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This unhappy employee created a hostile, bullying workplace

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Doesn’t a good manager solicit and incorporate employee feedback?  Isn’t employee happiness a major factor in building morale and teamwork?
Well, yes.  With most employees you’d think that’s true.  But listen to what happened to Claire’s team, which harbored an unhappy, negative employee, Heather.
Heather was a chronic, whining complainer.  Nothing was good enough for her.  She […]

“How to Stop Bullies” book reviewed in Denver Business Journal

Monday, January 28th, 2008

On January 25, 2008, the Denver Business Journal reviewed “How to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks.”  Here’s what they said in “Ben’s book on bullying tells how to stop them.”

Stop Bullies Book

Friday, January 18th, 2008

I wrote “How to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks,” because people asked me to.  They wanted to benefits examples of my straightforward, practical, real-world methods and tips applied to hostile and abusive situations at home, with teens, in personal life and in the workplace.
What’s the cost of tolerating bullies?  Slow erosion of your spirit.
The Stop […]

What happens when a conflict avoidant manager doesn’t stop a bullying employee?

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Bullying bosses are common but how about a hostile, abusive employee?  Barbara has a bad attitude: she’s difficult, hypersensitive and harasses co-workers and even her supervisor.  If anyone disagrees with her or gives her feedback, she gets hurt feelings, claims she’s a victim of harassment and pitches a temper tantrum.  She cries, yells, stomps off […]

Stop Bullies in Their Tracks at Work & Home

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Let’s learn to stop schoolyard bullies who have grown up and still try to take control and power:
• In the office at work (bosses, co-workers and employees).
• At home in the family (children, mothers, fathers, your parents and siblings).
• In relationships (friendship, marriage, dating, intimacy).
What’s the cost of tolerating bullies? Slow erosion of your spirit.
Bullies […]

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