by Human Workplace | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog Post
Dear Liz, I’ve been consulting on my own for almost four years. I need a polite but firm way to parry requests for free consulting, which arrive constantly. One person asked me to critique her business plan “as a professional courtesy,” although I had never met her...
by Human Workplace | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog Post
Q. I do research before every job interview but often I still hear unfamiliar terms. Like the interviewer thinks I know more about their industry than I do. Should I ask what they mean? Or stay quiet? A. ASK! That is a brilliant way to: 1. Show you are engaged in the...
by Human Workplace | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog Post
Q. My wife and I are having a disagreement. We will abide by your decision. When someone works from home as my wife and I do, is it better to turn off the job at a certain hour (say, 5:00 p.m.) and resist all temptation to do more week later in the evening? Or, is it...
by Human Workplace | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog Post
The biggest problem for many working people is that the actual work on their desks is the easiest part of the job. Nothing they are responsible for doing at work is especially challenging. It’s only hard to do the job because of the politics, the stupid rules...
by Human Workplace | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog Post
For years we were taught that management has to do with forecasting, budgeting, planning and controlling. Managers were taught to manage, not to lead. New supervisors and grizzled management veterans were taught how to assign work to subordinates, how to evaluate...
