Can You Be Happy at Work? Part V: Things Going Well Is the Pancake; Happiness...
So let’s say you’ve been working your way through this series and — whether you’ve sized up your boss’s level of happiness or you actually are the boss — you’ve decided that you’re going to take steps...
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As a frequent flier and someone who craves autonomy, I prefer an aisle seat. It’s the only way to preserve some slight distance between overly assertive or careless neighbors and me. It also lets me...
View ArticleWorkplace Drama 4: Messenger on a Mission
Many workplaces have a person like Ermengarde, who’s an excellent worker and a dedicated employee in her own right, but often takes it upon herself to bring to management the concerns and complaints of...
View ArticleEpilogue: A Happier Ending to Workplace Dramas
For the last few weeks, I’ve been writing about various kinds of typical workplace dramas and their instigators: The eager beaver type who’s “Overwhelmed and Overreacting;” The intelligent, intense,...
View ArticleThe Benefits and Limits of Gratitude
One of the greatest things about Thanksgiving is how American it is, in the best sense of the word. Americans of every stripe and background can celebrate the opportunity to express gratitude. And they...
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