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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008New resources to help you eliminate bullies from both your work and personal life are ready to ship:
* My new 10-CD set, “How to Stop Bullies in their Tracks,” complete with 20 case studies, plus a free bonus, unabridged reading of my book, “Parenting Bully-Proof Kids: Stop School Bullies in Their Tracks.”
* The Bullies Be […]
Avoid litigation that will keep you awake at night
Friday, November 21st, 2008In her column in the East Bay Business Times, “Legal Report: Avoid litigation that will keep you awake at night,” Barbara Grady used my expertise in the section on handling bullies in the workplace.
To read this section of the article, click here
Facing a two-faced coworker
Friday, September 19th, 2008My advice was asked on this situation on condition that the author remains anonymous. What would you do if you faced a two-faced coworker or teammate who treated you civilly in public but attacked you when you were alone? And no one else in the office knew or would believe you.
Don’t try to make all your employees happy
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 […]
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