These six books can help ease tensions. By Louisa Kamps Earlier in my career, I worked for a hot-tempered woman who, according to an office rumor, had thrown a shoe at one of my predecessors. Rattled ...

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Difficult coworkers are likely difficult outside of the office, too. Some people are petty. Others gossip and spread untruths. Some pretend to be your friend and then turn on you at the first ...

If you see an injustice at work or want to grab your boss’ ear to change a particular process or protocol, the key to success is in the delivery of your message. The suggestion must appear ...

At work, it’s been harder. I’m frequently in meetings where a colleague is so long-winded that if someone doesn’t interrupt, we aren’t able to finish the business at hand.