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 [...]

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 [...]