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Navigating Awkward Situations at Work

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Learn how to navigate awkward situations in the workplace. Discover how to tackle office gossip, disrespectful bosses, generation gaps, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Awkward vs. unacceptable
1. Hierarchy Navigation
  • Someone beat you out for a promotion
  • You beat someone else for a promotion
  • Your boss is making a mistake
  • Someone else took credit for your work
  • Your boss is disrespectful
2. Awkward Words
  • Office gossip
  • Caught in a lie
  • Oversharing
3. Personal Issues
  • What to say when a coworker has a death in the family
  • Breakups
  • Office romance
  • Personal appearance and hygiene
  • Generational gaps
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Lisa Earle McLeod and Elizabeth (McLeod) Lotardo

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