interview with a decision coach by Alison Green on October 3, 2022 I recently talked with Nell McShane Wulfhart, who has one of the most interesting jobs I’ve heard about in a long time: she’s a decision coach, someone who helps people make big decisions. It’s a job she invented, and it’s fascinating! She’s also the author of The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution […] Read the full article →
how to be an ally at work by Alison Green on September 28, 2022 You should check out @robinrambles on TikTok … her videos on race issues at work are really good. In particular, she’s done a series of videos where she plays a white ally addressing racism with other white coworkers, and in doing so demonstrates language that white people can use to combat racism in their workplaces. […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager speed round by Alison Green on September 20, 2022 It’s part 2 of this year’s Ask a Manager speed round! (Part 1 was last month.) Until 4 pm ET today, I’ll be answering questions live (using some of the questions that were submitted but not answered in part 1). Last month I answered 78 questions in two hours; we’ll see if I can match that today. […] Read the full article →
new design by Alison Green on August 22, 2022 Thanks to everyone who’s given feedback on the new design. I have read all the feedback and changes are in the works to make it more usable for the people who are having problems. Give me a little time but I’m working on it! Also, there’s been a change to the line spacing in the […] Read the full article →
Ask a Manager speed round by Alison Green on August 17, 2022 It’s the second-ever Ask a Manager speed round! (The first was last year and it’s here.) Until 4 pm ET today, I’ll be answering questions live. Last year I answered 76 questions in two hours; we’ll see if I can match or beat that this time! How to ask questions: Submit a question using the form here. (Don’t […] Read the full article →
speed round — submit your questions by Alison Green on August 16, 2022 Tomorrow is the Ask a Manager speed round! On Wednesday from 2-4 pm ET, I’ll be answering as many questions as I can live on the website during that time. To submit a question in advance, use the form below. These will be short answers, obviously, so this is better suited for questions that don’t […] Read the full article →
some Ask a Manager books by Alison Green on June 29, 2022 You need an Ask a Manager book! Here’s what’s available: Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work In this book, published by Ballantine/Random House, I tackle more than 200 of the tough conversations you might need to have during your career and give you […] Read the full article →
being direct as a Black woman, coworkers identify people by race, and other questions with Michelle Silverthorn by Alison Green on June 27, 2022 I’m thrilled to welcome Michelle Silverthorn back to Ask a Manager to share her answers to some of readers’ toughest questions on race. Michelle’s new four-part interactive e-learning series, Inclusion LAUNCH — covering DEI fundamentals, unconscious bias, communicating across difference, and allyship at work –will be released later this summer. You can find out more […] Read the full article →
letters that make you say, “wait, what?” by Alison Green on June 14, 2022 There’s now a new category in the sidebar: letters that make you say, “Wait, what?” It’s here: Wait, what?! It’s currently got 165 letters in there. Happy reading! Read the full article →
15 years of Ask a Manager by Alison Green on May 30, 2022 Fifteen years ago this past Saturday, I launched this site. I wasn’t sure if anyone would read it, but I thought I had a few months of posts in me (little did I know the letters you had in you). A decade and a half later, here are some highlights year by year. In 2007, […] Read the full article →