How to Deal with a Difficult Boss!
A Few Suggestions to Help You Survive and Prosper

We have all heard the horror stories. And many of us have experienced our own version.  A difficult boss is an all-too-common phenomenon in the workplace. Establishing a healthy professional relationship with such a person can be a real challenge. Here are a few suggestions to keep in mind to help you survive as you struggle to establish a pleasant and productive relationship with the most important person in your workplace...

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A Successful Career!
Bookmobile Driver, Teacher, Architect.

This is the story of one of those people who almost effortlessly stood head and shoulders above everyone else. When John graduated, he moved to New England to apprentice with a well-known architectural firm. He quickly collided head on with the constraints of tradition, money, demanding clients and the frustrating politics of professional office work. It didn’t take long for him to conclude that corporate architecture was not for him.

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How to Change Your Career

I’d like to talk with you today about how to change your career. About how to go from your old job track to something completely new and different. A great idea you say!  Its about time. Let’s do it ! BUT, wait a minute, It’s not as simple as it may sound. Let me suggest some steps that will insure you get to where you want to go.

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What to do When Nothing Works
How to Get Your Job Search Back on Track.

You have been looking for a job for almost a year. The last time someone responded to a resume and cover letter you sent out was over two months ago. You are doing everything the "How To" books tell you to do. Nothing is working. You are frustrated and angry and it is starting to rub off on everyone around you. You need a job.

What do you do to get your job search back on track?

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Career Help. When and Why to Seek it.

So you are having career problems and think you might need some help. Before you do something reckless and decide to take a job flipping burgers, consider the following examples of issues a professional career counselor or coach can help you address.  

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Self-Sabotage... Ways We Get in Our Own Way

Self-sabotaging behavior can be corrected. All it takes is understanding, commitment and time. There are three steps required. The first step is diagnosis. You need to find out what is happening and why. Enlist the help of an experienced career or mental health professional who can be objective and is trained to recognize self-sabotaging patterns of behavior. Remember that observing your own behavior is very difficult.

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