Category Archives: New Job

When Your Boss Wastes Your Time

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Laurie Weiss

Evelyn complained that one of her bosses was wasting her time. As a young attorney in a medium-sized firm, she considered every partner in the firm to be "her boss." One of the partners, Roger, was the real problem. She … Continue reading →

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Coaching: Planning Actions Produces Surprising Opportunities

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Laurie Weiss

“I am afraid that I have not made much progress on designing the details of the life plan I have been working on,“ Candace explained apologetically. Candace had asked for coaching because she was very unhappy with her job

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Coaching: Fear of Success May Look Like Something Else

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Laurie Weiss

Andrea, an exemplary civilian project manager in a military installation, started having sexual fantasies about her new boss almost as soon as

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Coaching: Reacting to Moving Forward

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Laurie Weiss

“I’m really scared. A friend asked me if I really want to be here. He meant if I really wanted to be in this new job and this new lifestyle, but what I thought about was

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