Praise and Recognition

How to Stay Motivated Without Praise

No encouragement? No thanks? Not even a high five? You've just wrapped up another successful project, knowing you've done some really good work. But like many times before, your supervisor says a whole lot of nothing. You find yourself wondering how to keep your enthusiasm alive

Praise and Recognition

How to Get the Recognition You Deserve

You're pretty sure you deserved a shoutout. Everyone else seemed to be given credit – why weren't you? After all, you've been consistently delivering quality work, often going above and beyond what's expected. Your dedication shows in everything you do. And, if you&

Praise and Recognition

How to Feel Valued When Your Efforts Go Unnoticed

Crickets. Just like the last few times, your work is met with silence. What stings the most is that the project you just completed was particularly challenging, and you put in a whole lot of extra effort to ensure everything was perfect. The late nights. The attention to detail. The

Role Alignment

How to Say No to Incompatible Work Requests

You don't want to say yes. But you don't want to let them down. You've just been asked to take on an urgent project that requires your full attention. People-pleasing mode, activated. After you find yourself saying yes (ugh), it's not even

Role Alignment

How to Manage Conflicting Expectations at Work

One person wants you to focus on speed. Another is emphasising accuracy. You're trying your best to meet everyone's needs at work, but it seems impossible to keep everyone happy. It's like one minute someone is telling you to take initiative, while the next

Role Alignment

How to Balance Demands from Multiple Groups

It's not a circus. And yet, you've somehow become the juggler. You've just received urgent requests from several different teams at work, and each of them are convinced that their needs should be your top priority. To make matters worse, their demands often conflict

Role Alignment

How to Handle Confusing Feedback from Different People

Task complete. And you did it just the way one colleague showed you. But when another team member reviews it, they tell you it's completely wrong. What the...? This isn't the first time you've received contradictory feedback – what one person praises, another criticises. It&

Co-worker Support

How to Get Co-Workers to Listen When You Need Support

Is my microphone on mute? You're trying to discuss a work challenge with your colleagues, but they seem more interested in their phones than your concerns. Each time you attempt to share a work-related problem, you're met with distraction, dismissal, or quick changes of subject. It&

Co-worker Support

How to Build a Team You Can Count On

You've been told there's no 'I' in team. But as you try your hardest to complete a project that requires input from several colleagues, getting their help feels like pulling teeth. You've tried the polite requests. You've tried the clear

Co-worker Support

How to Work Through Challenges Without Co-Worker Support

Team work makes the dream work. Well, apparently. You're facing an increasingly complex problem that you know would benefit from a team approach. But every time you reach out to colleagues for input or assistance, they back away or claim they're too busy. As the work

Co-worker Support

How to Manage When Co-Workers Don't Pitch In

Many hands make light work. Or, so they say. You're struggling with a challenging task that requires input from your colleagues. Despite your requests for assistance, they seem too busy with their own work or reluctant to get involved. Each time you reach out, you're met

Role Clarity

How to See the Bigger Picture at Work

So, what's the point? As you work through your daily tasks, you can't shake the feeling that you're missing something important. Sure, you know what you need to do each day, it's like you've missed the memo on how your

Role Clarity

How to Understand Your Job Role

Ahh, boundaries. You know you should have them. But at the same time, you often find yourself questioning which responsibilities are actually part of your position. In team meetings, people ask you to take on new tasks. You feel like you need to say yes, but you're uncertain

Role Clarity

How to Get the Guidance You Need to Do Your Job

Okay, so you know this task is important. But where on earth do you start? The procedures aren't documented anywhere, and everyone seems too busy to show you the ropes. Each time you ask for direction, you get different answers from different people. It's like you&

Role Clarity

How to Find Out Exactly What's Expected of You

Umm. Can anyone tell me what I'm supposed to be doing? Lately, you've second-guessing every decision you make. Your role seems to shift from week to week, and you're never quite sure if you're focusing on the right things. You ask for

Supervisor Support

How to Get Heard When Your Boss Won't Listen

"Sorry, what?" You're trying to explain an important work issue to your supervisor, but they keep checking their phone or changing the subject. To make matters worse, every time you raise a concern, they brush it off or tell you it's not a big

Supervisor Support

How to Ask for Support When Your Boss Isn't Helping

How many ways can someone ask for help? You've tried scheduling catch-ups, sending emails, and stopping by your supervisor's desk. But still, you can't get the support you need. Important questions are now going unanswered, and you're struggling to move forward with

Supervisor Support

How to Handle Work Struggles Without Your Supervisor

"Figure it out yourself." Umm... did they really just say that? You're in the middle of a challenging project that's becoming increasingly complex. Every time you approach your supervisor for guidance, they seem to dismiss your concerns. The thing is, this project is getting

Supervisor Support

How to Solve Work Problems When Your Boss Can't Help

They're unavailable. They're too busy. Or perhaps they don't even have the specific knowledge to help. You've tried scheduling meetings with your supervisor but, for whatever reason, the meetings keep getting postponed. To make matters worse, there's a challenging situation

Workload Management

How to Focus on What Matters Most When You're Overloaded

Fifteen tasks. And they all need attention. Right now. As you stare at your to-do list, you feel a knot in your stomach. Realistically, you can only complete five of them today. To make matters worse, you've been putting off some smaller tasks for weeks, but the bigger

Workload Management

How to Stay Calm Under Tight Deadlines

Is that really the time? Your heart rate increases as you check the clock again. Three urgent tasks are all due by the end of the day, and you're already feeling overwhelmed. The pressure to complete everything perfectly in such a short time is making it hard to

Workload Management

How to Handle Deadlines That Feel Impossible

Oh, goodie. Another project. Once again, you've been handed a deadline that makes your stomach sink. Looking at your calendar, you already know there aren't enough hours in the day to complete everything that's expected. Those last three deadlines? They were barely met with

Workload Management

How to Stop Long Hours from Taking Over Your Life

Three times. That's how often you've missed family dinners this week. You're still at your desk long after your official finish time, again. Your to-do list seems endless, and there's an unspoken expectation that you'll stay until everything is done.

Job Control

How to Set a Work Speed That Works for You

You're only human. And yet, you're racing to keep up with a high-tech, automated system that seems to get faster every week. Your colleagues are struggling too, but the pace is set by metrics and targets that don't seem to be accounting for real-world

Job Control

How to Speak Up for Better Work Methods

"This is just how we do things here." You've lost track of how many times you've been told this. Every day, you find yourself following the same rigid procedures you've always been told to use. Whenever you see a different way to