Handling office politics

Stuck Under a Controlling Boss? Here’s Your Way Forward

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Leigh, a capable mid-level manager in tech, came to coaching feeling stuck and increasingly frustrated. She was in a confidence crisis. Her boss wasn’t giving her new responsibilities. She was bored, under-challenged, and under-recognised and in need of improved leadership communications strategies. However er peer, hired at the same time, had already moved ahead—thanks to […]

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Undermined At Work By Your Toxic Boss?

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Do you know how to spot a toxic boss? Or how to deal with difficult managers? There are many signs of a bad boss – one of them being undermining behaviour. Having your boss undermine your authority is a common workplace challenge in a male-dominated field. I’ll give you tactics on dealing with this kind

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Co-Worker Taking Credit for Others’ Work?

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When someone steals your idea, it feels awful! We’ve all dealt with colleagues taking credit for others’ work in the workplace. Maybe your boss takes the credit, or the credit grabber takes all the credit by stealing ideas from you. I’m Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris, founder of Inclusiq, and I’ll help you deal with those taking

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Overcoming the Challenges of Dealing with Difficult Co-workers: Empowering Strategies for Success

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Dealing with difficult co-workers is something we all face, particularly in the types of political workplaces in which many of my executive coaching clients operate. How Sarah turned around an Idiot Colleague  Sarah, a coaching client I had been working with for six months, faced an upcoming meeting with a colleague she didn’t trust. It turns out that,

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Go deep into stories for the most communication impact

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Meeting a new person at work, at a networking event or at an interview can be a challenge. But this vital piece of office communication is easier if you go deep, even from the first ‘How are you?’.  When I wrote Beyond the Boys’ Club I was reminded of this when I first met Eileen Brown. I interviewed

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