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Just Get Started
If you don't do some planning, that big probably project isn't going to be quality work or on time.
Louise Carnachan
Apr 13 min read
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Anxiety
Anxiety runs rampant in our society for both adults and children. Here are some practical tools.
Louise Carnachan
Feb 113 min read
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Unsolicited Advice (Shut Up Already!)
Sometimes one more piece of unsolicited advice can send you over the edge. But how often do we do that to others?
Louise Carnachan
Nov 12, 20243 min read
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Listen
It's maddening to try to communicate with someone who has already decided what you have to say.
Louise Carnachan
Jul 9, 20243 min read
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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.
Louise Carnachan
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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It's All In Your Perspective
Have you ever found out after you've completed something that you saw it all wrong? It's a matter of perspective.
Louise Carnachan
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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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...
Louise Carnachan
Dec 12, 20233 min read
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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!...
Louise Carnachan
Oct 10, 20234 min read
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Navigating Work Relationships
It’s been three and a half years since the pandemic threw everything sideways. The many and varied consequences of the shut downs,...
Louise Carnachan
Sep 12, 20234 min read
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Self-Confidence or Narcissistic Ignorance?
I’ve been pondering the question of whether the person who proceeds gamely forward without deep knowledge or experience is an irritant or...
Louise Carnachan
Aug 15, 20234 min read
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Preconceptions
I wasn’t planning on buying a new car that day yet I thought I’d look while the trade-in value for my old car was high. I’d had a decent...
Louise Carnachan
Jul 11, 20233 min read
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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...
Louise Carnachan
May 18, 20233 min read
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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...
Louise Carnachan
May 2, 20233 min read
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The Inclusive Leader: Taking Intentional Action for Justice and Equity, Arika Tyner, PhD
Don’t let the compact size fool you—Dr. Arika Tyner’s book is jam-packed with wisdom, information, and necessary action for today’s...
Louise Carnachan
Jan 11, 20232 min read
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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...
Louise Carnachan
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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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...
Louise Carnachan
Sep 6, 20224 min read
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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
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Louise Carnachan
Jun 30, 20220 min read
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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
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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
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