I wrote this for LinkedIn's Weekend Essay this weekend. If you’re miserable at work, you’re not alone. Having written Ask a Manager for more than a decade

If you’re like most people, your resume lists what you were responsible for at each job you held, but doesn't explain what you actually achieved there.

If you’re like a lot of people, including me, you rely far too heavily on email, even when you’d be better served by talking in real time. After all,

Online RPG club for Ask A Manager fans. All levels of experience welcome. Let's chat D&D and organize games!

A reader writes: I have a friend and coworker who is a gifted writer. She finished her first novel earlier this year and a publisher has offered her an

When an employee is struggling to produce results, managers often aren’t sure whether they should invest time in coaching the person and trying to build

People succeed or fail in the workplace based not just on core job skills but on softer skills too – how well they get along with others, how well they

Sooner or later in your career, you’re going to have a difficult team member – a person whose skills are great but who no one wants to work with because

A reader writes: I am a former HR manager who decided RIFing is not good for my soul. I decided to get into Higher Education a couple of years ago. I have

I did a version of this post in 2012, and it’s become one of the posts that I link people to most frequently, so I figured it was time to update it. I

“My manager and coworker work out together, attend sporting events, dine together, and go on spa vacations together.”

Attending college full-time is not like having a full-time job, and you will come across as naive if you write that in your job application materials.