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Apr 2, 2019

Office politics can mean schmoozing up to your boss and others higher up the totem pole than you in order to gain favor – hoping for a raise, a promotion, or status among your peers.

It can mean hanging out with the “right” people – the equivalent of the cool kids table – and joining in negativity or...


Mar 26, 2019

If you’ve ever been caught red-handed – that is – something you said was overheard by or repeated to the very person you didn’t want to hear it, then you know how painful and embarrassing that can be!

When you are at work, bad-mouthing can damage relationships with co-workers, break trust, cost opportunities, or...


Dec 4, 2018

It’s December and the first thing that comes to mind is… Christmas! Already Christmas programs are in full swing – the Nashville Christmas parade was this past weekend, the lighting of the Christmas trees is happening all over the place, and the malls are crammed with shoppers.

And that brings me to what I want to...


Nov 27, 2018

If you’re unable to pay your bills every month, you’ve either got to cut expenses or increase income. But there’s something else that will really help you with your bills...


Nov 13, 2018

Have you ever been in a conversation where someone was saying something entirely inappropriate, and then realized it, but kept talking – and in trying make the situation better, they just dug themselves deeper into the hole?  Okay, have you ever BEEN that person?

You just want to say to them (or to yourself) –...