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    Sentenced to Mandatory Training
    Louise Carnachan
    • 3 days ago
    • 5 min

    Sentenced to Mandatory Training

    The public servant was given probation and community service. In my estimation, it was a slap on the wrist for heinous crimes. Fifteen...
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    The Drive for Productivity
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jul 26
    • 5 min

    The Drive for Productivity

    “I value expediency above all else!” my client declared proudly. As a busy person with a lot on her plate professionally and personally,...
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    Yeah, but What if I'm Not Sorry?
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jul 12
    • 3 min

    Yeah, but What if I'm Not Sorry?

    ’I’m sorry you feel that way’ isn’t an apology!” she yelled at me. Well spotted because I had zero remorse. I believe the best reason for...
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    Happy Thursday!
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jun 30
    • 0 min

    Happy Thursday!

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    Too Important to be Nice?
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jun 28
    • 3 min

    Too Important to be Nice?

    “You’re nothing but white noise to me.” The topic was jerks and this was the winning slam. I was speaking with a group of women who are...
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    Happy Launch Day to Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues!
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jun 14
    • 3 min

    Happy Launch Day to Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues!

    Woo-hoo! The three-year journey to the publication of WorkJerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues completed on June 14th...
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    Making Space for Grief at Work
    Louise Carnachan
    • May 31
    • 2 min

    Making Space for Grief at Work

    Here we are, shattered in the aftermath of another spate of horrific mass shootings in our country. It’s nearly impossible to remain...
    177 views4 comments
    The Frustration—and Joy—of Anticipation
    Louise Carnachan
    • May 16
    • 3 min

    The Frustration—and Joy—of Anticipation

    Some of you will remember the 1976 Heinz ketchup TV commercial set to the music of Carly Simon’s “Anticipation.” It captured our...
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    Jerks in Fiction and Real Life
    Louise Carnachan
    • May 10
    • 1 min

    Jerks in Fiction and Real Life

    If you're a fiction reader, TV or movie fan, you've no doubt had the experience of falling in love with a character who was also...
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    How Do You Respond to Unexpected Change?
    Louise Carnachan
    • May 3
    • 4 min

    How Do You Respond to Unexpected Change?

    We were an hour out of Portland on our way to Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey when a flight attendant asked, “Is there a physician...
    116 views0 comments
    Handling Conflict: Lessons from the Beatles
    Louise Carnachan
    • Apr 19
    • 4 min

    Handling Conflict: Lessons from the Beatles

    Given my demographic, it’s no surprise that I was enchanted with Peter Jackson’s 2021 documentary, Get Back. I remember watching the Ed...
    417 views1 comment
    Jumping to Conclusions is Not an Aerobic Activity
    Louise Carnachan
    • Apr 5
    • 4 min

    Jumping to Conclusions is Not an Aerobic Activity

    It was my mother’s 98th birthday and I had ordered a special cake. Paper butterflies were to fly out of the box when it was opened. Since...
    176 views2 comments
    The Hope
    Louise Carnachan
    • Mar 22
    • 2 min

    The Hope

    We have watched in horror as the destruction of Ukraine and its people continues to unfold on our screens. If you’re like me, you’ve been...
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    International Women's Day
    Louise Carnachan
    • Mar 8
    • 3 min

    International Women's Day

    In the United States, Women’s Day has been observed for over a century. The suffragettes of 1908 marched in New York City for the right...
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    Is Bragging Always Egotistical?
    Louise Carnachan
    • Mar 1
    • 3 min

    Is Bragging Always Egotistical?

    The tide was going out, but one feisty wave unexpectedly came running up much farther onto the sand. This necessitated a scramble to...
    162 views3 comments
    Sharing WAY Too Much at Work
    Louise Carnachan
    • Feb 15
    • 3 min

    Sharing WAY Too Much at Work

    In Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues, I write about the Non-stop Talker and the Dramatic. Although I placed...
    194 views0 comments
    Emotional Literacy
    Louise Carnachan
    • Feb 1
    • 3 min

    Emotional Literacy

    I responded to a reporter whose query contained an unattributed quote for me to react to. The person quoted had gone off the deep end...
    174 views1 comment
    The Slash and Burn Narcissist
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jan 18
    • 4 min

    The Slash and Burn Narcissist

    Your run-of-the-mill narcissist may be self-absorbed but not necessarily destructive. This more benign version could throw a Richter...
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    Begin Again, 2022
    Louise Carnachan
    • Jan 4
    • 2 min

    Begin Again, 2022

    An aspect of meditation has been bugging me for years. I often felt like I was a failure when my mind would stray AGAIN. I found myself...
    81 views4 comments
    The Light Will Return
    Louise Carnachan
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Light Will Return

    It’s Winter Solstice and the darkest days of the northern hemisphere. In the Pacific Northwest it’s gray and rainy, sometimes foggy. It...
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