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    Key Books


    Brutal Bosses and Their Prey: How to Identify and Overcome Abuse in the Workplace


    How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive-- Without Killing Your Boss


    The Allure Of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses And Corrupt Politicians--and How We Can Survive Them

    Search Results for "abuse"


    How to Tell Management About an Abusive Boss

    "Abuse by a boss can take the form of verbal abuse, intimidation, threats, humiliation or interference in accomplishing work tasks, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute. As of April 2010, the United States did not have a federal law against abuse in the workplace. However, a legislative campaign for a Healthy Workplace Bill began in 2003, and as of the first quarter of 2010, lawmakers had introduced the bill in 17 states. Reporting an abusive boss can be a risky decision. However, victims can address the situation and minimize the risk of retaliation or continued abuse."

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    How to Bust the Office Bully

    "Eight Tactics for Explaining Workplace Abuse to Decision-Makers"

    Email Link  |  iFaveIt  |  Comments  |  Read: humancommunication.clas.asu.edu


    Power Plus Incompetence Equals a Mean Boss

    "So why are workplace tyrants so common? What's the psychological dynamic underlying such dysfunction at the top? It's not simply the power; there are many powerful bosses who are good and decent—or at least tolerable. Power corrupts only some—but which ones and why? Two psychologists recently decided to explore one possible explanation: perhaps it is power, but only power mixed with incompetence, that leads to aggression and abuse."

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    Toxic leader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    "A toxic leader is someone who has responsibility over a group of people or an organization, and who abuses the leader-follower relationship by leaving the group or organization in a worse-off condition than when s/he first found them. The phrase was coined by Marcia Whicker in 1996 and is linked with a number of dysfunctional leadership styles."

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    How do I deal with my abusive boss? | News.com.au Ask Bossy Blog

    "On a daily basis he swears at, belittles and abuses his staff. I am the only female worker to be on staff full time and cop the majority off the abuse verbal and otherwise."

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    UI study finds abusive bosses don't suffer for their behavior, if they produce

    "The study found that those third parties tend to accept the abuse if the supervisor is seen as productive and effective and they don't feel like they're the next target."

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    When the Boss Is a Bully

    "They verbally abuse you, humiliate you in front of others. Maybe it's because power hovers in the air, but offices tend to bring out the bully in people. We offer strategies for handling such bad bosses."

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    Manage an Aggressive Boss With These Effective Communication Skills | Effective Communication

    "It is tough having to deal with someone who abuses you. Moreover, it is more difficult to deal with, and manage a person, like a boss or supervisor, that has authoritative power over you. Someone that is in a position like your boss can trick you into a destructive way of behaving where you undermine your wellbeing from fear of repercussions when you address the issue."

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    Is this the end of the Toxic Boss?

    "In the old days, if your boss made a habit of yelling at you in front of your co-workers, "all we could say was tough luck, you've got a crappy boss," says Toronto employment lawyer Janice Rubin. "So maybe look for another job." Then, a decade ago, the corporate bullies met their match: Canadian judges. They started to rule that if a boss was so mean to an employee that he got sick or quit, the boss, or his company, should have to compensate the target for the abuse."

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    How to Protect Yourself From an Abusive Boss | eHow.co.uk

    "Many people are stuck in unpleasant work environments, but some bosses go beyond mere unpleasantness and engage in abusive behavior. Working for an abusive boss creates untold anxiety and depression, and can ruin your career opportunities. When the abuse takes the form of discrimination or sexual harassment, the abuser may be violating federal and state civil and even criminal laws. Carefully document your boss's abusive patterns; respond professionally at all times; attempt to avoid meeting with your boss alone whenever possible; and report illegal discrimination and harassment to the proper authorities."

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    When the Boss is a Bully

    "They verbally abuse you, humiliate you in front of others. Maybe it's because power hovers in the air, but offices tend to bring out the bully in people. We offer strategies for handling such bad bosses."

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    Bad Boss Blues

    The Senate Democrats have reintroduced an “anti-bullying” bill this legislative session – SB 60 – that would make it illegal for bosses to bully their workers.

    On the face of the proposal, it makes sense that bosses should not be allowed to abuse their workers, create a hostile and unpleasant work environment or one that causes physical or psychological harm to an employee.

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    The Brutal Boss Questionnaire

    "For an assessment of your current experience of abuse by superior(s) and its possible consequences for your health, well-being, and work productivity, complete the questionnaire that follows."

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    Bullying boss? Give that job the boot

    "Stephanie Givinsky was never one to take abuse. When she found herself working in an eight-person urban planning firm with a brilliant boss who regularly ridiculed, blamed and yelled at her and her co-workers, it didn't take long for her to quit."

