Workplace Drama

Is your workplace riddled with gossip, power struggles, and confusion? Do you seek clarity in your management and cohesiveness in your team? Do you have a personal obstacle affecting your professional success? If so, there is good news-help is on the way. Stop Workplace Drama offers down-to-earth, practical methods to help business owners, entrepreneurs, and private practice professionals maximize success, increase productivity, and improve teamwork and personal performance.

Author Thomas Erikson explains that there are four key behavior types that define how we interact with and perceive the people around us. Understanding someone’s pattern of behavior is the key to successful communication. Erikson breaks down the four kinds of behavior types - Reds who are dominant and commanding, Yellows who are social and optimistic, Greens who are laid-back and friendly, and Blues who are analytical and precise - and explains how to identify and interact with each type of person.

Working late at night, Lucas, a middle manager in a large organization, meets a custodian named Ted. The two strike up a friendship as Ted teaches Lucas three vital questions with the power to transform the disillusionment he is experiencing at work. Listeners follow Lucas as he learns how to shift from feeling like a victim to acting as a creator in his career. With the wise guidance of Ted and Kasey, a senior manager, Lucas applies the three vital questions and begins transforming his workplace relationships, with exciting results.

No Ego is about increasing awareness of just how often individuals are operating out of ego at work, breeding drama and discord rather than innovation and constructive collaboration. It is high time to reinvent leadership thinking. The current work experience is so full of emotional waste that it's seen as a foregone cost in today's business environments. Cy Wakeman teaches straightforward strategies in which this time and energy can be re-commissioned and put toward the value that hired talent is intended to provide.

The human longing for respect and dignity is deep and pervasive. Yet, while resolving more than 300 workplace conflicts, author Anna Maravelas has met thousands of individuals struggling with tension and mistrust. Creating a Drama-Free Workplace contains strategies to avoid and reverse these troubling trends. Learn why trust and connectedness slip through our fingers despite our yearnings for workplaces that are grounded in collaboration and success.

In Reality-Based Leadership, expert Fast Company blogger Cy Wakeman reveals how to be the kind of leader who changes the way people think about and perceive their circumstances - one who deals with the facts, clarifies roles, gives clear and direct feedback, and insists that everyone do the same - without drama or defensiveness. Filled with dynamic examples and innovative tools, this book shows you how to become a reality-based leader.

Take charge of your career by eliminating communication barriers and taking charge of your business relationships. Make your work environment less tense and more productive by improving communication skills. Set relationship expectations, work with people how they like to work, and give positive feedback and constructive feedback.

Choice. Power. Speed. Today's leaders continually face these forces. But with too many choices, too much power, and too much speed, leaders often make decisions in a heightened state of emotion (and drama). Hasty decisions are often poor ones, and in this climate there is no place to hide. Privacy is a thing of the past; the days of covering up or ignoring a problem are over. In today's transparent culture, the decision making of leaders is more vulnerable than ever - and it is more critical than ever to get it right.

Eliminate sexual harassment, unconscious bias, ethical lapses and other HR nightmares! Companies spend millions on legal compliance training and initiatives to eliminate workplace drama and the resulting low morale and lawsuits, but don't always get the results they want. Most organizations understand that simply checking legal compliance boxes around sexual harassment, bias, etc. isn't enough, but are at a loss on how to implement solutions, especially in today's post-#MeToo world.

“Love Wilde’s Strong Heroines!” She broke his heart. He #Deleted her from his life What happens when an unstoppable blonde meets an immovable ex? It’s complicated. Lexi Four years ago, I blew out of town in a blaze of alcohol and blonde hair extensions. I was hot, cocky, and going places. I left my life and the only real friend I’d ever had in the rearview mirror. Turns out you can’t outrun— or outdrink— your bad decisions. Now I’m back home, dishing out coffee and regret in equal measures. But that’s ok. Because nothing is going to stop me from getting my life together ...

His jeans hug his tight backside and his muscles ripple as he swings his hammer and hauls lumber to and from the site. He is completely unaware of the world around him. James is my best friend’s twin brother, my boss, and a complete jerk. He barely looks up when he comes and goes from the office, dropping orders onto the pile of papers already on my desk. I should leave, move back to the city but I am good at this job and the business is growing, thanks to me. My best friend and his crew step in and let him know that he is screwing up a chance for something more than a good assistant. ...

