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Everyone has had problem solving scenarios at work Something just isn’t going right: You’re trying to make dinner at a residential program and the stove won’t light... You’ve gotten in the agency vehicle to take a client to a medical appointment and the vehicle won’t...

What is a “write-up” at work? A write-up at work, also called a corrective action plan or progressive discipline, is an effort to help an employee get back on track. Does it always feel that way? No. Is it always done by the manager with the right intention? Probably...

Falsifying documents in the workplace sounds ominous, and it is. It could get you immediately fired, so you want to be very clear as to what it is and how to avoid it. Falsifying documents means putting on paper anything that is not true. Here are some examples:...

While criticism is always going to be part of every aspect of our lives, it is particularly important to learn how to handle criticism at work. Maybe you’ve had an experience like this: You have worked long and hard on a project. It could be anything: writing a...

How to Deal with Difficult People at Work You’ve finished high school. Maybe you’ve also gotten a Bachelor’s degree, or a Master’s, or even a PhD.  All great, but getting out of high school… that’s where all the nonsense occurred. The bullies, the fake people, the...

If you’ve read Six Things to Know About Calling Out of Work, then you know that calling out too often or the wrong way can cause you harm on the job. Now that we’ve looked at how not to do it, let’s look at the best practices for calling out sick. At the risk of...

Whether it’s an annoying colleague, a difficult customer or an unreasonable policy, we all need to learn about handling anger at work. As a manager for over thirty years, I have seen many responses to anger in the workplace, and have had my own experiences with it as...