Daneen Skube Ph.D.
Daneen Skube Ph.D. is director of interpersonal edge, (www.interpersonaledge.com), a firm that gives companies and individuals the interpersonal advantage at work. Skube has been writing her column "Working Connections" for The Seattle Times since 1994. It is syndicated as "Interpersonal Edge" by Tribune Media Services.
People suffer needlessly because they don't have the communication tools to solve conflicts, generate influence, hear hidden agendas, build professional alliances and promote themselves within the workplace. Interpersonal Edge teaches readers how to thrive in the most difficult part of work: dealing with other people. Skube's advice blends a counselor's insight and a management consultant's pragmatism to give readers the help they need to get ahead. Skube's book, "Interpersonal Edge: Breakthrough Tools for Talking to Anyone, Anywhere, About Anything," offers the strategies and secrets behind her popular column's effectiveness.
Skube gives organizations and private clients an edge in an increasingly competitive business world through organizational workshops for Fortune 500 companies, government, health care, accounting, consulting, legal firms, family businesses and manufacturing facilities. She coaches boards, CEOs and management teams. She's also FOX Channel 13's "Workplace Guru" giving workplace advice to viewers every Monday morning. Skube has spoken extensively about workplace communication at conferences in the United States, Europe and Canada. She appears on television and radio as a subject expert in the area of workplace communication. She's also a member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
Skube has worked in the field of workplace communication, executive coaching, and counseling for more than 27 years. She has a B.A. with an emphasis in psychology and nonverbal communication from Evergreen State College. Her M.A. is in organizational development and her Ph.D. is in human development both from The Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Daneen Skube Ph.D. Samples
Nice is not a workplace strategy
Q. I am very nice at work and starting to suspect that nice is a bad idea as a workplace strategy. A. Yes, you are failing to realize that the workplace is a contest about respect, not popularity.
Fix workplace burnout
Q. My company has been in crisis mode for about three years now, and I am thoroughly burned out. A. The only way you'll convince your manager that breaks are good for productivity is to demonstrate the effect of the break you are going to plan.
Get OCD coworker off your back
Q. I work with someone who just loves obsessing about petty details. A. Yes, your colleague has an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders have two parts: biochemistry and psychology.
End the gravy train for 'special' employee
Q. I have an employee on my team who is charming and always trying to get me to give him extra goodies.
Speak up if you want gratitude
Q. No one seems to be noticing all the good work I have done. A. No, unless you make coworkers aware of what you do and require a certain level of appreciation, you almost certainly will not get it. Gratitude is a hallmark of high mental health.
Stop getting hurt in workplace jungle
Q. My boss is mean, rude and ungrateful. A. Unfortunately, human beings often treat people they fear better than people who behave well.
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