If you’re a job seeker looking for a role in a new company or pitching yourself for a promotion, you’ll want to go into the interview well prepared. Pulling together your thoughts on the fly can be ...

I was raised by wolves in HR. I never had a boss who was an HR person. All my bosses were business people who told me, "Do whatever a good HR person does." I focused on the people and the culture.

And two other tricky workplace dilemmas. Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues—everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to ...