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don’t give up on people, get into it (so we can get through it). Photo by Mitchell Hollander on Unsplash Q: I recently took over a team that had been managed for like …

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While “faking it” doesn’t actually help, let’s figure out what does Photo by Tim Bish on Unsplash Q: I was just doing a career development conversation with my boss and we were talking …

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When your work has meaning, it’s because you have defined that meaning Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash Q: I just had an incredibly open heart convo with my boss last Thursday who …

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Never reward the single effort when collaboration is what creates the win. Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Q: Last week you wrote in “50 Ways to Change Your Culture” about how culture is …

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Culture is the x-factor that you can always affect Q: My question is: How do I get the leaders of my company to realize that culture is not set at …

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Treating a pattern of misbehavior as if it’s a personal issue perpetuates harm Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash Q:  Your last post, Go Your Own Way, was quite the word about harmful people …

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You gave away the things you loved, and one of them was me Q: Hi Nilofer, I’ve been enjoying this column and getting value from it. It is startling how …

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And Stacey Abrams Nilofer! I was thinking about disappointment. How even though we have elected a leader who is a decent human being who wants to work to advance equality …

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