QUESTION Irene, I was so glad to find this blog. This past year, I've gone through a breakup with a group of work friends and it continues to sting....

For many of us, workplaces have supplanted the roles once played by neighborhoods QUESTION Dear Irene, I just found your site while looking for a ...

Avoiding hurt and acting with grace QUESTION Dear Irene, While I was in graduate school I worked on a project with a classmate named Mindy. We hung...

With more women entering the workplace, it's not surprising that many develop extraordinarily close ties with colleagues, both male and female. To lea...

Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn't-fair results, it turns out that the happy out-perform the less happy.

In my work with senior leaders, I have found that one of the most common complaints of direct reports is that their executives do a poor job of providing coaching.

Last week's tips offered sixteen suggestions for feeling happier at work by tackling aspects of your work space and your day. But actually, your relat...

"Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and has fears about persons and things; the psychotic has convictions and...

There's a huge trend these days for networking up a storm at various organizational events and social networking sites. But sadly with this cultural e...