ideas
In a great book Bob Sutton has talked about his no asshole rule (No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't) and he has evangelised the idea of a workplace free from bullying. We are reaching a stage in our society where it is
ideas
What does this work devil phenomenon tell us about the modern workplace? It tells us that in spite of the rhetoric about caring for staff, the reality is that as long a manager is seen as delivering results it does not matter what damage is done to the human beings
ideas
We have all done it - putting on the special telephone answering voice as we pick up the phone. In our daily life, we use many different personas. This is not a bad thing as this helps us to navigate our way through daily interactions. But there is a phenomenon occurring
management & leadership
Recently I posted on bullies @ work & made some fairly harsh comments about a colleague who had been doing this sort of thing often and openly. The other day I actually had some time to talk with this person and discovered that they had been going through a very difficult
management & leadership
I am getting really tired of bullying in the workplace. I've worked in many places - being in info tech I change jobs every two years - and the bullies are mainly babyboomer men (there do not seem to be many women bullies where I've worked). At the