by Catherine Mattice | Jul 16, 2012 | Workplace bullying
This morning I came across a wonderful website, Overcomebullying.org, that belongs to an organization devoted to resolving bullying in schools and the workplace (Plug: Sign up for their newsletter), and I found one of their articles to make an extremely good point....
by Catherine Mattice | Jul 16, 2012 | Leadership
Unfortunately, the organizational response to bullying behavior is fairly predictable and not always on target. Following are some typical management mistakes encountered when dealing with a bully at work (Namie & Namie, 2000; Hornstein, 1996): • Management often...
by Catherine Mattice | Jul 16, 2012 | Workplace bullying
Today’s workers face the costs of insecurity and incivility. Indeed, an abundance of research indicates bullying is prevalent in the workplace and invites serious damaging consequences for victims, observers, and the organization – including depression, reduced...
by Catherine Mattice | Jul 16, 2012 | Workplace bullying
The idea that bullies exist at work is not a new one; articles and workshops on “dealing with difficult people” and “mean bosses” are abundant. However, “bullying” only recently became of interest to social scientists in the areas of organizational psychology and...
by Catherine Mattice | Jul 16, 2012 | Workplace bullying
How can you make sure your organization is bully-free? Many people like to state that their organizations are healthy, but here are some questions to find out if you have a bully in your organization. But most managers and human resource professionals would say that...
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