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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...

Louise Carnachan
Aug 9, 20225 min read



Louise Carnachan
Jun 30, 20220 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Jun 28, 20223 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Jun 14, 20223 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
May 31, 20222 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Mar 22, 20222 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Mar 8, 20223 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Mar 1, 20223 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Feb 1, 20223 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Jan 18, 20224 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Sep 28, 20213 min read


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.”...

Louise Carnachan
Sep 14, 20213 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Aug 17, 20212 min read


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...

Louise Carnachan
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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