fluidlyRead More
5 Steps to Dealing with Bullies at Work
Bullies have always been among us. The sad truth is that most of us have experienced a boss, supervisor, or co-worker who has treated us with disdain, contempt, or worse. Some of us have been verbally attacked and even threatened with physical violence in our workplaces. Even sadder, perhaps, isRead More
3 Lessons on Work-Life Balance
Sooner or later, we all have to find a way to find a good work-life balance. If not, we find that work takes up so much of our life that there is little time left for anything else. Or, we pay a much greater price in terms of our physical,Read More
How to Deal with Difficult People
One of the great lessons I learned in life was to stop focusing on other people and to focus on what I could change about me. I only wish it had happened twenty years earlier. I especially wish I knew how to deal with difficult people in my life. IRead More
5 Ways To Be a Leader – Not Just a Manager
Many people aspire to be a manager, but what we really need are leaders. If you want to be a leader of people rather than just managing them, there are a number of characteristics that you should seek to attain and practice. The late and great management guru Warren BennisRead More
6 Benefits of Humor at Work
Some people think that fun and a sense of humor have no place at work, that work is very serious business. Our advice to them? Lighten Up. There’s a reason that Google has a giant waterslide on its main campus, and that tons of companies have ping pong tables, videoRead More
How to Become an Optimist
I think I learned to be an optimist shortly after I became a freelance writer. It was either that or starve. I had to believe that my work was good enough and that some editor eventually would buy my latest piece of writing. If not, I would have to goRead More