‘Columns’ Archives
Boss’s Tip of the Week #34: Reference Checks: How to Get the Whole Story
Here is the latest installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. There’s a body on the floor of the parlor: The owner of the manor has been murdered and his priceless heirloom painting is gone. The security log shows [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #33: Emotional Intelligence: How to Recognize and Use the Data in Your Emotions
Here is the latest installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. Suppose you made a decision and things didn’t turn out as well as you had hoped. When your boss asks you to explain, you say, “I’m not surprised it [...]
Coping with a Toxic Boss – “NED THE NEGLIGENT BOSS”
By Linnda Durre, Ph.D., Author of Surviving the Toxic Workplace – Protect Yourself Against Co-workers Bosses and Work Environments That Poison Your Day published by McGraw Hill, February 19, 2010. As a business and corporate consultant and psychotherapist, I’ve analyzed, worked with, and consulted with many difficult bosses over the [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #32: Training: How to Keep People Learning and Growing
Here is the latest installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. Remember the inevitable dinnertime question? “What did you learn in school today?” When’s the last time anyone asked, “What did you learn at work [...]
Boss’s Tip of the Week #31: Employees without Children: How to Reap Rewards by Respecting Personal Lives
Here is the latest installment of the Boss’s Tip of the Week. This advice column for managers is brought to you by Bob Rosner and Allan Halcrow, co-authors of The Boss’s Survival Guide. Max is Julie’s prize collie. She has raised him from the time he was a young puppy, investing thousands of hours in training and grooming. Outside work, [...]
Coping with a Toxic Boss – “PHIL THE PHILANDERER – WHEN YOU HAVE TO COVER FOR YOUR BOSS’S AFFAIR”
By Linnda Durre, Ph.D., Author of Surviving the Toxic Workplace – Protect Yourself Against Co-workers Bosses and Work Environments That Poison Your Day published by McGraw Hill, February 19, 2010. As a business and corporate consultant and psychotherapist, I’ve analyzed, worked with, and consulted with many difficult bosses over the [...]


