OD Chatter
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OD Chatter: Quiet in the Office!
Dear OD Chatter, I have enjoyed your column for its entertainment value. My coworkers and I enjoy answering the questions and then checking your answer. …
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OD Chatter: Love My Organization, Can’t Spend More $$
Dear OD Chatter, I am the founder of a good size organization and my question is this: how do I keep my key people happy…
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OD Chatter: Now I’m THE Boss … Now What?
Dear OD Chatter, I wrote to you early this year and you sent me some real talk (honest information) about how to grow my career…
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OD Chatter: ZERO Politics at Work PLEASE! (part 2)
Dear OD Chatter, Thank you for your advice, I am the CEO of my family’s business and your column is always spot-on. My question centers…
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OD Chatter: ZERO Politics at Work PLEASE!
By Debra Dee Bradford Dear OD Chatter, Thank you for your advice, I am the CEO of my family’s business and your column is always…
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OD Chatter: Is This A Wrongful Termination?
Dear OD Chatter, I believe I was recently wrongfully terminated from my job last Thursday. I was terminated/laid off due to ‘company restructuring’. For weeks…
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OD Chatter: Turf-Wars at the Top!
By Debra Dee Bradford Dear OD Chatter, I am a member of a senior leadership team in an organization where change is constant. At least…
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OD Chatter: My New Executive Director is Abrasive
Dear OD Chatter, I am a schoolteacher at a private and rather elite school – I am so proud to be teaching these young minds…
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OD Chatter: Should My First Hire Be a Contractor or Employee?
Solopreneur with Business Pains: Hiring First Employee Dear OD Chatter, I am a solopreneur and am looking to grow my business and hire my first…
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OD Chatter: Must Small Business Owners Follow Federal FMLA and ADA Directives?
Dear OD Chatter, I am a small business owner and wonder if FMLA is something I have to honor here in PA? One of my…
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OD Chatter: Motivating Employees When The Boss Is Away
Dear OD Chatter, My guys are great when I am on the construction site, they are on top of everything to the point where they…
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OD Chatter: My Boss is Asking Mislead HR
Dear OD Chatter, I am less than 30 days on my new job, a job I was super excited to accept. However the senior leader…
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OD Chatter: Fed-up with Madam
Dear OD Chatter, I am a supervisor and have an employee ‘Madam Not-reasonable’ who, no matter how poorly she does her job I am blocked…
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OD Chatter: I Miss Work One Day and HR Writes Me Up! Not Fair!
Dear OD Chatter, I have been with my company for over a year and have never been told anything other than I do a great…
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OD Chatter: How Can I Get This New Assignment?
By Debra Dee Bradford Dear OD Chatter, I work in retail and am just starting my career. Anyway I keep asking for more responsibility like…
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OD Chatter: I Need What I Need
Dear OD Chatter, I am the owner of a company and have a question: I will soon need to add a senior leader to my…
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OD Chatter: Must I Work Weekends?
By Debra Dee Bradford Dear OD Chatter, I became employed in September 2015 and my boss told me during my orientation that he would not…




























































