The best way out is through

Please enjoy this excerpt from my next Blossie @work book:
Keep Cool in Hot Situations…at Work! 

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If you sometimes hear yourself giving in to unhealthy compromise or blame-shifting at work, keep two things in mind:

First, so does everyone else, especially on days when we’re rushed or not feeling strong. On these days, all someone has to do is say the wrong thing, and we’re reacting before we even realize it.

Second, the impulse to “do anything” to get out of a stressful conflict is normal. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the stress of a conflict?

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Introducing: Keep Cool in Hot Situations…at Work!

Please enjoy this excerpt from my next Blossie @work book:
Keep Cool in Hot Situations…at Work! Coming this July(-ish) 😊!

headphonesNo time to read? Listen here!

On a warm, sunny morning, you drive to work, listening to your favorite music and thinking about the day ahead. Feeling focused and positive, you arrive at your job and settle in, sipping your coffee and planning the morning.

Then the phone rings, or you read your email, or someone stops by, and suddenly things take a radical turn.

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