Tag Archive: Incivility

Jan
28
2011

Opinion: Imbalance in human tendencies can lead to violence

By Richard Taran, The Tennessean The past several years have seen increased incidences of violence in the schools, in public and the workplace. The aftermaths are the same: shock, grief, looking for answers. The latest event in Tucson, Ariz., was particularly shocking because it involved a political figure. In our search for answers, we tend …

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Jul
14
2010

Respectful workplace policies doesn’t guarantee respectful behaviour

from ProActive ReSolutions Respectful Workplace – Challenging the Status Quo Are respectful workplace polices doing their job? The findings of the ProActive ReSolutions workplace questionnaire highlight that having respectful workplace policies doesn’t guarantee respectful behaviour. Sixty nine percent of some 8,000 employees and managers who responded to the questionnaire said they were aware of their …

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Jul
12
2010

AU: Working with the enemy

By James Adonis, The Sydney Morning Herald If you think your workplace is toxic, get a load of this. Legislators in an American town called Nottingham have voted to allow employees to bring their guns to work. Despite an online poll showing that 73 per cent of people support the move, the decision was reversed …

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Jan
20
2010

Be assertive without being aggressive

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 …

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Nov
30
2009

Handling conflict

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 …

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