4. Know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em. Pick your battles. If you’ve made best case you can for doing something a certain way and boss decides to do it Sally’s way, smile and go along (unless doing it Sally’s way is going to send you to jail). If your way really is better, people will remember that when Sally folds like a cheap card table. When you do decide to keep fighting to do it your way, make sure it’s something worth fighting for and not just because you can’t stand to lose. If you only start a war when stakes are high you have a better chance of coming out on top than if you try to fight every low-level skirmish like Sherman going through Atlanta.

5. Don’t hide your mistakes. As soon as it becomes apparent that something has gone wrong, take it to your boss and be upfront about what happened. Have a plan laid out to correct problem and limit fallout. You should be able to tell boss that you’ve already put recovery in motion and exactly what final outcome will be. The key here is to accept blame without hand wringing or whining and pointing fingers at your subordinates or other departments. You take responsibility, and then you take lead in fixing it.

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Leather furniture is also ideal for homes with pet allergies. For same reason as hard flooring is more suitable than carpet, leather holds far less allergens than fabric.

Keep a seat for allergy sufferer that pets are not allowed to sit on. Also be certain that animals do not sleep on beds or enter bedrooms of allergy sufferers. Consider keeping sleeping area of home as a pet-free zone.

MAKING YOUR PET AS HYPO-ALLERGENIC AS POSSIBLE

There are even things you can do with your pet to reduce allergic effects of having them in your home.

Frequent grooming and bathing with a mild soap to prevent over drying will reduce dander that is one of main causes of pet allergies. It would be recommended that someone without allergies take on this task.

Washing hands after playing with a pet and avoiding touching your face with unwashed hands will also help. Since some individuals are also allergic to saliva of pets it would be sensible to not allow your pet to lick you.

In case of more serious allergies or asthma it may be best that no pet share home. For older children or adults it may be possible to find a medication or treatment which makes situation tolerable if they prefer to keep pet despite allergy. The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.