“I thought I was a rock star”
This month’s dysfunction deals with an all too common problem: not being told where you stand at...
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Category: Featured Dysfunction
FEATURED DYSFUNCTIONS
“I don’t trust my boss”
Do you trust your boss? More importantly, should you trust your boss? And if you are the boss,...
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“I’m not getting noticed at work”
Can you relate to this experience I had with a client a few weeks ago? Paul crossed his arms and...
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“Am I dysfunctional?”
“Am I dysfunctional?” How many of us have asked ourselves that question? How many of...
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“I don’t trust my co-worker”
Have you ever had the experience of not trusting a co-worker? Maybe you thought he or she was out...
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“Burned Out”
“Burned out” – all of us can relate to that feeling at some point in our careers and lives....
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“I need some inspiration”
What better way to end a year than with a little inspiration. After all, who doesn’t want to be...
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“I don’t think my boss likes me”
If you are like most people, you’ve had at least one new boss over the last several years. Heck,...
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“Performance Reviews”
Performance reviews. Need I say more? There is nothing as dysfunctional and as predictable as the...
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“My boss doesn’t listen to me”
This month’s dysfunction is a subtle variation of one of the most challenging situations we...
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“Senior management is dysfunctional”
Sometimes dysfunction at work isn’t obvious. Sometimes we just feel the dysfunction. We know in...
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“It’s not fair”
It was dinnertime at my house and like every night, it had begun. As the meals landed in front of...
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“I’ve lost my confidence”
Theresa was a workplace rock star. For over a decade, it seemed like everything Theresa touched...
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“Death by meetings”
Manuel stared blankly at his calendar. It was a Wednesday, the middle day of the week in the...
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“My direct report is dysfunctional”
It was my fourth call with Theresa in a week and I was beginning to feel like I was in the movie...
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“I’m meant for more”
I have to confess, I’m an itchy dude. As my kids will attest, dad is always looking for a good...
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“I don’t love my job”
Are you in love with your job? Perhaps you are simply in “like” with your job. Then again, you...
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“This is NOT the right corporate culture for me”
Ah, corporate cultures. We’ve all been there – stuck in a place that just wasn’t us. Whether it’s...
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“Is this it? Finding fulfillment at work”
I was having dinner with a client last week and in the middle of dinner, she paused, looked up...
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Why Good Parents Make Great Leaders
I need to come clean with you. Open kimono. Full transparency. The naked...
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“I don’t know what I’m good at”
Do you know what you are good at? And I don’t mean “kinda” good at or “sorta” good at. I am also...
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“My team member has a bad attitude”
“Bad attitude.” We all know what this means. We see it every day when we navigate traffic, call...
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“I don’t have work/life balance”
Ah, work/life balance… We all want it and very few of us actually have it. To make matters worse,...
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“How do I get others to change?”
Are you facing one of the most challenging tasks in the history of mankind – to get other people...
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“My coworker is scary”
“My coworker is scary.” I must confess, I’ve been planning this dysfunction for quite some time,...
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“My coworker is scary” be very afraid edition
My coworker is scary. If you’ve been a loyal follower of this blog (of course you have. Pat...
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“I don’t have any goals”
‘Tis the season of resolutions and goal-setting. First, let me come clean and tell you that I am a...
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“I’m afraid to make the changes I need to make in my career and life”
Fear. Who can’t relate to this common dysfunction? Whether it’s a fear of failure, a fear of...
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“I’m negative”
Are you suffering from a severe case of negativity? Are you a “glass half empty” kinda person? Do...
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