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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 […]

Teenage student harassed, bullied and beaten, but none of the adults at school protected him.

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

According to numerous reports, a teenager was bullied at West Middle School in metro Denver.  The boy had pencils, markers and a calculator taken; he was called fat; he was called “gay” because he was involved in musical theater; because he was from musical theater, he was called a “Nazi.”  Eventually, he tried fighting back […]

Teach children and teens to be resilient; don’t be defeated by disappointment, hostility, abuse, trauma or bullies.

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Are 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?  […]

Top 12 Warning Signs of Controlling Husbands

Friday, February 8th, 2008

What are the warning signs of controlling husbands?  Here’s my list of the top dozen.  Do you have any to add?

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 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 […]

Teens Bullying Parents

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

I read an interesting post, “Responding to Manipulation,” on the byparents-forparents blog which highlights the fact that teens will try to manipulate their parents. I see that problem all the time. It’s natural for children, especially as they become teenagers to try to get their parents to give them everything they want. But parents must […]

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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