Work and Career - Dealing With A Difficult Boss

 July 27, 2009

Interview with Roxanne Emmerich, author of Thank God It's Monday!: How to Create a Workplace You and Your Customers Love

www.emmerichgroup.com 
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Mike Carruthers:
What really makes people happy at work?

Roxanne Emmerich:
There's interesting research on this that shows that happiness at work has to do with creating massive results - people feel good about themselves when they know that they've kicked some butt and took some names and that they're making good things happen.

   Roxanne Emmerich

July 10, 2009

Interview with George Kohlrieser, author of Hostage at the Table
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Mike Carruthers:
In a situation like working for a horrible boss, you can feel like a hostage - so a good way to approach the problem may be the way a hostage negotiator would.

George Kohlrieser:
How do you build a bond with somebody you don't naturally like? This is what hostage negotiators do - how do you engage them in a dialogue and then how do you get somebody to see something different?

January 13, 2009
Interview with Charlotte Shelton, author of Quantum Leaps: Seven Skills for Workplace ReCreation

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Mike Carruthers:
It's no secret that a lot of people are unhappy with their job, however…

Charlotte Shelton:
We have 1 in 4 people equating the workplace with a prison and being very frustrated because they can't change the prison that they feel caught in.