By Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times On July 30, Kevin Morrissey printed a note, gathered his identification and called the Charlottesville, Va., police to report a shooting at the coal tower, a local landmark. When they arrived, it was Morrissey they found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, his papers laid out neatly beside him. [...]

Press Release from Workplace Bullying Institute In August, 2010 the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a survey of adult Americans. The results showed that workplace bullying is still a problem for 53 million Americans. In the scientific, national poll 34.4% of Americans report personally being bullied. In the frequently cited 2007 [...]

from CFO Daily News In addition to wreaking havoc on morale and productivity, workplace bullying may even land complacent employers in legal trouble. Reason: New York and 11 other states are considering legislation that would protect workers from abusive bosses and co-workers. To prevent workplace bullying, employers should be well-versed in all its forms. Aside [...]

By Maria C Collins, Helium.com Aggression abounds in the workplace. Competition for promotion, pride, power issues, time pressures and many other factors all mean that some people are aggressive at work. Physical aggression has no place in any workplace, but sadly, some people still believe aggression can get them what they want or where they [...]

By Wendy N. Powell, The Huffington Post I have been bullied, you may have been bullied. We all know who they are, but do we know how to deal with them? Joe was a very good egg. He was the most knowledgeable and reliable of the managers and was the “go-to” person for all of [...]

By Leischen Stelter, SecurityDirectorNews.com When AutoZone developed its workplace violence and active shooter program, it purposely designed it to be all-encompassing. “We intentionally stayed away from training that was specific to position or title,” said Chuck Bryant, director of security and investigative operations at AutoZone, an autoparts franchise. “We didn’t want to have an active [...]

By Angela K. Brown, SecurityInfoWatch.com Military supervisors must have access to soldiers’ personnel records and be aware of signs of potential workplace violence, the Defense Department said Friday in its final report on the Fort Hood shootings. The report addresses some government failures and other problems uncovered in the Pentagon investigation launched after the Nov. [...]

Press Release from PR Newswire ODS Security is now combining the principles of Family Centered Care with threatening behavior protection training to augment its protective services for healthcare and hospital security. ODS Security recognizes the increasing need for its hospital security guards to be trained in observing and recognizing threatening behavior to avert the growing [...]

By James Alan Fox, Boston.com Earlier this month, days after the mass shooting at a Connecticut beer distributor, I was asked by a local TV news station to analyze and comment on a recorded 911 call from the gunman that the State Police had publicly released. It was the killer’s exceptionally calm demeanor that people [...]