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	<title>Tame Your TOT Blog by Lynn Taylor &#124; How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job</title>
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		<title>How to Land the Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Use your unique selling proposition to stand out from the crowd.
When you search for a job, getting an interview is just the first step – it only makes you one of an unknown number of other applicants. You now need to stand out from that crowd. You can’t assume – or hope – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Tame a Whiny Boss</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Don&#8217;t Let Your Boss Sap Your Energy
The office is quiet, yet buzzing with the low hum of hard work. The mood is serious when your boss makes an appearance and starts to whine: &#8220;Aren&#8217;t you finished yet? But whyyyy? I&#8217;ve been waiting forever. What&#8217;s taking so loooong?&#8230;&#8221; Sounds familiar?
In the latest issue of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help a Self-Centered, Bad Boss Change His Tune</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s not that bad or childish bosses— &#8220;TOTs&#8221; (Terrible Office Tyrants)—are intentionally out to sabotage your career. Many are just &#8220;me-focused.&#8221; They believe the world really does focus around them in the workplace. Unfortunately, employees who don&#8217;t stand up for themselves (diplomatically) can get trampled in their desire to please.
I address the issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Mood Swings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Wouldn’t it be nice to start the New Year in an office that is a sea of calm rather than an ocean of nauseating ups and downs? A moody, bad boss can make your job and workplace constantly turbulent.
As I explain in my latest Psychology Today blog, How To Manage Your Boss’s Mood Swings, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Off During the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bad Boss Behavior]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Career Goals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Holidays are already stressful, especially when you&#8217;re in a hurry to finish up loose ends so you can make it out the door. But what if your boss is a TOT who suffers from “separation anxiety” and doesn’t want you to go? The signs include a last minute barrage of questions, unreasonable requests or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Job-Hunt During the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people think that the holidays are a bad time to job hunt, but that is a common myth. In my latest BloombergBusinessweek and Psychology Today blogs I challenge that misconception and show how you can use it to your advantage.
In fact, even during times of high unemployment, when things slow down at the office there’s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Better to Be Liked or Feared?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Do you find your newly promoted manager vacillating between wanting to be feared and needing to be liked? It may be that the new position requires interpersonal skills that the manager doesn’t possess. He was great at his previous job where working solo was a necessity, but how to lead a team currently eludes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TOT-taming for Beleaguered Office Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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TOT-taming is reaching out to more beleaguered office workers this month with articles appearing in Forbes, CBS/MoneyWatch and Media Bistro. Forbes highlighted Seven Ways to Tame an Office Tyrant — don’t let them see you sweat, listen actively, be a role model, be a problem solver, harness strengths and weaknesses, use humor and show [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things Not to Do in a Job Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my latest article for Psychology Today I talk about winning in that high-stake game – the job interview. Seemingly insignificant mistakes can lead to a job opportunity slamming shut in your face. But putting attention on a few key things and keeping a positive attitude will help you to get through. Here is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn a Distant Boss Into an Interested One</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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In my recent article for Psychology Today I consider one pretty unpleasant workplace situation – when your boss is behaving like a passive-aggressive kid, blocking communication and leaving you high and dry, not knowing what to do and what to expect. Don’t despair – there is a lot you can do. Read on.
Dealing with a [...]]]></description>
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