Social & Interpersonal Skills

Work may be the one place where you cannot follow the good advice of the Desiderata: “Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always…

Workplace humor is a sensitive matter and a hot topic. Many people want to know about inappropriate jokes in the workplace, what they are, and what can happen if someone tells them. This piece will look at workplace humor and discuss the elements that…

True leadership is worth celebrating. If you have a boss or supervisor who always goes out of their way to offer support, you may have questions about the appropriate way of how to compliment someone’s leadership when you have benefited from it.…

Having to work alongside a jealous female coworker can make your work life miserable. Female coworkers may feel jealous of you for various reasons – your position, your relationships, or your accomplishments. Whatever the cause, their envy can lead them…

Do you work in a job where your coworker gets away with everything, yet you can’t even breathe the wrong way? Maybe your coworker comes in late, does a poor job, and breaks all the rules daily, but your bosses reprimand you for small errors. Don’t let…

Part of the job includes working with others and tolerating different personalities. But one of the biggest challenges is learning how to deal with incompetent coworkers. Everyone finds themselves at some point navigating the difficulties of an unprofessional, annoying or incompetent…

If you work at a job where coworkers watch your every move, you probably feel like a stalking victim in a low-grade horror movie. Here’s how it goes … You step to the break room to grab a sip of…

The workplace has many dynamics and personalities. One of the worst personalities is the unresponsive coworker. Unresponsive coworkers can make others feel as if they don’t know how to work with colleagues, or there are more important things to do.…

If you’re thinking, “I feel like I don’t connect with anyone anymore,” you’re not the only one. According to statistics, people around the world are increasingly becoming lonelier. This is especially the case, apparently, in richer countries. There are many…

Let’s face it; being deliberately excluded by other people in any capacity hurts. It can cause low morale and decreased performance when you are deliberately excluded at work. The comforting truth is that you’re not alone, and there are some methods…