Louise Carnachan
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
- 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
- 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
- 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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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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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...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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Louise Carnachan
- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
Are You on a Team? Make Everyone Look Good
Off Limits (my former improv troupe) held a reunion in August. Three of us in person, three on Zoom. Our last photo was from 2014. Seven...
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Louise Carnachan
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
Self-soothing
Early in my career, a colleague who’d had enough of my whining asked if I’d ever considered suffering in silence. The answer was, “No.”...
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
Communicating Change- Rapidly!
For my birthday, my dear friend from Seattle joined me on a jet boat excursion up the Willamette River. It was so darn much fun! The...
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Louise Carnachan
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
It's About Time
I sent email to an institution that shall remain unnamed. I offered something of value and asked with which department I should...
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