Louise Carnachan
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Exasperated by someone who is always late? Here are some insights and tips.
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Lousy Encounters
A bad encounter with someone can leave you with lingering emotions that they may not share.
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Louise Carnachan
- Jun 11
- 3 min
How to Talk to Almost Anyone
How do you put someone at ease? Small talk can help you through awkward situations. But there are topics to be wary of these days.
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Louise Carnachan
- Mar 12
- 3 min
You're Telling Me This, Why?
Is the supposed reason for the call the real point? When we talk, we're often asking for more than we express clearly.
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Louise Carnachan
- Dec 12, 2023
- 3 min
Missing the Obvious
We’d been at it for an hour when I, for the second time, handed the banker a document I’d received in the mail. She gave it a more...
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Louise Carnachan
- Nov 14, 2023
- 3 min
After the Strike
The adjoining conference rooms opened into one weird L shape. Seating was available but not one of the thirty people took a chair; they...
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Louise Carnachan
- Oct 10, 2023
- 4 min
The Employee Who Stands Out
Signing bonuses, work from home options, pay competition, and leaping to the next job with a higher salary—nice work if you can get it!...
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Louise Carnachan
- May 18, 2023
- 3 min
Is an Optimistic Vision a Delusion?
Recently, I naively got into more than I’d bargained for. I didn’t know as much as I probably should’ve so I stumbled gamely forward...
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Louise Carnachan
- May 2, 2023
- 3 min
People Who Love Their Work
The plane was still boarding when a man in an airlines uniform stopped to talk with the passenger ahead of me. “I know that guy,” he...
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Louise Carnachan
- Feb 7, 2023
- 2 min
It's February: Love is in the Air (& Office?)
I f thou remem’brest not the slightest folly That ever love did make thee run into Thou hast not loved. William Shakespeare, As You Like...
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Louise Carnachan
- Jan 3, 2023
- 3 min
What's Your Next Hero's Journey?
I wondered if writing and publishing Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues could be considered a hero’s journey....
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Louise Carnachan
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
Poorly Wrapped Communication Packages
“I haven’t finished asking my question,” I snapped at my mother’s physician who had interrupted me at every turn. Because I’d spoken with...
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Louise Carnachan
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
Small Experiments
I was inspired by a blog post written by my friend, Anne Kearney (article here). She discusses the small urban design experiments found...
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Louise Carnachan
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
Thoughts on Quiet Quitting
“Who are you here to see?” asked the nurse who was monitoring the door to the nursing unit. The elderly woman standing in line ahead of...
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 9, 2022
- 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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Louise Carnachan
- Jul 12, 2022
- 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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Louise Carnachan
- Jun 28, 2022
- 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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Louise Carnachan
- Jun 14, 2022
- 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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Louise Carnachan
- May 16, 2022
- 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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Louise Carnachan
- Apr 5, 2022
- 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...
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