Category: Professional Relationships

Are emotions contagious in the workplace?

by Brandon Smith | Nov 5, 2021 | Am I Dysfunctional?, How Do I Become More Emotionally Intelligent?, I'm Negative, Leading Others, Professional Relationships, Senior Management is Dysfunctional, This is Not the Right Corporate Culture | 0

Have you ever had the experience of working at a place and just feeling bad every day? Maybe your...

Be thankful

by Brandon Smith | Nov 4, 2021 | I'm Negative, Personal Growth, Professional Relationships | 4

In the last few posts we’ve tackled the dysfunction of “negativity.” As we conclude this series...

My workplace is negative

by Brandon Smith | Nov 3, 2021 | I'm Negative, Leading Others, Professional Relationships | 1

I get it. The last several years have been tough. “Do more with less… there won’t be...

Has your negativity gone too far?

by Brandon Smith | Nov 2, 2021 | I'm Negative, Personal Growth, Professional Relationships | 3

What are the signs your negativity has tipped too far? There are several warning signs that I plan...

Setting the right relationship goals

by Brandon Smith | Dec 3, 2019 | I Don't Have Any Goals, Personal Growth, Professional Relationships | 0

Every year I pick out one relationship that I want to improve. Sometimes it’s a work relationship....

Trolls, princesses and other scary coworkers

by Brandon Smith | Oct 29, 2019 | My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 2

This post is purely an ode to many of the creative and on-point scary coworker ideas I’ve received...

I work with Frankenstein

by Brandon Smith | Oct 25, 2019 | Leading Others, My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 0

I love the image of Frankenstein: a big, slow moving uncommunicative monster that lumbers...

My coworker is a ghost

by Brandon Smith | Oct 22, 2019 | Leading Others, My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 0

Sometimes the problem with coworkers isn’t what you see, it’s what you don’t see that becomes the...

“My coworker is scary” be very afraid edition

by Brandon Smith | Oct 18, 2019 | Dysfunctions - Professional Relationships, Featured Dysfunction, Featured Dysfunction, My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 0

My coworker is scary. If you’ve been a loyal follower of this blog (of course you have. Pat...

My office feels like a haunted house

by Brandon Smith | Oct 15, 2019 | My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 0

Admittedly, I’ve always loved Halloween. As a kid, I didn’t just “kinda like” Halloween, I LOVED...

My coworkers are zombies

by Brandon Smith | Oct 11, 2019 | My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 4

What’s more popular right now than zombies? Zombie T.V. shows, zombie books, just about anything...

My coworker is an emotional vampire

by Brandon Smith | Oct 8, 2019 | My Coworker is Scary, Professional Relationships | 7

Larry was a mysterious colleague. “Charming and captivating” were words his coworkers used to...

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