January 23, 2018 • Volume 9, Issue 2 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: Habitual Handicapping
♦	Ask Amanda: I’m leaving but want to share my insights with my current employer, should I?
♦	Practical Tips: Who Are You Again?

Habitual Handicapping

Excuse experts. Every workplace has them, it may even be you. “I didn’t get what I needed from accounting in time,” “The data itself was flawed,” or “I couldn’t help missing the meeting, the traffic was terrible!” These types of excuses are so common that most people dismiss them the minute they hear them.
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	Unfaced fears become limits.

Practical Tips: Who Are You Again?

If you’ve got siblings, you’ve probably been called by their names before—often by your own parents. That’s because the names you use most often are stored together in your brain. It may annoy you but it’s generally not intentional.
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I’m leaving my job. I would have loved to stay but my manager refuses to listen to my input. I see what’s wrong and think I have good solutions but I’m tired of banging my head against the wall. I’d like to help my teammates that remain and want to make my case both in my exit interview and in an email. My team is split on whether this is a good idea. What do you think? – S.D., East Hanover, NJ

Congratulations on your new job! I’m glad you took action to find a better fit for yourself.

While your desire to help others is admirable, in this case I think your good intentions are misplaced. Always ask yourself, “Whose problem is this to solve?” In this case, it isn’t yours. Your teammates are all choosing to stay in that environment.
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