Author Archives: Jezra

Jezra Kaye Interviewed on Managing the Unmanageable Employee

Doug Miles of Sarasota Radio interviewed Jezra Kaye about Managing the Unmanageable Employee. Watch the video here:

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When Talkers and Thinkers (try to) Communicate

You’ve seen this happen (in fact, it’s probably happened to you!): Two people are having a minor conflict. It should be pretty easy to resolve, except that one of them wants to talk it out NOW, and the other one … Continue reading

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The 12 Most Annoying Workplace Habits

Everyone’s got their own ideas about who and what is most annoying at work.  Meghan M. Biro recently contributed her hilarious list to Ragan PR Daily, a  wonderful resource for business communicators of all types (and that group includes you!).  … Continue reading

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Horrible Bosses: Is Truth Nicer than Fiction?

Often, when Anne or I tell someone that we’ve published a book called Managing the Unmanageable, the response is, “I hope you’re going to write a sequel called Managing the Unmanageable Boss!“ Not surprisingly, The Economist magazine (or whoever wrote … Continue reading

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Unmanageable… or Generational?

Sometimes it can be hard to tell! In today’s workplace, you’ll find three primary generations: Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964 Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, and Generation Y (sometimes called The Millennials), born between 1981 and … Continue reading

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