He said microcheating happens for many reasons, but often it’s because people are simply looking for that spark they feel from a new relationship. Some patients who engage in secretive behavior never cross further lines, but Schroeder said noticing if you yourself are doing it can be instructive.
“There’s certainly times as you go through that that you can over-search for answers, that you can maybe change a system when maybe that’s not what needs to be done,” said Blashill, looking back on his time with Detroit. “And sometimes you just have to stay calm, believe in the process and stay the course.”General manager Kyle Davidson said throughout the team’s coaching search that NHL experience wasn’t any sort of prerequisite. But the way Blashill talked about his Red Wings tenure during the interview process strengthened his case for the Blackhawks job.
“Getting in the room and learning about him and learning how he was going to approach this job I think that time in Detroit as an NHL head coach certainly set him up for approaching this a different way,” Davidson said.Blashill, a former college goaltender for Ferris State, faces a daunting task with a Chicago team that might be further along with its rebuild than what he had in Detroit, but still has a long way to go.The Blackhawks went 25-46-11 this past season, finishing last in the Central Division and No. 31 overall in the NHL for the second straight season. The team has made just one postseason appearance since 2017, and that was the expanded playoff format after the 2020 season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
each made their NHL debut this past season, ramping up hope for the future. Connor Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, is going into his third season, and the continued development of the 19-year-old center might be the most important task for the team’s new coach.“First of all, I think Connor’s going to get to another level,” Blashill said. “I don’t think there’s any question because, like other superstars in this league, he has the drive and want to be the very, very best he can be. There’s zero doubt of the ability that he has. ... Working toward Connor’s strengths will be important.”
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in two cats and suspected in a third in New York City.Conflicts and difficult relationships may be inevitable in any work environment. But there’s a difference between an occasional disagreement and persistent abuse.
“What makes something toxic: it’s more pervasive, more consistent over time,” Tosti-Kharas said. “You may have tried some things and it’s not getting better. ... It’s very deeply entrenched.”Possible indications of an emotionally harmful workplace include a widespread lack of trust and fear of being shot down if you speak up, she said.
Loud screamers aren’t the only kind of toxic co-workers and supervisors. There are quieter forms of toxicity, such as passive-aggressive behavior by leaders who use sarcasm, backhanded compliments, indirect criticism and exclusion to control their employees, according to Alana Atchison, a clinical psychologist based in Chicago.“It is a relationship where you can’t communicate clearly or directly, so you have to silence yourself. You can’t say truly what you need to say and feel safe,” Atchison said.