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How not controlling your temper affects your career
How not controlling your temper affects your career
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Friday, June 25th 2010   
By M.Collins, Helium.com Everyone gets angry from time to time. Wise parents teach children early to control their tempers. Uncontrolled anger hurts people, can be dangerous, and in the workplace can affect your career success. If you cannot control yourself, how can you direct junior staff properly? Someone who has an uncertain temper cannot be in charge of other workers. It would be foolhardy for any company to promote such a person. A manager, who has an [+]
Workplace & school violence and the importance of recognizing signs of aggression
Workplace & school violence and the importance of recognizing signs of aggression
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, March 10th 2010   
By Joel Griffin, SecurityInfoWatch.com As more and more incidents of workplace and school shootings dominate headlines across the country, security managers find themselves looking for ways to identify potential threats before they manifest themselves into acts of violence. Often the warning signs exhibited by those responsible for bringing terror to their local communities are not recognized by security. According to violence prevention expert John Byrnes, however, many times warning signs are apparent but security personnel are not [+]
6 Ways to Identify an Employee in Need of Anger Management
6 Ways to Identify an Employee in Need of Anger Management
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, February 16th 2010   
Press Release from PR.com In the wake of two devastating workplace violence incidents, Atlanta-based AidevO People Consulting, LLC, a counseling and consulting firm that specializes in workplace anger and conflict, offers businesses and organizations six signs that may indicate an employee’s need for anger management services. Over the past six months several incidents of workplace violence occurred around the Southeast, including a February 11 shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a February 10 shooting [+]
Be assertive without being aggressive
Be assertive without being aggressive
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, January 20th 2010   
By Jan Kantor, marconews.com Being assertive is not necessarily being aggressive. Aggressiveness, in words or actions, is bold, forceful, dominating, final; it’s the “do it my way or else” kind of approach that tells others you’re serious about something. It affects people in diverse, often detrimental, ways. Assertiveness has more positive results. You will be more in control of your life and feel less helpless and frustrated if you practice the art of assertiveness. Being assertive at [+]
Handling conflict
Handling conflict
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, November 30th 2009   
By Frank Newberry, PitchCare.com In these difficult times of increased workloads and higher anxiety levels, conflict in the workplace can so easily arise. Consultant and Conference Speaker, Frank Newberry, argues that conflict at work is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, conflict has always been around; it is natural and healthy and can lead to good things. It is not, however, a comfortable experience and needs to be handled well. Conflict that is not handled [+]
All the rage
All the rage
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Wednesday, June 17th 2009   
By R.J. Ignelzi, SignOnSanDiego.com After waiting in line at the airport for 20 minutes, you step away for 10 seconds to throw a gum wrapper in the trash. In your brief absence someone boldly takes your place and refuses to let you back in line. Do you: A. Scream obscenities and take a swing at the interloper with your carry-on bag? B. Glare daggers and then silently shuffle to the back of the line? Hopefully, your reaction is [+]
For abusive men who want to mend their ways
For abusive men who want to mend their ways
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Tuesday, June 16th 2009   
By Gloria Hochman, The Inquirer The birthday cake was the last straw. Michael, 35, enraged when he saw the four-layer extravaganza on his dining room table, muttered a curse and smashed it into a heap of pink and white crumbs. He had wanted to buy that cake for his daughter's fifth birthday, but, now, here it was, ordered and paid for by his wife's parents. "I went berserk," he recalls. Three days later, at his wife's insistence, Michael called [+]
The Return Of The Angry White Man
The Return Of The Angry White Man
Posted by Ross Arrowsmith on Monday, June 15th 2009   
By Michael Maiello, Forbes.com Randall Terry, the leader of Operation Rescue, held a press conference right after the murder of George Tiller, a Kansas doctor who had long and publicly performed abortions, including late-term ones. He said that the victim had "reaped what he sowed." At a press conference a week later, according to a reporter from the liberal Web site Talking Points Memo, Terry answered a question about the correlation between right-wing violence and Democratic [+]

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