Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Ethical Leadership Ends Bullying
Workplace bullying is a national and international problem.
Researchers have looked at the causes such as financial stress, insecurity, or narcissism. We also have uncovered that targets are more likely to experience panic attacks, insomnia, [...]
Overlooked and Ignored: Another Form of Workplace Incivility
Patrice was a conscientious colleague at her local newspaper.
She was ready to pitch in when someone needed to fact check an item. She even offered to do light editing when time permitted. However, her assistant editor, Kyle, didn’t like her [...]
Vicarious Bullying, Dealing With Multiple Bullies On Staff
Stanley was in disbelief once again. His boss’s administrative assistant, Karol, burst in his office barking orders.
“You know Mr. Thyme wants it this way! He will send this back!” Stanley just stayed still and let Karol get her assault [...]
Be Thankful For Civility On The Job
National and international studies show that workplace bullying remains a problem.
Regardless of your political affiliation, one can see how the bullying temperament of the White House has increased the number of hate crimes and aggressive behavior [...]
A Message For Anti- Bullying Month – A Glimpse At Steven Spielberg
So, do you have a child being bullied? Perhaps you are facing adult bullying?
Those facing abuse and aggression can prevail. Those facing bullying can use those unfortunate experiences to create new messages.
The inspiration for this blog is [...]
Bullying And Brain Damage
Did you know that being stressed out could cause brain damage?
These are the findings from Dr. Klaus Miczek, a Tufts University psychologist. He found a way to replicate bullying for rodents. By placing a larger and aggressive rat in a cage [...]
Elder Abuse: The Quiet Victims Of Bullying!
Last night I did a talk on bullying for an audience of people at a local library and started out asserting the same motto that I use for discussing addictions as being applicable to bullying.
Bullying does not discriminate, rather people do! [...]
Bullying From the Bully & Victim Perspective
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Author Roy Dimond’s exciting new novel, I, Bully addresses the serious issue of cyber bullying. What makes this story unique is that it is told from the perspective of both the bully and the victim. Roy worked at all levels of [...]
Did You Have A Bully-Free Holiday?
Matty was always the smaller kid.
He was smart, gifted with science, but smaller than his older brother, Tim. For some reason, Tim enjoyed the blood sport of picking on his brother, especially in front of company. Tim embarrassed Matty about [...]
Workplace Bully
We assume that bullying is a problem that is limited to schools, playgrounds and children and youth.
However, that’s not so. Bullying has become more prevalent at the workplace and even the elderly are being bullied more often. Although the [...]
Reflecting On Mandela
We all have had a few weeks to reflect on the life and times of Nelson Mandela, an amazing revolutionary who fought for inequities at the risk of his own well being.
His life achievements have changed the world and how we look at violence, inequities, [...]
Technology Is Such A Blessing, And Yet At Times A Curse
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“It was the worst of times. It was the best of times.”
– Charles Dickens, “A Tale of Two Cities”
Technology is such a blessing, and yet at times a curse.
While social media has exploded business opportunities, helped [...]
Bullying Or Boys Being Boys?
One might ask, what constitutes bullying, even in the NFL?
Jonathan Martin leaving the Miami Dolphins, alleging he had faced hazing and bullying form Ritchie Incognito has brought new attention to workplace bullying in a place known for over [...]
October Is Bully Prevention Month
Do you feel stressed out at work when dealing with a particularly aggressive individual?
Do you feel coerced to comply with unreasonable demands, or berated for little things?
Does the treatment from your boss or others escalate and become more [...]
Ghost In The Machine: Cyber Harassment, Technological Bullying
Have you ever dreaded opening your email or other electronic messages because the tone and language was beyond insulting?
As we all are increasingly relying on email, texts and electronic communication in work and education, the opportunity [...]
Does Back To School Mean Back To Bullying?
A recent student by Dr. Leah Hollis confirmed that 62% of higher education professionals face workplace bullying.
This statistic is 58% higher than the general population. Does back to school at colleges and universities mean back to bullying?
As [...]
Bullying? Round Two At Rutgers?
As Rutgers scrambled this spring in the midst of the player abuse scandal and the wake of the Mike Rice era, they have fallen further down the rabbit hole of controversy with the hiring of Julie Hermann as the new Rutgers Athletics Director.
According [...]
R U Bullied?
How can this happen at Rutgers?
I am a Rutgers Alum, and thrilled with the education I earned “on the banks”. I am a former student athlete and two year letter winner in volleyball at Rutgers. I have served as the Director of Academic [...]
Bullying: As Bad As Domestic Violence
The issue of bullying is all over the news and internet.
This is far more damaging than the bullying of the past, with social media, texting, sexting and all the other current ways that kids can hurt other kids. Because children of violent homes [...]
Martin Luther King Day Of Service Starts At Work
Martin Luther King Day of Service Starts at Work
Did you know that Martin Luther King was only 26 years old when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott? At the age of 35 he won the Noble Peace Prize and at 39, he was slain in Memphis, Tennessee. [...]
YOU’RE FIRED! But Wait, My Life Isn’t A Reality TV Show…
Richard had been a rising star in his company since his initial point of hire four years previous.
He had landed major clients, bonuses, and was recognized regionally and nationally for his work. Despite the recession, Richard’s life was [...]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Office Bully Monster
We are entering that cherished time of they year…
Halloween moving through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years is a time where office parties and progressively bad behavior seem to be overlooked underneath the haze of holiday cheer. [...]
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