Hostile Workplace
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Monday, May 5th, 2008Don’t try to make all your employees happy. But do make your best employees happy.
Do you recognize who the best employees and managers are?
The 9 Circles of Trust
Monday, April 14th, 2008Whether you’re thinking of personal relationships or the workplace or you’re teaching your children, how can you know who to trust?
Some people think that it’s morally and spiritually advanced to start by trusting everyone. You’re somehow a bad person if you don’t trust people. After all, you get what you put out. Other people say […]
What can you do if the new bosses want to fire you?
Monday, April 7th, 2008I received a number of confidential responses to my blog post on “Top ten ways to create a hostile workplace.” One theme in many responses was about the question: “What should I do if leadership has changed and the new bosses want me gone so they can bring in their own people?”
That’s a situation I’ve […]
Managers who act like therapists victimize their whole team
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Good managers respond to their employees’ personal problems and the distractions of their major, joyous events, like weddings and births. But what happens when a manager tries to be the therapist for a few underperforming and troubled employees, but fails to fix them?
Stop the bully in the next cubicle
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008What do you do if the person in the next cubicle constantly gives you the silent treatment, glares, ignores your requests for information, makes belittling comments in meetings, puts you down in public, spreads false gossip about you, takes credit for what you did, accuses you falsely of making mistakes, tries to rally other people […]
Stop verbal abuse by a know-it-all boss
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Iris’s manager knows everything. He bullies Iris and her co-workers by being right and righteous; he’s sarcastic and demeaning. He destroys teamwork by his constant criticism. There’s never a word of praise, only correction and put-downs delivered in a haughty voice. Every sentence starts with an unspoken, “Well, stupid, you should know …” or an […]
How to correct your children and say “No” to them
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Recently, I’ve seen articles and heard parents saying that since words can hurt, we shouldn’t deny our children what they want or ever say, “No” to them. They think that if we deny them or say “No”, we’ll damage their confidence and self esteem. But if we give them continual praise and approval, we’ll help them […]
“Mr. Negativity” proudly destroys teamwork
Friday, March 7th, 2008Carl loved the title of “Mr. Negative.” He was proud of being smarter than anyone else and thought his put-downs were funny. No matter what you said, he would disagree, counter it or top it. His personal attacks, sarcasm and cutting remarks could bring most people to tears. He could create a tense, hostile workplace […]
Top ten ways to create a hostile workplace
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Bullies at work can ruin a culture, destroy productivity and make your life miserable. Many people focus only on bullying bosses, but I’ve seen just as many coworkers and employees use these bullying methods as I have managers and supervisors. Before you read the top ten I’ve seen, please think for a moment. What bullying […]
Teach children and teens to be resilient; don’t be defeated by disappointment, hostility, abuse, trauma or bullies.
Sunday, February 17th, 2008Are your children and teens resilient? Do they bounce back after they’ve been disappointed or faced hostility, bullies, abuse or trauma? Are you resilient? Do you know how to resist a hostile, abusive, controlling or bullying husband or wife? Can you resist your self-bullying tendencies? How about abusive, controlling or bullying friends, relatives or neighbors? […]
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