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Workplace suicides are up: Watch for signs of trouble

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, August 31st 2009 under Workplace violence   
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By Tali Arbel, TampaBay.com The stresses of hard times can overwhelm someone without a support system of family and friends, psychologists say, sometimes even leading to tragedies at a work site. The Labor Department, for example, reported recently that suicides at a workplace rose to 251 last year, the highest since record-keeping began in 1992. [...]

Workplace bullying no laughing matter

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, August 31st 2009 under Workplace bullying   
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from The Chronicle Herald An employee who routinely mocks co-workers and is openly sarcastic in front of the boss may be the source of guilty pleasure for some, but bullying in the workplace is no laughing matter. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute in Bellingham, Wash., bullying at work seems to have reached an all-time [...]

On the Job: Learn to tame a tyrant boss

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, August 31st 2009 under Workplace bullying   
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By Anita Bruzzese, The Salt Lake Tribune Just as child experts often advise exasperated parents to provide strong parameters for their unruly toddlers, workplace expert Lynn Taylor says it’s time we did the same for bratty bosses. “Just as children with too much power need controls, so do bosses with too much power,” Taylor says. [...]

Dealing with workplace bullies — including your boss

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, August 31st 2009 under Workplace bullying   
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By Julie Tappero, The Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal Everyone has a bad boss story. I have worked for some very difficult bosses in my life. Some of the toughest of them have been the people I have respected the most, and the ones who have taught me the most about running a company. But the [...]

School shooting survivor shares five ways to keep kids safe this year

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, August 28th 2009 under School/Campus Violence   
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By Rebecca Powell, examiner.com When it comes to school safety, many parents wonder just what they can do to help insure their tween stays safe in what should be a danger-free zone: school. Missy Jenkins was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1997 Heath High School shooting that occurred in West Paducah, Ky. In [...]

Rudeness hits the bottom line

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, August 28th 2009 under Workplace bullying   
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By Brian Amble, Management Issues Can you put a cost on bad manners? Does politeness pay? According to a US business school professor, the answer is an emphatic “yes” – in fact the cost of bad behaviour can run into millions. USC Marshall School of Business professor Christine Porath and co-author Christine Pearson, a professor [...]

AU: Put bullies out of work

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, August 28th 2009 under Workplace bullying   
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By Rebecca Wilson, Herald Sun Until recently, I had little experience of the so-called workplace bully. The only bosses who had come close to bullying me in my career were the gnarly and grumpy newspaper editors who drank too much at lunchtime, sacked you, and reinstated you – sheepishly – the next morning. They gave [...]

Ontario General Contractors Association upgrades education offerings

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, August 28th 2009 under Workplace violence seminars   
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By Patricia Williams, Daily Commercial News In keeping with its long-established mandate to provide education and training for its members, the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) is gearing up for another season of continuing education. On tap for 2009-2010 are courses dealing with a wide range of subjects, among them making presentations to potential clients, [...]

Things they should’ve learned in kindergarten

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Thursday, August 27th 2009 under Workplace bullying   
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By Scott Christiansen, AnchoragePress.com The union that represents Alaska teachers is entering into a cash settlement with four employees who accused its former executive directive of workplace harassment. This is the second time in three years the National Education Association and NEA-Alaska, Inc. will pay out cash to employees and former employees who claimed to [...]

MI: Bill would ease state ban on guns on college campuses

Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, August 26th 2009 under School/Campus Violence   
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By David Frownfelder, Daily Telegram Recently introduced legislation would allow concealed weapon permit holders to carry a weapon on college campuses. Senate Bill 747, sponsored by Sen. Randy Richardville, R-Monroe, would remove college campuses from the no-carry zones for concealed weapons, allowing people with CCW permits to carry a weapon at a Michigan college or [...]

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