Karlyn Borysenko

Karlyn Borysenko is the Owner and Principal of Zen Workplace , a consultancy dedicated to fixing the “people problems” to help individuals achieve professional happiness and success, and organizations to drive productivity and results. She’s an MBA, is a dissertation away from completing her PhD in Organizational Psychology, and is a certified DiSC trainer. You can connect with Karlyn on Twitter at @KarlynMB.

Be Selfish to Get Ahead

Karlyn BorysenkoMay 9, 2016

From the time we’re old enough to understand what our parents are saying to us, we’re told that being selfish is a bad thing – that you should share your … Read more

Five Ways to Be a Great Workplace Leader – Regardless of Your Title

Karlyn BorysenkoApril 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 25 … Read more

Five More Tips For Brand New Managers

Karlyn BorysenkoFebruary 22, 2016

Second of two parts If you’ve been promoted to a manager position, you now have people reporting directly to you. And, you’ll find that managing … Read more

Five Tips For Brand New Managers

Karlyn BorysenkoFebruary 19, 2016

First of two parts So, you’ve been promoted to a manager position and have people reporting directly to you. But with great power comes great … Read more

10 Tips For Keeping Your Best Employees Happy

Karlyn BorysenkoJanuary 29, 2016

Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Your best employees are the people who … Read more

Dumb HR Policies That Simply Drive Employees Crazy

Karlyn BorysenkoJanuary 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 4 of 2015. Our regular content will return next … Read more

Why They Stay Or Why They Go: The Keys To Good Employee Retention

Karlyn BorysenkoDecember 31, 2015

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 10 of 2015. Our regular content will return … Read more

The 4 Big Things I Learned From the Worst Boss I Ever Had

Karlyn BorysenkoDecember 17, 2015

I’m a firm believer that we can learn as much from the negative influences in our lives as we can from the positive, because it’s those … Read more

People Aren’t Afraid of Change – It’s About the Challenge of Navigating It

Karlyn BorysenkoJune 24, 2015

I’m at a conference and the morning keynote just stood up in front of the entire room and pronounced that change is hard because people are afraid of … Read more

There’s a Fine Art to Keeping Your Mouth Shut at Work

Karlyn BorysenkoJune 18, 2015

One of my core principles of office politics is this: You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em. Cheesy as that may be (yes, I know … Read more