Maybe, the worker had been progressing admirably, but since of moving business needs or changes in innovation, the worker's range of abilities is not generally required. Or on the other hand, perhaps, the job has outgrown the individual, and your worker isn't prepared for what you require....
Let’s say you’re feeling a little unsure about the directions you’re giving to a contractor on a big project, so you cc your boss in your email to the contractor. You figure that this will give your boss an opportunity to correct you if she doesn’t agree with your course of acti...
It was the second visit to my new counselor’s office, and we were wrapping up the session. I had just left my then-husband two weeks before. Current living status: in a coworker’s tiny basement on a three-cushion cot next to her washer, dryer, and her husband’s gym equipment. I...
Start and end your day in a different way.Consider a new mode of transportation,if it's possible.Take a subway.Ride a bike on sunny days.Carpool with a coworker.Use a new route to get to your job.You needn't change it for ever---just long enough to help you escape the boredom....
Take a Stand If you have a coworker currently encountering a workplace bully, assemble as many employees and managers as possible to calmly and respectfully fight back. Faced with numbers, a bully will typically back down because deep down they are weak and frightened. Silence, fear and a cu...
For the boss, that is. For the worker (which may be Reader N, here) you don't grow at all — and your boss holds you back because you're too good. For a particularly selfish boss, he or she may also try to restrain you from working with other people, give you lackluster reviews...