Winning with Coworkers
The Disappearing Coworker
The disappearing coworker is the one who always manages to vanish just when the workload gets difficult. If these people had a motto, it would be “When the going gets tough, I’m outta here.”
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Winning with Coworkers
Walk on the Lighter Side
You don’t have to be a stand-up comedian or have a repertoire of witty jokes. In fact, you don’t really even have to be funny. All you really need is the willingness to look on the lighter side of things.
Winning with Coworkers
The Buck Passing Coworker
Buck-passing isn’t unusual in the workplace. It can be tremendously frustrating, though, when you’re working with someone who consistently won’t accept responsibility for their actions.
Winning with Coworkers
Drama Divas in the Workplace
There’s very little you can do to change a Drama Diva’s behaviour. It’s an integral part of their personality which manifests itself both at home and in the office. You do, however, want to be very careful before repeating one of their stories
Achievement & Success
When Times Get Tough – Don’t Play This Game
casting blame may give us some short-term satisfaction, it significantly damages our opportunities and reputations. It disempowers us and tells everyone around that we’re not willing to take ownership.
Winning with Coworkers
Condescending Coworkers
Condescending coworkers are the colleagues who seem to look down their noses at everything you do. When they speak with you, their sentences inevitably end with that unstated, yet clear sentiment: “I think you’re an idiot.”
Winning with Coworkers
The Sugar-Coating Coworker
Sugar-coating coworkers are people who are so concerned with having a positive relationship with the boss that they will say and do most anything to keep the boss happy – to the point of creating negative outcomes.
Winning with Coworkers
What Have You Done For Your Coworkers Lately?
For an organization to be truly customer-focused, internal customers – those colleagues who depend on us to get their jobs done – need to be treated with the same care and respect with which we show external customers.
Winning with Coworkers
Doubt That You Can Make A Difference At Work? Think Again!
If you ever find yourself doubting that you can make a difference at work, I have three stories that illustrate how easy it really is.
Winning with Coworkers
How to Deal with a Workplace Saboteur
Workplace saboteurs aren’t common, but they are a huge source of frustration when you encounter one. Christine, from Melbourne, Australia, described a classic example: