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Don’t Get Voted Off the Island – Master Office Politics

During my seminar on the “Art of Office Politics,” I ask the audience to list the top three dysfunctions at their current organization. Each time I ask a group to share their experiences, the responses get more extreme and these pissed- off employees are absolutely sure that their office is the most dysfunctional organization in…
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How Do I Transfer My Skills?

Question: I am at my wits end trying to find a job and I am in dire financial straits. I have received UE and TANF and the workforce resources have not been helpful. I am a professional in finance and insurance and I want to transfer my skills to a marketing position. I have had…
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Break the Bad-For-You Job Cycle

Question: When I was reading through your website and found this: “I just left a horrible corporate situation where I felt targeted and bullied. I am resisting jumping back into my job search because I’m afraid this will happen again.” You absolutely nailed the torment I feel right now! That is how I have felt…
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Looking for Love and Your Career in All the Wrong Places

My newly single friend, Mary, was determined to find a great guy to date and was even up for Mr. Right…so she made her top ten list of “must haves” in the perfect guy: Taller than her Creative Sense of humor Denver guy Spiritual Stable financially You get the idea... she was intent on imagining…
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Landing a Great Rental is Like Landing a Great Job

LIKE MANY PLACES IN THE COUNTRY, THE DENVER RENTAL MARKET IS HOT... THE JOB MARKET IS NOT! I had a real a-ha moment today about how landing a job is similar to landing a great rental. My husband and I own a duplex in Congress Park and are spending our Sunday night discussing the virtues…
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