Managers couldn't model good communication during lockdown. Define how/when to communicate. Agree to be direct and graceful. Be inclusive.

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, Our new hires don’t seem to pay attention during our Zoom onboarding programs. Most look like they’re bored,...

Don't be jealous that I work solo. No one gets off stress-free, but I’m a poster child for keeping some control in an uncontrollable world.

Young people sometimes admit in that they’re in the wrong profession or role. I’m the poster child for career reinvention. Work life is long

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, My manager sent out a blast email asking everyone to buy $10 tickets to her son’s middle school raffle. Now...

My coworker is an annoying Miss Manners Wannabe who says, “You’re welcome!” with a chastising affect, meaning she expected a "thank-you."

Post-pandemic I'm giving up fear. Crohn's has driven my actions for too long. As a business coach I encourage clients to shake away fear too

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I started my first job last year and have worked from home since Day One. We’re scheduled to return to the...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, A client asked me to go to his office in Texas this June (I’m on the East Coast) to make a final sales pitch to...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, My manager told me that I come across as a “low-energy dude” during Zoom meetings, and she thinks it’s not good...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m much smarter than my boss. He was transferred to our team last year because it seemed like the company...

Dear Someone Else’s Dad, I’m fluent in text acronyms (BTW, LMAO, FWIW, NSFW, etc.) and have been gradually getting to understand our...

My boss assigns me tasks, then she’ll tell me she already took care of them. Any advice?

My last Zoom presentation was a trainwreck. People interrupted me on Slide #1 so I never got to the main points. Others were bore. Advice?

My boss still starts Zoom meetings asking us all to share how we’re faring. I don’t want my whole team to know about my bowels, thank you.

We have to memorize inane acronyms for certain situations like SPARKLE (S-Set Expectations,” P-Praise Good Behavior,”etc. It's crazy!

Before it was rude to interrupt in a meeting, but on Zoom calls, interrupting is sometimes necessary to get yourself heard!

My boss took a seminar on storytelling. Now he wants me to answer every question in the a story form. What? Even why I went to the bathroom?

I was just hired to boost sales at a company whose product is great, but not very well known in a very crowded market. Any tips?

1. Do a lot of pre-work. 2. Have a shared goal of finishing in 40 minutes. 3. Allow at least some schmooze time at the start.