The Right of Workers to Disconnect
Do you finish a work shift, go home, and then start answering work-related phone calls and emails? This pattern is common for many workers: managers, lawyers, teachers, etc. If you get paid for this extra work or otherwise want to do it, you might not...
How Can I Help You Get Your Work Done?
How can I help you get your work done? That is a good question I have never heard from a work supervisor or administrator. A similar question would be: How can I help you do your best work? The absence of this question is a shame because asking it might lead to ways...
What Are Your Strengths?
People rarely think about their strengths — unless they are facing a job or admission interview. One likely question there: What are your strengths as a candidate? Aside from an impending interview we can benefit from thinking about our strengths. The thoughts...
Mistakes to Avoid at Work
The new school year has started, and I have compiled for myself a list of things not to do while teaching. My list comes from actual and fictional events. First, do not refer to students who never come to class as spooks. This was a mistake...
Quitting can be wise
I went to see my GP recently. I had a book, Wolf Hall, in my hand, and he told me he had read it and its sequel. He added that he disliked them both. I must have shown puzzlement, so he explained that he never stopped reading a book he had started. His...
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