Working yourself to death, literally

What is your strategy for not working yourself to death?
911 Repair: It’s time to look back on the year to identify the workplace911 person of the year. We search worldwide for nominees, and some years it can be a very tough call. But not this year.
Meet our person of the year, Kenichi Uchino. Unfortunately Mr. [...]

Work is hard! Where is resilience?

What’s your strategy for building resilience at work?
Your Rant: I remember when work was really easy. These days everything seems like it’s a pain. The problem is that I feel like I’m becoming less resilient. Any thoughts on how I can become better able to handle all the garbage at work?
911 Repair:
One of [...]

Interview Lee Beach on ethics at work

What’s your strategy for ethics at work?
YourRant: Corporate crook prevention please.
911 Repair: Are you tired of seeing corporate executives going to jail? I am. I wanted to explore an approach to ethics at work that actually works. So I talked to Lee Roy Beach, Ph.D., one of the world’s top decision researchers, retired MBA professor [...]

I quit. How to know when to quit working on a project

What is your strategy for knowing when to quit a project? 
Your Rant: My boss recently chided me for sticking with a project for too long. How can you tell when it’s time to pull the plug? JUST SAY NO?
911 Repair:
When I first pitched Working Wounded to a newspaper, I was looking for a full-time position. [...]

Alvin Toffler on how to predict the future

911 Repair: I recently sat down with Alvin Toffler, the author of “Future Shock” (Random House, 1970), which has sold over 8 million copies in the United States, and his latest, “Revolutionary Wealth” (Knopf, 2006). He’s a futurist who is anything but pie-in-the-sky. His insight is valuable and relevant to everyone.Working Wounded: Your book says [...]

Not a party, tips for socializing with people who report to you

What are your strategies for socializing with people who report to you?
Your Rant: I’m a new boss with a weird problem. Work is going fine; it’s the social stuff with my former coworkers that’s making me nuts. What do you do when you get invited to a party from someone who reports to you? It [...]

William Bridges on surviving transitions at work

What’s your strategy for transitions at work?
Your Rant: Transition in baby delivery is the toughest part of the delivery-but you haven’t been through transition in MY office!
911 Repair
Dear Readers: Transition-these days it’s part of everyone’s job, and personal life. William Bridges wrote the book on transition; actually he’s written a whole library (The Way of [...]

Loss leader, coping with a failing business

What are your strategies for dealing with a business that is failing?
Your Rant: I’ll be honest, my business is floundering. Two years ago it was going great guns we expanded and now it’s fallen on hard times. Is there a way to diagnose what went wrong and put it back on track?
911 Repair,
I’m showing [...]

Simple solutions, work simplification strategies

What are your strategies for simplifying your work life?
Your Rant: My doctor said that if I don’t want to have another heart attack, I’ve got to reduce my stress level at work. I need a paycheck but I don’t need another trip to the hospital.
911 Repair,
For many, Tim Nelson has the perfect job-he tests [...]

Loss leader, avoiding common mistakes that leaders make

What are your strategies for avoiding the common mistakes that leaders make?
Your Rant: We just got a new boss who thinks he knows everything and we’re the slaves. Can you please write a column that we can leave on his desk that tells him bosses have to listen to the workers sometimes?
911 Repair,
The Museum [...]