While complying can be an effective strategyfor physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those incontrol. Yet in our offices and...

Instead of trying to find a path to follow, today’s most successful professionals seek to acquire the right skills to set themselves up for advancement.

So where does that leave me? I like hosting the show. I feel so . . .” She searched for the word. “So whole when I’m there.” Once started, the thoughts spilled. “I didn’t plan...

When we combine very real workplace inequalities with these romantic opt-out stories, the idea that “having it all” is a laughable goal becomes enshrined as immutable truth. And when we portray opting out as a...

And Pride? There is absolutely no pride in being used and cast aside every twelve-weeks for someone equally replaceable. Do you see pride on the faces of people on Workplace? I don’t. I see worry,...

Just as we have created a society in which it would be unthinkable to light up a cigarette in the Kennedy Center lobby, we can create a society where it is unthinkable that a child...

Our own attitude is that we are charged with discovering the best way of doing everything.

It wasn’t only my friends who suffered from female rivalry. I remember when I was just sixteen years old, during spring vacation, being whisked off to an early lunch by my best friend’s brother, only...

Political skills are essential career competencies to get ahead and stay ahead.

The most decisive and certainly most delicious option for an aggrieved worker in a narcissist’s office is simply quitting. Slamming your resignation letter on the boss’s desk and striding out to take a better job...

Everyone will be forgotten, nothing we do will make any difference, and all good endeavours, even the best, will come to naught. Unless there is God. If the God of the Bible exists, and there...

Our hesitancy to take credit for our accomplishments results in a loss of power, influence, and political capital in the workplace.

When an organization starts hemorrhaging talent, CEOs and boards of directors want to know why. If the boss gets blamed for the brain drain and is ultimately removed, it means relief for the employees still...

It’s very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life [and] your job is gonna be quite miserable.

Self-promotion is a leadership and political skill that is critical to master in order to navigate the realities of the workplace and position you for success.

Your career success in the workplace of today–independent of technical expertise–depends on the quality of your people skills. (9)

When you feel good about the value you offer the organization, communicating and demonstrating your value to others is much easier.

office”) using the following words: high-energy, collaborative, healthy, productive, engaging, innovative, interactive, high-tech, and regenerating.

Observe the behavior of your environment carefully for clues as to what is acceptable and rewarded.

On fréquente les gens pendant des années, parfois des dizaines d’années, en s’habituant peu à peu à éviter les questions personnelles et les sujets réellement importants ; mais on garde l’espoir que plus tard, dans...

Successful leaders know how to line up support for their initiatives and create the right environment for change and innovation.

Quality Workplace: “a place of wor(k)ship is frequently equated as holy as that of worshiping

As a leader, it’s critical to take the time to reflect in order to create a powerful vision for the company.

He didn’t care if I hated him, only that I did as I was told.

…workplace dynamics are no less complicated or unexpectedly intense than family relations, with only the added difficulty that whereas families are at least well-recognised and sanctioned loci for hysteria reminiscent of scenes from Medea, office...

A friend’s 14-year-old niece was asked by her teacher what she wanted to be when she finished school. The teacher asked her to think hard about it and then get back to him with an...

The job is what you do when you are told what to do. The job is showing up at the factory, following instructions, meeting spec, and being managed.Someone can always do your job a little...

Maya Angelou said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I’m proud that Mike Schur and I rejected the idea...