Weekly, newspapers in Alaska, Washington and Illinois publish Dr. Lynne Curry’s workplace business column. Monthly, magazines such as Carolina Business, Alaska Business Monthly, Podiatry Management and Construction Supervisor use her articles.

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Sexual harassment isn't necessarily personal
Shouldn't the Fox radio station have fired Woody and Wilcox? Wasn't what they did sexual harassment? In our company, a lot of the guys tune into another station and the daily comments are far worse than anything the Fox ever aired. I've complained repeatedly but my manager tells me to grow up and change the channel if I don't like listening. This advice doesn't work when I'm the only woman in the room. Full Article »

Boss can regulate disruptive free speech
Q. I run a small company and supervise three Obama and two Clinton fanatics. Every morning over coffee they go at it and the rest of us are tired of hearing them argue. Full Article »

Director has nonprofit board under his thumb
Q. I joined a nonprofit board last year and see a problem none of the longer-term board members feel comfortable addressing. Our executive director runs the organization as if it is his personal fiefdom. Full Article »

Marriage could cost worker her job
I work in a high profile position in a professional services firm for a conservative boss. I thought my boss and I were good friends. I'd thought he'd be happy for me when he learned I'd found the love of my life and decided to marry him. I also thought I'd proved my worth to him a thousand times over. Full Article »

Job well done can establish habit of success
I have car troubles, man troubles, house troubles, kid troubles and now I have job troubles. My boss gave me an ultimatum this morning, to straighten up or realize I need to find a new job. He said two of my co-workers are tired of covering for me when I leave things undone or make errors I wouldn't make if it weren't for the stress. Full Article »

Help make decisions easy for cautious boss
You work for a hesitant decision-maker. While you respect Mr. Caution and recognize his other great qualities, his indecisiveness sabotages your efforts to achieve the results needed to alter your company's bottom line and launch your career. Full Article »

Cover-up may come back to haunt worker
Q. I just helped a co-worker lie. I didn't mean to and now I don't know what to do. My supervisor left on annual leave Tuesday. My co-worker took advantage of the situation by spending most of Tuesday and Wednesday playing on the Internet and then "ran errands" for most of Thursday and Friday. When I asked her what was up Thursday afternoon when she drifted in after I'd just finished handling two customer calls for her, she said "you could holiday too." Full Article »

Tell truth when interviewer asks about gap
Q. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. I continued working because I didn't know what else to do until my kids took me aside and said if I only had a short time to live, I should live. So I took my life savings and traveled to Mexico and then Costa Rica. I loved traveling. Full Article »

Don't make a life-changing move in haste
Q. I work for my dad in a family-owned business. My dad and I are the two workhorses of the family. My two sisters, each happily married, are clerks in the business and work a 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. schedule so they can be good moms. It's not uncommon for me to arrive at work before 8 and to work past 6. My dad is always here earlier than I and generally leaves with or after me. Full Article »

Ms. Fix-it may have come on too strong
Three weeks ago, a senior manager in the company hired me for an administrative job. Normally the office manager hires the administrative assistants because she supervises them, but she had just left on a two-week vacation when the last assistant unexpectedly quit. There was a lot of administrative work backlogged and the senior manager visiting from Chicago interviewed me. We hit it off, he hired me and I started, feeling excited about my new job. Full Article »

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