Four tips to survive a bad boss

Four tips to survive a bad boss

I’ve written about my “bad boss” experiences in the past – my very first supervisor who had me running errands and doing other menial tasks, another boss who micro-managed every aspect of my work, and one who took any upward feedback very, very badly. Truth is, we...
Is your star performer a bucket-kicker?

Is your star performer a bucket-kicker?

My mother-in-law had a saying about people who could be really great and then would do something that totally negated the good that they did. “He’s like a cow that gives a good bucket of milk – and then kicks it over,” she would say. I dubbed...
Only do what you can do

Only do what you can do

“Only do what you can do.” ~Author unknown One of the keys to success? Doing what you can do. One of the keys to floundering? Taking on more than you can handle, or something you have no hopes of achieving. But how to know the difference? That’s the key question....