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• Grudge-Holding: Seriously, What’s the Point?

  I don’t know how to hold a grudge. I’ve never met anyone who has done something so terrible to me (killed or seriously hurt someone I love on purpose) that it warrants harboring an extremely negative opinion of them for months or years on end. Even when Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism

• The Replacement Politics of Leaving a Job

  A WCW reader writes: “Dear Alexandra, I’ve read your advice about the right way to leave your job, and I think it’s good. Only trouble is, the people I work with aren’t exactly helping me out. I gave them six weeks notice so that I could find and train Read More... Posted Monday, May 19, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• Don’t Let Rejection Get the Best of You

  Over at Employment Digest , Kit Samuels talks about how you can turn a rejection from a job into a second chance at a future opportunity. Bill suggests that you let go of your anger as soon as possible and e-mail a simple, clean, professional response Read More... Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Job Hunting, Ownership & Initiative, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• What if YOU are the Jerk?

  Bob Sutton’s book, the No A**hole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't , has been generating buzz since it was published last year. Sutton, a professor of management science at Stanford University , argues that a**holes—those Read More... Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 1 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism, Troubleshooting

• How to Break Up with Your Boss

  In their January/February issue, Details Magazine has a provocative article on how to break up with a boss who’s holding you back. The article tells the story of Michael Rogers: “Michael Rogers had lunch or cocktails a couple of times a week with the Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Office Politics, People Skills, Professionalism

• Tale of the Two-Faced Interviewee

  I still remember the day six months ago when a good friend of mine called me up to tell me about this new junior-level employee she wanted to hire. I had never heard my friend, the director of the tourism division at a global advertising agency, sound Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Best Practices, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business, Office Politics, Professionalism, Work

• How to Stop Crying At Work

  I was interviewed on The Greg Behrendt Show about how women can prevent crying at work. Here are some of the points I covered: No matter what your job, having a meltdown at work diminishes your credibility and intrudes on your reputation. Colleagues and Read More... Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Professionalism, Troubleshooting