Common issues employees face: Interpersonal conflict
Communication problems
Gossip
Bullying
Harassment
Discrimination
Low motivation
Low job satisfaction
Performance issues How to handle conflict: Talk with the other person
Listen carefully
Focus on behavior and events, not on personalities
Identify points of agreement and disagreement
Prioritize the areas of conflict
Develop a plan to work through each conflict
Follow through on the plan
Build upon successes Top 10 problems (LinkedIn) Communication or lack thereof
Staying engaged and motivated
Project management and organization
Staff attitudes and hierarchy/bureaucracy
Dealing with ch...
The red dice tumbled and bounced down the green felt and rebounded off the bumper. I held my breath. My head swam. My heart pounded.
The dice wobbled, spun, and settled. Two fours, a hard eight, again.
Cheers exploded from the other players around me. They all had money riding on my throw and it just payed off. Big time!
A few hundred for an old chain smoker to my far right. An even two thousand for a too-tanned gin swiller to my left.
For me, ten thousand dollars. I couldn't believe it.
I had already won five thousand on a wild throw. Then for some reason, something told me to let it stand and do it again. Go for double.
For a fleeting mo...
Nova Sapiens a.k.a. Novae by Realmwright, literature
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Nova Sapiens a.k.a. Novae
Nova Sapiens - bright, discerning ones. Aka "Novae"They are highly advanced beings of consciousness. They appeared suddenly from the heavens in the mid 21st Century - or rather they appeared AGAIN to humanity.
Throughout human history they have been perceived as angels.
Primitive cultures worshipped these Star People as deities.They have made several visits to Earth over many millenia, watching for a brief time before deciding that the world was not yet ready for them.
Most of the time, they were met with fear and panic. They would try to use their telepathic abilities to soothe the humans, but our primitive brains couldn't handle the sudd...
Grand Tournament of Summer's Dawn by Realmwright, literature
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Grand Tournament of Summer's Dawn
Reason: held annually, beginning on the first of June (or the sixth month, assuming it's not called 'June').
Length: 10 days
Day 1 - a grand parade and ball for all of the nobles and competitors to size up one another.
Day 2 - is marked by the baking of sweet spice cakes - Scented Day.
Day 3 - a grand feast of many meats - Feast of Beasts.
Day 4-7 - elimination tournaments: joust, melee, archery, and unarmed combat. Then all remaining participants rest and recover until the final day.
Day 5 - a storytelling and music competition.
Day 8 - a circus of acrobats, jugglers, and trained animals. There is also a great chariot race and other ho...
Cherry Blossoms in a Field by Realmwright, literature
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Cherry Blossoms in a Field
Goodbye my last friend
It was snowing when we set out
Many boots marched many miles
Mud and cold roads
Leagues beneath our heels
Blood on the snow
Like fallen cherry blossoms in a fieldSpring has come
Life begins again
Much new hope for some
But none for us
I do not hope
I dare not hope
So many dead
Friends and foes alikeWe are the last of us
Just you and I
And now we part forever
The wind carries us away
We will never be here again
Many tears will flow and fall
Like blood on the snow
Like blossoms in a field
Marine Corps Capt Hort Briggs by Realmwright, literature
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Marine Corps Capt Hort Briggs
STR 9
DEX 9
END 8
INT 11
EDC 4
SOC 8(Retired)Marine Corps Capt: Horatio "Hort" BriggsAge 42Pension: 40k per year - wounded veteran officer bonus. It was reduced by half, considering he wasn't a commissioned officer when he sustained his injury.He didn't make Lieutenant until his 8th year in the Corps, it wasn't until his 6th term (or quarter century in the Corps) that he earned Captain.Retired with the Silver Exemplary Officer's Cross, an etched Marines' Cutlass, and a Silver Sister (standard issue sidearm) etched with the SEOC.Proficient in hand to hand, rifle, sidearm, and small and large blade close quarter combat, Capt "Hort" Briggs is...
Goodwind Gale Inn and Tavern by Realmwright, literature
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Goodwind Gale Inn and Tavern
Name: Goodwind Gale Inn - Common Inn & Tavern
The sign is a painted blue plank showing a white ship with billowing sails
Menu: Fried whitefish with asparagus and soft cheese (8 silvers)
Steamed mussels and potatoes (5 silvers)
Oysters and crab stuffed mushrooms (5 silvers)
Eel soup in a bread bowl with baked apples (4 silvers)
Cod stuffed peppers and pickled beets (4 silvers)
Steamed trout and spinach wraps (3 silvers)
Vegetable soup with fishbone broth (2 silvers)A tall, three storey building that seems to both hunker against and lean into the wind, the Goodwind Gale overlooks the harbor and docks and guarantees some of the freshest far...
6 Simple Rules for Storytelling by Realmwright, literature
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6 Simple Rules for Storytelling
1.Everyone hates a Mary Sue. Flawed characters are far more fun than perfect heroes. No reader can relate with a perfect character.
A fun exercise might be to create a character that struggles with being so annoyingly perfect. Maybe Mary Sue Golden or Ace F. Lawless finds it hard to make true friends. They're very charming and gorgeous, and constantly surrounded by equally lovely peers, but they don't have a best friend/any friends.
All their life, people have looked up to them and held them to higher standards because it seems impossible for them to fail. Maybe they get sick of it and start letting people down on purpose.
Imagine Superman...
Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions Part 1 - a la SFWA by Realmwright, literature
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions Part 1 - a la SFWA
Basics What are the physical characteristics of this race?
How does magic fit in?
How do magical beasts fit in?
Is this generally an earth-like world?
Is it an “alternate Earth”?
Are there different human races, whether or not there are non-humans like elves or dwarves?
How does the cultural and ethnic diversity of this world compare to the real world?
How long have there been people on this world?
Did they evolve, or did they migrate from somewhere/when else?
How many people are there in this country?
How does this compare with world population?
What is considered a small town/large town/city in terms of number of people?
Where does magic...