Peter Yawitz
My boss lets us talk only when we hold a stuffed rabbit.
Dear Someone Else’s Dad,My boss hates interrupters in meetings, so she has a stuffed rabbit that we have to pass to anyone who wants to spea
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Peter Yawitz
Nov 5, 20181 min
Do I have speak in business buzzwords?
Dear Someone Else’s Dad,At my company my bosses always use the phrase “de minimis,” which I had to look up, and now know that it means a tri
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Peter Yawitz
Oct 10, 20181 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
Sep 24, 20182 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
Apr 16, 20182 min
Will my social style result pigeon-hole me?
Now that people know what “type” I am they assume that I’m just Mr. Sensitivity. My manager recently didn’t include me in a new project beca
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Peter Yawitz
Mar 28, 20181 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 12, 20182 min
How can I make changes in my family's business?
I work for my family’s company and have been given a lot more responsibility in negotiating contracts. Our industry is facing new competitio
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Peter Yawitz
Mar 2, 20181 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, 20181 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
Dec 12, 20171 min
Do I have to participate in mandatory wine tasting?
How do I get out of participating in our upcoming holiday party’s “mandatory” wine-tasting competition? I don’t drink alcohol, and I actual
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Peter Yawitz
Jun 22, 20172 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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