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“If you do not manage your boss, she cannot manage you!”—Anonymous Managing your boss appears like an irony! Why? Most assume that it is the boss’s responsibility to manage you. Yet, Dilbert is the most widely syndicated cartoon strip that almost anyone who has worked in the corporate jungle can relate to in how they [...]

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Dealing With an Insecure Boss

Bosses come in all shapes, sizes, ages, and psychological packages. The worst kind of boss to have is an insecure one. Insecure bosses undermine their team’s mission. They cannot see beyond their little agendas and schemes in how to get ahead. Their main focus is to promote their own agendas and not that of the [...]

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Just as much as it’s a noun, “career” is also a verb. As a verb it means to go, drive, or run at top speed especially in a headlong manner (“He careered though the small allies without a scratch on his car.”). Yet, despite this license most continue to treat “career” as a noun not [...]

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Working with Difficult People

In your work life it is not uncommon to encounter colleagues, associates, and those around you who are unpleasant, even obnoxious, to deal with. Some display this trait overtly and others in more “subtle” ways. Such people have a tendency to bring out the worst in you and to even overtly or covertly demean you [...]

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