Having a fling with a nurse at my private practice spells P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L D-I-S-T-A-S-T-E-R. But her growing belly is an even bigger problem. Lesson learned: Avoid hiring post-hookups. My life plan was simple: Stay single, excel in my career as a surgeon. Until Hannah. The icy, gruff demeanor I've held onto has met its match with this sassy, enticing woman. Soon we’re caught up in an off-limits affair that develops into my biggest fear—a real connection. When we agree to fake it as boyfriend and girlfriend for a family event, the charade spirals out of control. Being the first ...

The collected trilogy, all in one place: THE BLUE MOUNTAIN DYNASTY contains all three books in the BLACKSTONE TRILOGY! Beau and Darcy have been best friends since they were born. But can they be more, once Beau's scheming wife hatches a plan so twisted neither of them could have come up with it themselves? Armand holds a burning flame for Jolene, and always has. But what will he do when he believes she's become a killer? Fox and Katrina want each other from the moment they lay eyes on each other, but their lives and careers are in constant conflict. When Fox lures her back with an offer she...

Never in a million years did I think he would do this. Aiden is the last person I thought would break my heart. Yet, he did. We were known as “Grump” and “Sunshine” in college, but without an explanation, he broke up with me. I was devastated. Seven years later, his business brought him to Green Oasis, and he needed an interior designer to remodel his home. Guess who is the only designer in our small town? Yep, he’s my boss now. I know it sounds crazy, but I needed the job. My heart couldn’t resist him as we worked closely together. Despite my best intentions, I was falling hard...

Three short stories that may be familiar if you've read any books from the Love & Riches series of novels. I often fall in love with my characters, even the minor ones. These short stories are my opportunity to give them their own love story. I hope you enjoy these quick reads as much as I enjoyed working on them. Taking a Chance on My Playboy Boss Felicity has a secret desire for her boss, Dr. Alex (from Billionaire's Baby Mama), but she holds a secret from him that could end everything between them, including her job. What will Dr. Alex do when he finds out the truth? The Secret I've Been...

When Chase Stone’s estranged father dies, leaving his multibillion-dollar business to his children, no one is more surprised than him. Growing up outside of the high-stakes world filled with human vultures, Chase and his sister, Alex, are less than enthusiastic about stepping into their father’s shoes. That is until they learn of a half brother they didn’t know existed, and must find to share their inheritance with.

He Already Has Money. He Wants Her … and a Baby Lela Williams is a beautiful, black woman studying architecture in college to make her life better. When she’s approached by Aaron Stone, an alpha male with a bank account to prove it, the sparks fly. Will she be ruled by her emotions or her intellect? Can she resist the sexy white man and all his money? And what happens after their long night of intense interracial passion? Click Look Inside for more hot details and to read a sample. PLEASE NOTE: This story contains adult themes and scenes of a sexual nature.

Her husband died in a car accident six months ago. Burying her pain, Stephanie Hall focused on managing their software company and raising their twelve-year-old twin girls. During a visit to her father in St. John, she meets Neil Cooper, a lawyer. Attraction sizzles between them, and Neil manages to befriend her difficult daughters. The vacation ends too soon. Back in Atlanta, in the middle of a snowstorm, Stephanie decides to reorganize her company and allow herself family time. While cleaning her late husband’s office, she discovers painful secrets that destroy her peace of mind. Neil ...

COLLEGE INSTALOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN, ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE. President of the party fraternity. Leader and role model to younger men. But some activist first-year named Petal wants to bring me crashing down to earth. Normally I wouldn't be worried, but when I see her I know this is gonna be a problem. Because I'm not just crashing . . . I'm falling . . . Falling hard. All the way down the rabbit hole. All the way to my forever. Drama and madness with a touch of angst. Sweetness and a hint of darkness. No cheating. No cliffhangers. And a guaranteed happy ending. This is campus-love, ...

Will following her heart mean denying her dreams? It's not easy being the golden girl. In this Christian Medical Mystery, a gifted young neurologist, Lily Lapree, embarks upon her residency in the teaching hospital where her late father practiced. Longing to try her wings outside the insular nest, the position hadn’t exactly been Lily’s top choice, but the hometown hospital has its perks. Best of all, they’ll help mainstream her live-in sister, Raina, who has special needs. In response to Lily’s promise to keep tabs, they’ll add “Rainy” to their janitorial staff. Though ...