Southwest Airlines is set to return to federal court Monday in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who said she was fired for her anti-abortion views and a judge’s related order that the airlines’ lawyers take religi…
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When you accepted your job, you may have not read the fine print of your employment contract and might have signed away more rights than you realized.
One in five American workers have signed a noncompete clause in their employment contract. An…
Company representatives at a job fair or in the initial interview process want to know what you will do for them, not what you want for yourself personally. How you present yourself in the first meeting will affect whether you make it to the next step…
Do you ever look at your team and wonder where the spark has gone? The one that ignited new ideas, bold solutions, and a constant flow of “what if” scenarios? In our hyper-connected, deadline-driven world, fostering creativity and inspirin…
Imagine you’re a manager on a team of sales associates and one member of your team is consistently underperforming. You know that he is bright and has high potential to start taking on important projects. You’ve heard good things about his work ethic …
We’ve seen it happen before—to ourselves or to others. Your boss begins taking away projects you’ve typically owned, or stops commenting on your work on a consistent basis. Maybe they even hire someone to do a similar job as you without outlining how …
You’ve just settled into your office chair one morning when you get called away for a not-so-quick conversation. By the time you get back to your desk, your coffee is cold.
Or: The box you grabbed from the supply closet slips out of your fingers…
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I come from a long line of worriers—both my mother and grandmother lost countless hours o…
If you’re like most people—someone who pays attention to the feelings of others, and tries to act with empathy in professional interactions with coworkers and colleagues—you’ll have experienced the common tension between telling others wha…
