Peter Yawitz
Can I accept a job offer then bag it if I get a better one?
Dear Someone Else’s Dad, Just call me a typical “meddling mom.” My daughter has an offer from Company A, but it expires next week and...
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Peter Yawitz
- Jun 19, 2019
- 1 min
Why do people brag about how many hours they work?
I hate when my coworkers compete about how many hours they work. Can't I get my work done and just go home at night?
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Peter Yawitz
- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
Can I correct people from using my name incorrectly?
My name is James Arnold. When someone receives an email from me, the FROM line says, “Arnold, James,” which causes a lot of people who don&#
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Peter Yawitz
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
How can I remember people's names?
Do you have a trick to help remember names of people you just met? Advice from someone else's dad.
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Peter Yawitz
- Sep 24, 2018
- 2 min
How can I get my boss to make a decision?
Our manager is super busy in new her role, but she seems to freeze when we ask her to make decisions. She’ll hear us out and nod her head, b
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Peter Yawitz
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
Is "bad-ass" a compliment?
My daughter joined the corporate world last year and told me that she thinks of herself as a “bad-ass” at work so that people listen to her
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Peter Yawitz
- Mar 28, 2018
- 1 min
Why do I only get grunt work to do?
Feel like you're only doing grunt work? Ask your boss for clarification and about the big picture. Anticipate what your boss needs and t
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Peter Yawitz
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
How do I deal with a know-it-all?
Dealing with a know-it-all (KIA) is tough because the person is always going to self-promote, and there’s no real benefit to you if you call
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Peter Yawitz
- Mar 2, 2018
- 1 min
Can I decide if a job interview is worth my time?
A reader asked a hiring manager to tell her more about a job so she could decide if it was "worth my while" to come in.
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Peter Yawitz
- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min
How do I deal with passive-aggressive people?
How many times do you say or hear passive-aggressive language like this? "Oh, sorry, I thought you were more senior. I'll ask a mor
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Peter Yawitz
- Sep 29, 2017
- 1 min
How do I start a presentation?
Most people haven't a clue about how to start a business presentation. Be smart about keeping audiences in their seats from the outset
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Peter Yawitz
- Jul 25, 2017
- 1 min
How to deal with conference calls
Prepare for conference calls so you don't end up with this disastrous case. Send an agenda beforehand and stick to it, make sure you kno
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Peter Yawitz
- Jul 18, 2017
- 1 min
When do I use a semi-colon?
Here's a video explaining that semi-colons are purely stylistic. They replace a period/full stop and a capital letter starting the next
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Peter Yawitz
- Jun 23, 2017
- 1 min
How do I ask for a raise?
Think you deserve a raise but don't know how to go about asking for one? Make sure you have a detailed summary about how you've hel
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Peter Yawitz
- Jun 22, 2017
- 2 min
How can boomers and millennials work together?
Make sure that you explain the context of tasks so that younger members don’t think they're doing grunt work. Perhaps share the implicat
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Peter Yawitz
- Apr 14, 2017
- 2 min
How can I keep an audience from falling asleep?
Here are some tricks I use to make audiences pay attention:
I let them know at the outset why the material is specifically important to them
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