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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

Office Dynamics

I told her, “You created the monster.” Why assertiveness in the workplace matters, especially for assistants, how it benefits you and what it really means. 7 essential action steps for becoming a more assertive assistant. The problem is… she started responding to her leader’s emails and taking action steps if required.

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Setting Healthy Boundaries Today

Office Dynamics

I told her, “She created the monster.” The problem is… she started responding to her leader’s emails and taking action steps if required. Now, she is frustrated because she spends 50% of her weekend working. Rules to follow. First, do not create situations that you will later regret.

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When you can't go back, and you don't know how to go forward, make.

Virtual Moxie

My identity, which I’d anguished over, now stomped about my psyche like a kid who’d had too much sugar, still unformed, but definitely seeking to assert itself. People can behave like monsters, lost in their own pain and trauma, turning their violence and hatred on any easy target, and sometimes that target will be you. What Is Moxie?

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