Helping organizations and leaders navigate unsustainable workplace conditions
Having contributed to prior Upjourney articles on apologies and letting go, I was later asked how to write an apology letter to a friend. This is my response. Consider a Phone Call Although I …
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As I continue my research for my second book, Unsustainable: Why Our Workplaces Aren't Working and What to Do About It, I have been watching some old workplace training videos. Some of them are …
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DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of severance agreements in New York and why you might benefit from an attorney review. It is not legal advice and can be considered attorney advertising. If …
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Arbitration is a dispute resolution process that works a lot like going to court, but it is a private process. You get to choose the arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators, and you pay them for their …
DISCLAIMER: This post is a general overview of how missteps can ruin businesses quickly. It is not legal advice. If you have concerns about your business strategy or activities, please make an …
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As a New York employment attorney and global workplace mediator, I’ve seen firsthand how conflicts can escalate and disrupt lives. I have also been a plaintiff in an employment lawsuit, and until …
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In my work as an employment attorney and mediator, employees frequently ask me how important leadership experience is before they seek promotion to management. To many, it seems a management title and …
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Traumatic experiences never really leave us. They become part of us and influence our responses to situations that remind us of them. Initially, this happens largely without our consent. Over time, …
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In business, success is often seen as a result of outpacing others. We compete to show our importance, if not our dominance. Yet few of us licensed professionals invested our time, money, and energy …
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When many people think of licensed professionals, they imagine solo practitioners working in isolation, not collaboration among multiple lawyers across different boutique firms with varying …
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