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Spite and Malice–Only Fun As A Card Game
Spite and malice harms everyone and should be stopped. Whether you are a manager, supervisor, employee, parent, sibling, friend or just want to be a decent human being, be on the alert for indicators of mean-spirited, petty, maliciously vile behavior. Don’t do it yourself and don’t ignore it in others. The card game, Spite and Malice, has been…
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Think Before You CC
Must You Copy Someone On That Message? Being able to send a typed message to several people at once is one of the great benefits of email. However, many people misuse the benefit and make it one of the worst aspects of a great concept. Remember: Email doesn’t waste time. People misusing email waste time. Unless you have been…
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Who Is Responsible For Resolving Contention At Work?
“You two work it out” is almost never an effective way to handle contentious situations between employees. It can create even more problems for several reasons: *It is unlikely that employees will have the skill, the will, or the capability to improve the situation. If they have the ability to resolve a serious problem they probably would have…
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When Someone At Work Is Upset With You
The signs are obvious: A coworker or someone you supervise is unhappy with something you’ve done or said. You may have been in the wrong–or not–but this reaction of pouting, sulking, or giving you the evil eye is certainly irritating. Other indicators that he or she is teaching you a lesson: She won’t make eye contact…
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When A Coworker Is Getting On Your Nerves
Part of maturity and effectiveness at work is learning to deal with (translation: Smile, grit your teeth and tolerate) the behavior of others who have different styles, traits, habits and perspectives than yours. However, there comes a time when a coworker is negatively effecting your work or your mental or emotional state or when you are making unreasonable…
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Discourtesy And Contention At Work: Is It Bullying?
Bully: An Unproductive Label Sensational statistic: 37% of employees surveyed in a study by State University of New York, felt they had been bullied at work. Not an outrageous number, but enough that the authors were probably able to further justify their academic work that studies workplace agression. How accurately does it reflect reality? Given the list of the…