Public Speaking

Don’t try to make all your employees happy

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Don’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?

Stop the bully in the next cubicle

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

What 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 […]

“Mr. Negativity” proudly destroys teamwork

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Carl 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, 2008

Bullies 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 […]

Teaching children to stop bullies at school

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal described a new “craze” to teach students not to become bullies.  In “Learning by Cooing: Empathy Lessons From Little Tykes,” the Journal described the method used by a school in a Seattle suburb, among other schools, that puts 6 month old babies in front of children from […]

“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 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 […]