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BulliesAmongUs: Friends and Allies: Antidotes to Bullying
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Friends and Allies: Antidotes to Bullying. A wonderful woman told me a success story this week. Because the cousin intercepted all their messages and attempts, they decided they would try to reach the CEO directly, but with no success, until one day when the CEO personally answered his phone. He actually took time to listen to the caller’s story and agreed to investigate. The happy result was that the bully, the cousin, and two of their buddies were fired. They Cant Be fro.
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BulliesAmongUs: Queen Bees and Bullies at Work
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Friday, February 6, 2009. Queen Bees and Bullies at Work. The obviously pregnant woman shook so violently from head to toe that I worried about the welfare of her baby. Was she cold? No, she was enraged and trying with every fiber of her being to control her anger. The key word is control- of herself and others. As a bully, she had a specific target. As a passive-aggressive personality, she had many years of practice in control. With some behaviors, she resembled office “Queen Bees”—col...
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BulliesAmongUs: Your Thoughts Determine Your Destiny
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Sunday, February 8, 2009. Your Thoughts Determine Your Destiny. Regardless of who we are, where we are, and what we do, attention to these words may lead us to be better people at work and at home:. Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.—Origin Uncertain. Posted by Jean R. McFarland, Ph.D. Jean R. McFarland. February 8, 2009 at 3:47 PM.
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BulliesAmongUs: 2009-02-01
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Friday, February 6, 2009. Queen Bees and Bullies at Work. The obviously pregnant woman shook so violently from head to toe that I worried about the welfare of her baby. Was she cold? No, she was enraged and trying with every fiber of her being to control her anger. The key word is control- of herself and others. As a bully, she had a specific target. As a passive-aggressive personality, she had many years of practice in control. With some behaviors, she resembled office “Queen Bees”—col...
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BulliesAmongUs: Model for a Workplace Bullying Policy
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Sunday, January 11, 2009. Model for a Workplace Bullying Policy. Does your organization have a Workplace Bullying Policy? If not, it should. . Look at the following quotes from Desert Ore Contracting's Workplace Bullying Policy. The policy is clear, to the point, and short- only one page. Why does Desert Ore have this concise and workable policy? Because it is located in western Australia, where workplace bullying is illegal, as it will be in the United States eventually. The Company Takes a Stand. Deser...
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BulliesAmongUs: 2009-01-11
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Saturday, January 17, 2009. Bullying, Sports, and Losing: A Volatile Blend. Spouses and significant others, kids, and pets. If the Cardinals lose, it will be an especially busy night for local police. A word of caution: If you are the target of a workplace bully who is one of the "losing" fans, avoid the bully Monday morning. He or she might still be in a foul mood. Posted by Jean R. McFarland, Ph.D. Sunday, January 11, 2009. Model for a Workplace Bullying Policy. If not, it should. . Spells Out Conseque...
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BulliesAmongUs: 2009-02-15
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. HR Can Be the Company Champion. Human Resources can be the company’s champion by decreasing company costs. One sure-fire way to reduce company costs is to have a solid, well communicated, and enforced anti-workplace bullying policy. Here is a basic outline for creating a policy:. 1 Enlist support of upper managers and administration. 2 Use HR’s bountiful access to personnel records to compile data on the. A Number of voluntary and involuntary departures. 5 ENFORCE the policy.
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BulliesAmongUs: 2008-11-16
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Thursday, November 20, 2008. Are Workplace Bullies Animal Abusers? Will current attention and discussion on workplace bullies expose animal abusers? Workplace bullies are likely to have been schoolyard bullies. As very young children schoolyard bullies were probably cruel to animals. This is well researched and documented. Or even worse, sponsor or breed dogs for pit fights? The thought sickens me. More on this later. Posted by Jean R. McFarland, Ph.D. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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BulliesAmongUs: 2008-12-14
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Fireman Bullied at Tucson Fire Department. Last Spring, a Tucson firefighter began litigation proceedings against the Tucson Fire Department for their bullying activities against him. Adam Neal accused his co-workers of harassment that included “tying him up with duct tape,” according to an Associated Press article in the Arizona Republic. Time devoted to bullying. Time lost due to low employee engagement of the bullies and their target. That’s only the beginning. The next t...
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BulliesAmongUs: 2008-12-28
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Saturday, January 3, 2009. Organizational Change: A Hotbed for Bullying. What's going on in the organization where you work? Are major changes taking place? Organizational changes are widely associated with bullying behaviors, and it makes sense. Stress within organizations is no exception to the rule that for every action, there's a reaction. One chain reaction that occurs looks like this:. As employees or employers, you can't afford workplace bullying. Posted by Jean R. McFarland, Ph.D.
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