Nobody sitting with perfect posture in a room of button-down shirts, looking at a slide that says “leverage strategic capabilities,” is doing their best work. They’re just not. You know what they’re ...
Traditional professionalism often enforces dominant cultural norms, forcing employees to suppress their identities and creating "identity strain." This stifles diversity, innovation, and psychological ...
Do you ever get weird vibes from people at your place of employment? Do you often feel like co-workers aren’t always thrilled with you, even when you do nothing that you think is bad? If so, there’s a ...
The modern workplace has undoubtedly shed some of its rigid formality. Cubicles have given way to open-plan offices, dress codes have relaxed, and "casual Friday" often extends throughout the week.
If you want to get ahead and gain respect at work, don't make "being nice" your priority, says Stanford University organizational behavior professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. You might think being nice will ...
If you have ever walked out of a meeting questioning your memory, your judgment, or even your value, you are not alone. You might be experiencing gaslighting or passive-aggressive behavior at work.
Emily Rezkalla, a career coach from Vancouver, Canada has sparked conversation online about the balance between assertiveness and professionalism in the workplace. Rezkalla, who has been coaching for ...
Whether they're colleagues, clients, or customers, you’re sure to encounter difficult people at work. It might be someone who hinders productivity, rubs you the wrong way, makes you upset, or is ...