A Variety of Perspectives on Workplace Bullying

by Sep 13, 2017

I wanted to take a minute to share some news about a very important event coming up in October – National Bullying Awareness Month.

Every year the National Workplace Bullying Coalition puts on a conference so that anyone interested in the topic can join up and share perspectives. What I love most about this conference is that there really are a variety of perspectives.

I love the conference even more this year because it’s online! That’s right, no travel.

Just a day – October 19 – jam-packed full with 15-minute high-value webinars. You can attend from your desk. And it’s only $59.

This year, on October 19, the speakers include psychologists, professors, consultants, authors, and even one lawyer, and one global director of employee relations for an international Fortune 500 company.

You’ll hear perspectives on:

  • recovering from bullying
  • making your case against “a bully”
  • the paradox of advice given to targets
  • virtual work settings
  • leadership and management’s role
  • how employers can take action
  • the role of advocacy and legislation
  • workplace investigations
  • and more.

Beyond all of that amazing awesomeness, you’ll get to hear some stellar keynotes from:

  • Bob Sutton – Best-selling author of the No A**hole Rule and several other books, and Stanford Professor
  • Commissioner Lawrence Weekly, Chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and activist against bullying
  • Jenny Yang, last year’s chair of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

If you’re interested in learning about workplace bullying, this is the place to be. So get your spot.

Again – the conference is ONLINE. And it’s only $59 to attend… for everyone else.

Because I’m the President of the Coalition, I swung you a deal. You can attend for $49 if you use this code when you register: STANDUP

So claim your seat while you still can, and I look forward to “seeing” you on October 19!

Catherine

About Catherine Mattice

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is President of consulting and training firm, Civility Partners, and has been successfully providing programs in workplace bullying and building positive workplaces since 2007. Her clients include Fortune 500’s, the military, several universities and hospitals, government agencies, small businesses and nonprofits. She has published in a variety of trade magazines and has appeared several times on NPR, FOX, NBC, and ABC as an expert, as well as in USA Today, Inc Magazine, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and more. Catherine is Past-President of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), San Diego Chapter and teaches at National University. In his book foreword, Ken Blanchard called her book, BACK OFF! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying at Work, “the most comprehensive and valuable handbook on the topic.” She recently released a second book entitled, SEEKING CIVILITY: How Leaders, Managers and HR Can Create a Workplace Free of Bullying.

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