By Sherrill Gilbert, TimesArgus.com Recently two men made the news, Omar Thornton and Kevin Morrissey. Omar and Kevin were strangers to each other and they led very different lives. One lived in Connecticut the other lived in Virginia. One worked driving truck and the other was a managing editor for an award-winning Virginia Quarterly Review. [...]

By Dr Stewart Hase, EchoNews.com There is a conspiracy of silence when it comes to workplace bullying. In the many thousands of words recently written about bullying at work in the local press the conspiracy has been maintained. A conspiracy of silence occurs when everyone knows that bad behaviour is occurring but there is a [...]

from The Ecomonist A company that specialises in “ethics and workplace compliance training” sends me alarming news about a surge in workplace bullying. A study last year by the University of Phoenix claims that the recession has given “serial bullies” an excuse to mistreat employees, while many more normal managers have concluded that “bearing down [...]

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 [...]