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Discourtesy and Contention At Work: Describe it Correctly
The most pervasively negative workplace behavior: Discourtesy and Contention It is trendy to call obnoxious people bullies, to to describe unpleasant supervisors as toxic. However, there are less dramatic ways to discuss behavior that should be corrected–then, correct it. The behavior I consider the most problematic in workplaces is behavior that is: Impolite, unmannerly and rude Pestering,…
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Discourtesy And Contention At Work — Finding A Reasonable Perspective
Since I wrote Parts One and Two of this series about the over-use and misuse of the description bully for bad behavior in the workplace, three things have happened: 1. I have gotten many messages about the topic. Almost of all of them agreed with my overall view and had examples to share. Some of the writers…
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Discourtesy And Contention At Work — Defining Terms
Defining terms: What is Bullying? In keeping with the advice to not argue until we have defined terms, I want to clarify how I use the term bully, and my experiences with how others often use the term Let me re-state that I acknowledge there are situations in which people suffer emotionally, mentally and sometime…
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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…