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Dear College Student, I’m sure you’re truly enjoying your years in college; I know I did.  You are swept up in the tide of family and peer influence that headed you to college because it is a good idea; and you need to have a degree to get a job.  All of that is true, [...]

The one thing you can count on in business is nothing ever stays the same.  That goes for the boss, too.  Bosses come and they go even when your job remains in place.  In some businesses, they come and go so fast they feel like a hit and run.  While it would be nice to [...]

There are times when we are well immersed in our careers, convinced we love the work we do, and yet we’re unhappy with our job.  It’s not a comfortable feeling to have.  We’re left wondering if we made a bad decision about the career, because we can’t sort out our feelings about the situation.  Sometimes [...]

I met Alice Tang* a year ago through a friend I had previously worked with.  We were introduced over email as two people who probably have some professional synergy.  All these months later, I sit in awe of this tiny, Chinese powerhouse thinking, if her method of networking could be packaged up for others, we’d [...]

This is the final installment in the Bad Boss Series.  I think it’s important to answer once and for all:  How did the bad boss get the job?  You and your peers are constantly scratching your heads wondering if the boss has compromising pictures of the CEO.  How else could this insane person get the [...]

Every manager in teams and organisations will have to manage three different levels of performer; poor (below standard), average (at or about standard) and high (exceeding standard). There is a school of thought that suggests the Pareto Principle works in that 80% will be average with the other two categories having 10% each.Here are 7 [...]

There is only one thing worse than delivering bad news. That is not delivering bad news when you know trouble is brewing. Recognize that it is a cardinal sin to let your boss and the organization be surprised by bad news. No organization escapes bad news forever. Budgets are not met. Deliveries are late. Equipment [...]

You know this kind of boss.  What they say and how they say it leaves you completely befuddled about what they are trying to convey.  To add to this, they might be yelling while delivering this completely incomprehensible tirade.   Are we having fun yet? Just because they’re the boss, doesn’t mean they are a pillar [...]

This bad boss is sometimes known as the “helicopter boss”.  They seem to have nothing better to do than to lurk over your shoulder while you’re trying to get your work done.  To add insult to this, they may nit-pick and even rework what you’ve done.  It leaves you wondering why they hired you in [...]

I generally believe most people mean well, but simply execute their job poorly sometimes. Sometimes, there are BAD bosses.  This series is intended to address the most common issues with a bad boss and steps you can take to reduce the impact on you both personally and professionally. The problems we face when we have [...]