Inside The Workplace

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 [...]

The following article is one I wrote  about 7 years ago for the Upstate Business Journal in Chico, CA and I feel the information is still pertinent in todays workplace.    It doesn’t  focus on bullying in particular, but it does give some insight as to what you might do to recognize someone who could or is a bully.  I [...]

Most workplaces carry a certain amount of stress with them where tempers can sometimes flair and feelings can sometimes be hurt but that is only one type of workplace verbal abuse and usually only happens Sporadically. This is being written about a consistent form of workplace verbal abuse that is used as a measured type [...]

MORE PROGRESS AND EXCITEMENT: We  found out from our Texas Healthy Workplace Coordinator that the City of Corsicana in Texas issued a ‘Freedom From Workplace Bullies Proclamation’ this week. This great news! This is an excellent opportunity  for YOU to consider going to YOUR City Mayor/Council to request that they sign a similar Proclamation.,declaring  the week [...]

In this post I will be covering the workplace bully’s behavior and what you can do about it. It’s important to realize that changing a workplace bully is rarely an option. The best way to deal with them and to retain your sanity is to know that ahead of time. It’s like marrying someone with [...]