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OK...Weallhadtodealwithjealousyatworkandthisoneisnoexception.However,italsosoundsasifyouhaveadoublechallengeinthisinstanceindealingwithyourbossaswell.
Yourfirsttaskmustbetoextricate(release)yourselffrombeingonthedefensiveallthetime.Youaresoundinglikesomeonewhoisconstantlyhavingtojustifyyouractions.Stopdoingthat.Youhavenothingtojustify.Youareinyourpositiononmeritandbyright,sokeepthosethoughts...[
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IamnotsurehowtocategorizewhatIamexperiencing.Ihavebeenwithmycurrentcompanyforalmosttwoyears.Thecompanyhiredmeforanewpositionthatwasnotevenopenedyetbutofferedmeatemporaryjobinanentrylevelareatobegin(ifIwanted)untilthenewjobwasready.Itooktheentryleveljobjusttogetmyfeetwetandacclimatedagaintotheindustry.
Iwasthereforsixmonth-gotthepromotion-andthenstartedthenewjob.Fromdayone,Ihavemetwithconstan...[
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Youwillfindthatthisisacommonplacebehaviorinmanyorganizations,sodon'tbetoodisheartened.Yourcolleagueisoneofmanywhorelishtheprospectofauthoritywithouttheresponsibility.Itisbehaviormostoftendisplayedbythosewhohavebeenpassedoverforapromotionforwhateverreason,andstemsfromtheresentmentandfrustrationtheyfeel.
Ontheotherhand,oftenthosepeoplehaveahistoryofservicewiththeirrespectiveorganizationsandpos...[
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Irecentlytookamanagementposition.Ihaveaco-workerwhobadmouthedthepreviouspersoninmypositionandsheissayingthesamethingaboutme.
Ifoundthatinthepastshewantedmypositionbutpasseditupbecauseotherco-workersconvincedherthatshewouldnotlikeit.ShesaysthatIammakingmoreerrorsalthoughthoseinchargeofmonitoringerrors,haven'tnoticedadifference.
Myconcernisthatnobodyisperfectanderrorswilloccur.Ifshesolelyc...[
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Leadershipisscarcebecausefewpeoplearewillingtogothroughthediscomfortrequiredtolead.
Thescarcitymakesleadershipvaluable.
Ifeveryonetriestoleadallthetime,notmuchhappens.
It’sdiscomfortthatcreatestheleveragethatmakesleadershipworthwhile.Inotherwords,ifeveryonecoulddoit,theywould,anditwouldn’tbeworthmuch.
It’suncomfortabletostandupinfrontofstrangers.
It’suncomfortableto...[
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Youwillneverfindpeaceofmindbyallowingotherpeopletoliveyourlifeforyou.
Themostprofoundfactconcerninghumanityisthis:TheCreatorgaveusthecomplete,unchallengeablerightofprerogativeoveronething,andonlyonething-ourownmind.Itmusthavebeenthecreator'spurposetoencourageustoliveourownlife,tothinkourownthoughtswithoutinterferencefromothers.Otherwisewewillnothavebeenprovidedwithsuchacleardominionoverourmi...[
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礼节美语:FindingtheApproachablePeopleattheBusiness/SocialFunction(英语听力)ZT
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他下班后跟美国同事Amy一起去参加应酬。
(Officeambience)C:谢谢你陪我来,Amy,每次公司有这种应酬,我都特别不自在。
A:Whynot?Theyareusuallyupscaleeventsheldinattractiveplaceswithgoodfood.
C:吃的倒是不错,可我不习惯跟陌生人接触。
A:That'soneofthereasonswego,tomeeto...[
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Iamsurprisedatyou.You-theexpertatengineeringchangeculturesinsideorganizationsoveraperiodofmanyyears.YouhaveastutelyassessedMr.Bonoonanumberoflevels,andyet,youhavesingularlyfailedtospottheoneaspectinMr.Bono'spattenofbehavior,whichshouldhaveshapedthewayyoudealtwithhim.
Mr.Bonoisfeelingveryvulnerable,andasaconsequence,heisfeelingthreatenedbyanythingthatexacerbatesandexposesthatvulnerability.阅读全文]
IhaveadreamjobthatIalwaysaspiredtoandIhaveworkedforthepasteightyearsofmycareerlifetogetit.NotonlydoIhavemydreamrole,butmydepartmentheadisthebestmentoranyonecouldwishfor-really,nosarcasmintended.
Oneofthereasonstobringmeinwastointroducenewwaysofdoingthings,especiallyatthetopandmiddlelayers.Butnow,after10monthsIstartedthejob,Istillhaveproblemswithanotherseniormanagerwhodoesnotseemto(orwantto)a...[
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