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Part I: The clique makes me feel like I’m in high school



Office-Politics Guest Adviser Julie Fleming-Brown, J.D. answered the letter below. Julie provides attorney development coaching, assisting lawyers in polishing the skills necessary to support a successful practice, building an expanding client base, taking on leadership roles, and integrating their professional and personal lives for maximum effectiveness and satisfaction. Dear Office-Politics, I am ...

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On the outside



Dear Office-Politics, I'm new in an area with three other women managers. One of the managers has mentored the other two. As I come up with ideas, I review them with our manager and with each of my peers. When it comes time to make decisions on directions I suggest, I ...

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Part II: Nice to a Fault



Dear Office-Politics, I work at a small liberal company where nepotism runs rampant. Of the less than 75 employees, I can probably name about 25 people who are related to someone within the company, either directly or indirectly. That has never been a problem for me, as it never directly affected ...

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Part I: Nice to a fault



Dear Office-Politics, I work at a small liberal company where nepotism runs rampant. Of the less than 75 employees, I can probably name about 25 people who are related to someone within the company, either directly or indirectly. That has never been a problem for me, as it never ...

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Part One: Office Picnic is no picnic!



Dear Office-Politics, I need some insight in figuring out what type of workplace culture I've joined. I joined a new company in April. At first it seemed friendly enough. I wasn't looking for perfection nor to assume that my co-workers would become my "friends." Though I'm at a loss to ...

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Part Two: Office Picnic is no picnic!



Dear Office-Politics, I need some insight in figuring out what type of workplace culture I've joined. I joined a new company in April. At first it seemed friendly enough. I wasn't looking for perfection nor to assume that my co-workers would become my "friends." Though I'm at a loss to ...

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I am terribly inept when it comes to office politics



Dear Office-Politics, Let me first start by saying that I am terribly inept when it comes to office politics. I never seem to know the proper thing to do. Here is my situation... A department head was hired to replace the previous person who was promoted. He brought his assistant along with ...

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