Alison Green

JUNE 20, 2022

Not sure how that conversation went because I haven’t asked about it. season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. Should I lie on my resume? (#2 2 at the link). So I have decided to take a course of action.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Let's know how it works. How Does Workplace Flexibility Work? Irrespective of the nature of the position you are applying for, if you can show the interviewer how flexible you are to change direction, it will help your application. Offering to cover a colleague's duties when they're sick or on holiday.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In the previous article the focus was on how other people treat us. Now we are going to revisit the same concepts of Nurturing and Toxic behavior but we are going to examine the consequences of how we treat ourselves. How about your interactions with yourself? Nurturing vs Toxic to Yourself Written by Marty Seldman, Ph.D.

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Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This past summer, after I had inspected a llama facility, I received a call from the VP of llamas, asking when they would receive their llama approval certificate. I called the VP of llamas back, and told him that I might be interested, and could he tell me more! I replied that I would be happy to. I am appreciated. I am heard.

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Alison Green

DECEMBER 28, 2022

How lucky are we to be able to glean insight from absolute strangers. ” I’m a recovering “entitled conservative white girl” and that comment made me take a hard look at how my privilege was shaping my career trajectory. Here are three updates from past letter-writers. Maybe that’s not the right word.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Employees with a son, daughter, parent, or spouse called to active duty can take time from work to handle “qualifying exigencies” related to the call to duty, and can also take up to 6 months off to care for the service member, if he or she is injured in the line of active duty. Claims of age discrimination went up 29%.

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Alison Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

How do I get out of my office’s toxic positivity meetings? You may remember me from such previous emails as “How Can I Get Out Of My Office’s Toxic Positivity Meetings?” and it’s lacklustre update “Can You Really Call It A Company Picnic If There Are No Chairs or Food Provided?”. Here are four updates from past letter-writers.

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Get Lighthouse

JULY 22, 2022

One on one meetings are a cornerstone to an effective manager <-> team member relationship, from small startups to giant companies. What you talk about, and the one on one meeting questions you ask, make all the difference in the performance of your team. So then: what should you talk about? Table of Contents. See a topic that interests you?

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Optimum Associates

MAY 5, 2023

We train other people how to treat us” is probably the most practical wisdom I’ve encountered. However there are some reliable ways of predicting whether someone will change their behavior, or repeat their patterns, and even discerning how much they really care about us. Types of Apologies Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., into our lives.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Distress Each of us will vary to a considerable degree regarding what stresses us, and how we react to, and recover from, stress. Recently I wrote an article on “Robust Self Care” outlining the benefits of creating a plan to manage your stress and focus on your well-being.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Interestingly 80% of those leaders want to raise their compassion but don’t know how. Some Tips on How to Enhance Compassion as a Leader We believe that, regardless of title, everyone in an organization has the potential to be a compassionate leader and to develop their ability to practice compassionate leadership.

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Mind Tools Problem Solving

DECEMBER 14, 2017

How Urgent Is the Decision? How applicable is Admiral Grace Murray Hopper’s famous saying: “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission”? Perhaps you’ve been at your company a long time and are familiar with how your boss thinks. A big problem has somehow landed in your lap.

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Know Your Team

APRIL 9, 2020

Here’s how to avoid doing so. Managers asking staff to “stay logged into a video call all day while they work.” With remote leadership, it’s easy to succumb to management practices that hurt our team. Let me explain. One reaction to moving to remote leadership? Perhaps you do too. Meetings are happening.

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AIHR

JULY 31, 2023

As a function, HR covers the processes, practices, and strategies to attract, develop, and retain employees who contribute to the company’s overall success. HR is vital in aligning the organization’s business objectives and employees’ needs and aspirations. What is HR Management?

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Chris LoCutro

MARCH 5, 2024

This is Joel Fortner, president of the Poimen group here on Chris's team, Chris is sick. He just got sick. It's tough being sick, there is COVID stuff, flu stuff going around all over the place. It's tough being sick, there is COVID stuff, flu stuff going around all over the place. The truth is, it's more than lonely.

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Alison Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This post, I quit my horrible job but they’re pressuring me to stay and I feel like a villain , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work in the office of a small family business. I just hit my one-year anniversary here. I’m probably up there as one of the longest-tenured employees in here.

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Know Your Team

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

How do you know if you’re under siege by real-time communication? You think to yourself: “Communication best practices for remote teams must exist…right?” ” You’re having a hard time imagining the way you’re communicating remotely right now is the way you want to continue to communicate at work.

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Know Your Team

MARCH 5, 2020

Daily stand-up meetings might be the quickest way to waste your time as a leader. Here’s why a daily stand-up meeting doesn’t work and what to do instead. “Is this daily stand-up meeting over yet?” ” The meeting is only 8 minutes in and no one has uttered those words outright… but they don’t need to.

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Optimum Associates

MAY 5, 2023

I define it as a responsibility because as leaders we are called to serve and through discipline in self-care, I have found myself being more creative, effective, engaged and empathetic, as well as more committed to assuring the same experience for those I serve. I am naturally wired to push myself to the limits and excel in the moment.

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Alison Green

JUNE 21, 2022

Your blog continues to be a favorite. This post, updates: I walked in on the company owner having sex, coworker sent a horrible email company-wide after a janitor won our contest, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” Here are three updates from past letter-writers.

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Chief Executive

MAY 9, 2023

Yet, amid these seemingly endless capabilities, exactly how companies can participate in this AI-fueled future, whether through incremental improvements or revolutionary transformation, can be difficult to pin down. What’s your take on AI in business, how it’s accelerating and what you think it means? Get a leg up. Some insights.

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