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Work Relationships Matter: Staying Positive Pays

Toxic office politics is alive and well. I watched two mini-series, The Drop Out and Super Pumped. Both series illustrate how much power leaders have on an organization’s modus operandi. I couldn’t imagine working in such an environment, where those who...

Work Relationships Matter: People-Pleasing

A lot of you will be promoted from peer/colleague to boss/leader. It happened early in my career. My former peers were very supportive and instrumental in helping me get the promotion. When we were peers, we questioned why the boss did things a certain way or wouldn’t...

Work Relationships Matter: Imposter Syndrome

I host an on-demand podcast, Work Relationships Matter (WRM), that is repurposed as a radio show on Power Me Up Radio, the station with heart, on iHeart, Monday mornings at 7:30 PDT. The purpose of the podcast is to help listeners learn how my guests are succeeding in...

Work Relationships Matter: Workplace Needs

Just about everyone has heard of Abraham Maslow’s five-tier pyramid of basic human needs: physical, safety, belonging, esteem and self-actualization. Self-actualization is reaching our full potential. Since we have different God-given gifts, full potential is...

Relationships Matter: Are You Curious or Combative?

Has anyone done something that appeared to be done intentionally to impede your progress? In some cases that is exactly what they are doing. It might be because they are insecure, envious or worse. In other cases, it could be due to a lack of information. Stephen...