Respectful Workplace
You Are a Bully If… You may be a bully and not even know it. While some bullies actively target their victims in malicious, planned ways, … read more
The Call That Tells It All Recently I received a voicemail message from an HR Director inquiring about my training services. When I called back, the … read more
Latest Incivility Data In the April 2009 Edition of the Harvard Business Review, lead researchers Porath & Pearson summarize a decade-worth of research … read more
Bullied Managers This week, my work led me to encounter firsthand experiences of those 9% of bullying cases that, according to new … read more
Recession and Incivility Here’s some bad news: as the financial crunch continues, I predict a significant rise in incivility-related phenomena in the workplace. … read more
Obama-Inspired Organizations (2) Here are two more ideas that organizations can and should borrow from Obama’s example: A. Inspirational leadership. When was the … read more
Obama-Inspired Organizations (1) With the inauguration last week of Barack Obama, it is apparent that organizations of all sectors would benefit from applying … read more
Manager’s Harassment Mistakes (2) Okay, let’s analyze the manager’s responses to the female employee who had been the subject of sexual looks and comments. … read more
Manager’s Harassment Mistakes (1) Over my holidays’ vacation overseas, I re-discovered that in the harassment arena, managers fall into similar traps regardless of differences … read more
Interesting Bullying Stats Here are some recent statistics from Gary Namie, co-founder of the highly-regarded US-based Workplace Bullying Institute. I would suspect that … read more
