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Lynne Curry has been exceeding client expectations since 1978 as the President of The Growth Company, Inc., a consulting, training, human resources and organizational strategy firm. Curry has provided more than 55,000 consulting projects to more than 3,700 organizations worldwide. Her clients attest to her professionalism and her results-orientation. In addition to her doctorate, Curry has a Senior Professional in Human Services certificate. Curry has authored two other books, Managing Equally & Legally (McFarland & Company) and Won By One. Curry's "Dear Abby of the Workplace" business column has been published in the Anchorage Daily News and the Tri-city Herald (Washington) as well as in the Morris Daily Herald (Illinois), the Anchorage Times and the St. Petersburg Times (Florida). Her articles have been featured in more than 100 publications including Yahoo!News, CBS MoneyWatch and Supervision. Curry is a weekly columnist for HRC Suite and has her own blog: workplacecoachblog.com.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- What Solutions Offers You
- Contents
- Chapter 1: The Work Life You Want to Live
- Seven Strategies for Remembering Names, Information and Passwords
- Stress Junky
- Is Your Job Meeting Your Needs?
- Make Your Dreams a Reality
- Chapter 2: Communication and Conflict Skills that Really Work
- Mastering Criticism
- Listening for Results: Three Steps to Improved Listening Skills
- Jump-Start Your Writing
- Writing for Results: Key Strategies for Improving Your Writing
- Help Desk No Help
- Energy Vampires
- Chapter 3: Coworker Dilemmas
- The Spider
- The Work Place Ted Bundy
- When You Work Next to a Crocodile
- Handling the Office Snake
- Office Wet Blanket
- Storyline
- Coworker from Hell
- Grieving Coworker
- Alliances
- Trouble in River City
- Unpredictable, Irrational Boss
- Chapter 4: Taking Control
- Interruptions Got You Down? You Can Regain Control
- Perfect Isn't.
- Strategies for Procrastinators Who Want To Get On With It
- Take Your Life Back From Work
- Job Vampire
- Chapter 5: Leadership Strategies
- Disaster Employee
- Allergic to Discipline
- When You Supervise a Grouch
- Spirit of Christmas, Corporate Style
- Hidden Enemy
- The Scrooge Employee
- A Call You Can't Afford Not to Make
- Kisses Causing Chocolate Mess
- Hiring Fraud
- References and the Truth?
- His Right to a Job.Lost
- Secrets for Retaining Workers
- Business Owner Plea
- Cop in the Front Office
- Boss's Mixed Message
- Getting Past the No Reference Rule
- Avoiding Traps
- Avoiding the Retaliation Trap
- Answer Shopper
- Darth Vader
- Pot Shots
- Suicidal Employee
- Gen X/Gen Y
- Small Time Liar
- Chapter 6: Gain and Maintain Your Dream Job
- Power Your Resume
- Winning in Interviews
- Networking: More Than a Root Canal
- Alligator Voice
- Twilight Ethics
- Fuel Your Momentum
- Small White Lie
