Louise Carnachan
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?
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Louise Carnachan
Sep 103 min read
Always Late
Exasperated by someone who is always late? Here are some insights and tips.
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Louise Carnachan
Jul 93 min read
Listen
It's maddening to try to communicate with someone who has already decided what you have to say.
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Louise Carnachan
Apr 93 min read
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.
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Louise Carnachan
Mar 123 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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
Sep 12, 20234 min read
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,...
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Louise Carnachan
Aug 15, 20234 min read
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...
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Louise Carnachan
Jul 11, 20233 min read
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...
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Louise Carnachan
May 18, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20223 min read
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
Nov 1, 20223 min read
In Praise of Work Friends
It started on Saturdays when I was a motel maid. Our tight-lipped supervisor would depart after lunch which freed us to play at our...
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Louise Carnachan
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
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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