Tag: drama
What to Do About a Workplace Scold
Many workplaces have a person like Ermengarde, who’s an excellent worker and a dedicated employee in her own right, but often takes it upon herself to bring to management the concerns and complaints of other... Continue reading
How to Handle an Employee Who Plays the Perfect Victim
“I’m a victim! I’m a victim!” Have you dealt with someone who sounds like that -- maybe not as clearly, but just as dramatically? For Perfect Victims, everything that goes wrong is the result of... Continue reading
How to Cope with a Workplace Conspiracy Theorist
Most human relationships involve subtext: What you see on the surface is rarely everything that exists. But if you’ve ever worked with someone like Englebert, you know how an innocuous comment about some administrative matter... Continue reading
How to Close the Curtain on Employee Drama
How can you keep yourself from getting hooked by employee drama -- especially if you’re a hero type who naturally likes riding to the rescue? It’s particularly difficult if dealing with an urgent or incendiary... Continue reading