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Interpersonal Edge
Help readers be more effective in the workplace with improved communication skills. Daneen Skube's Q&A business advice column helps readers handle any situation, whether involving a co-worker, boss, employee or client. The column provides simple, practical answers to
everything from how to handle a passive-aggressive co-worker to how to tell your boss you've messed up. It's advice that gives readers a competitive advantage at the office. Great for classifieds.
Interpersonal Edge Samples
How to get employee into counseling
Q. I have an employee that seriously needs some psychotherapy. A. You can bring up the idea diplomatically, but you must start by realizing we have a lot of inaccurate myths about what psychotherapy is and what it means if an adult is in therapy.
Listen for heart of message
Q. I have a coworker who is always giving me advice and trying to help me. I am good at what I do and tired of being insulted by this condescension.
Key to sustaining achievement is avoiding burnout
Q. My job requires long hours, lots of stress, and social events with clients. A. You can balance a demanding career and self-care by realizing that, if you don't, your body will break down and you will have no career. Careers are not a sprint.
Self-confidence unnecessary for stellar success
Q. I keep getting reviews lately that I need to work on my self-confidence. A. No, self-confidence has absolutely nothing to do with success. We can all thank the stars that no one in our workplace can read our minds.
Want revenge? Consider the cost first
Q. I was recently fired from a job I loved because I had a coworker I thought was a friend who undermined me with my boss. A. No, you simply can't multitask on revenge and your success at the same time.
Secret to exceptional customer service
Q. I'm a manager of a customer service department and have spent hours training my team both internally and hiring outside customer service consultants.
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