Inside The Workplace

In order to understand bullying behaviors, it helps to see it in action.  Below are some examples of what it is and is not. Acceptable Behavior Rude Behavior(But Not Bullying) Bullying Behavior Giving someone a negative performance review using constructive criticism Not listening to what your employees have to say Demanding that one employee take [...]

Bullying can come in all shapes and forms. Here’s a look at some of the most common types. Corporate Bullying: This occurs when bullying becomes a way of life in a company or organization. The bully may: o    Force employees to work long hours o    Pile an unreasonable amount of work on employees o    Deny [...]

We all knew bullies in school who pushed people around to get what they wanted. Unfortunately, many schoolyard bullies continue their behavior through school and out into the workplace. People may also have learned bullying from parents or relatives as they were growing up. Personality Disorders Many personality disorders can result in bullying behavior, including: [...]

I should first give you a short description of the most common of workplace bullying behaviors so you can relate to how a workplace bully can and will use cyber-bullying to achieve his ambitions and reach his evil goals. The projection bully is the guy that yells and screams, get’s right up in your face [...]

I thought this piece of recent news out of Massachusetts to be of great significance in keeping you up to date on all the anti workplace bullying news. ******************************************************* Boston– The Massachusetts Healthy Workplace Advocates announced March 5 that the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill – Senate Bill 916 and House Bill 2310 – has progressed [...]

I ran across an interesting study about the the connection between being bullied at work, our families reactions to it and the adverse health effects that the bullying causes.   Here’s that study. The study involved 280 full-time employees and their spouses. Participants were asked how often supervisors behaved badly. In particular, the survey rated [...]

Have you ever read someone Else’s account of what happened to them, say in a self-help book, and said “that’s happened to me before?”  And by reading the story, you realized that it made you feel better, not because it solved your problem, but because you found someone you could relate to. And with just that little bit of knowledge [...]

Bullies tend to project their inadequacies onto other people to avoid facing the facts and to divert attention from themselves. They use the tactics of blame, criticism, and allegations. Allegations made by bullies are often misdemeanors they themselves committed and are now projecting onto someone else. Webster’s New World Dictionary says that to project something [...]

Things Your Co-Workers Won’t Say By Catey Hill | SmartMoney EG – Fri, May 6, 2011 3:00 AM EDT Not all bullying is done by a boss, a manager, supervisor or whoever is above you.  Read on to see who else could be making your life miserable at work. “Stop being such a bully.” More [...]

Today’s post is an excerpt taken from my book, Alligators in the Water Cooler, A Guide to Identifying Bullies & Their Buddies in the Workplace. You are being emotionally and psychologically beaten up.  Your physical health has been impacted by the stress.  Your life is not your own because the bully has managed to rob you of your [...]