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Mean girl assistants: Dealing with high school office politics

Who's the Real Boss?

Driven by their own agenda, these assistants care little about their team or having a positive impact on those around them. Why tear other people down in an attempt to build yourself up? If the b g and gossip is aimed or centred around you, it can be difficult not to retaliate or show emotion in how it affects you.

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

The Office Professionals Place

In order to effectively deal with the backstabbers, stubborn, mean-spirited, micromanagers, gossips, and the host of others that make the list, we must evaluate our own perceptions of these people. Everyone has different values, perceptions, and beliefs; these factors make up our personalities. This means changing your attitude.

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Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was at the cottage with a friend and she was cranky and started to get wound up about something to do with her husband. She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. By the end of the call her husband had caught her crankiness and it ended up with them both being angry. She had an agenda and was going to let him have it.