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    Working For a Boss Who Bullies

    "I found myself thinking of that boss a few weeks ago, when underlings of John R. Bolton started appearing before Congress to say he should not be made ambassador to the United Nations because, in the words of one, he was a "serial abuser" of employees, "a kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy." What saddened me was that I was not surprised. I don't know anything about this particular man, but I do know that bullying bosses are generally allowed to move up the rungs of power, their temper tantrums mistaken for a leadership style."

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    Bolton Allegations Put Spotlight on Problem of the 'Bully Boss'

    "Allegations that John Bolton verbally abused his State Department underlings have bogged down his nomination as ambassador to the United Nations. But they would sound like just another day on the job to the many Americans who have worked for a bully."

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    Expert Confirms Bolton Is Bully

    "Recent headlines echoed Carl Ford's explosive testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee demonizing John Bolton as an unqualified nominee for UN ambassador. Workplace Bullying is real; it is repeated, health-harming mistreatment, partly verbal abuse, that disrupts work. One in six American workers experiences it."

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    What to do if you're being bullied at work

    "Choose a name -- bullying, psychological harassment, psychological violence, emotional abuse -- to offset the effect of being told that because your problem is not illegal, you have no problem. This claim makes people feel illegitimate, and the cycle of self-blame and anxiety begins."

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    Full Anonymous Browsing: FindNot Internet Security Suite Allows You To Leave No Tracks Behind

    "Anonymous proxy servers have become more and more abused and recently there has been a number of fake anonymous proxies services that have been setup FOR THE VERY PURPOSE OF capturing user names, passwords, credit card info and more. But more alternatives are springing up to fill the increasing demand for anonymous surfing."

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    Managers lead bullying of mentally ill staff

    "According to a new survey of Scottish staff suffering from mental health problems, it is managers who mostly subject them to bullying as 38% say they have endured some form of abuse at work."

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    Can You Recognize a Toxic Coworker?

    "Most people who punch a time clock have at least one horror story about a coworker or supervisor.... But if you have a coworker who can't empathize with others, abuses power and ignores boundaries, creates constant turmoil, is rigid and inflexible, and appears to have a hidden agenda, you may be dealing with someone who has a personality disorder. Can you spot the warning signs?"

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    Overworked, Overwrought: Desk Rage At Work

    "While the evidence so far is mostly anecdotal, the number of these kinds of workplace outbursts appears to be rising. In a new national survey of more than 1,300 American workers, 42 percent said yelling and verbal abuse took place where they worked -- and 29 percent admitted that they themselves had yelled at co-workers."

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    Do You Work For a Bully Boss?

    "New-economy managers can be tough to work for. Many are crossing the line into abuse."

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    How To Cope With Abuse In The Workplace

    "Narcissists are pathological liars. They think nothing of it because their very self is FALSE, an invention. Here are a few useful guidelines"

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    Court Upholds Constructive Discharge Finding Based on "Severe Verbal Abuse"

    "In the recent case of Thompson v. Tracor Flight Systems, Inc., another state appellate court concluded that subjecting an employee to a continuous pattern of “severe verbal abuse” could constitute a “constructive discharge” and therefore amount to a wrongful termination, particularly when it was done in retaliation for engaging in protected conduct which included assisting other employees in obtaining pregnancy leave and the proper amount of pay."

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    Emotional Abuse At Work: A Target's Perspective

    A substantial research report from the Director of Dispute Resolution at Wayne State University focussed on the systemic and interpersonal aspects of emotional abuse at work from a target's perspective.

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    U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

    "The Board's mission is to ensure that Federal employees are protected against abuses by agency management, that Executive Branch agencies make employment decisions in accordance with the merit systems principles, and that Federal merit systems are kept free of prohibited personnel practices."

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    Emotional Abuse At Work: A Silent Epidemic?

    "Millions of men and women of all ages, ethnic, and racial backgrounds hate going to work, gradually fall into despair and often become gravely ill. Some flee from jobs they used to love, others endure the situation unable to figure a way out."

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    Work Abuse Cases

    Three telling cases of work abuse and potential solutions.

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    The Secret Tragedy Of Working: Work Abuse

    An interview with the author of "Work Abuse: How to Recognize and Survive It."

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    Troublesome Trends In Contemporary Workplaces

    Data on workplace violence, harrassment and verbal abuse.

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    Drug Testing In The Workplace: Does It Work?

    "While the number of candidates who actually test positive for drugs has fallen, the number of prospective employees who cheat on their tests has risen. At the same time, recent studies have challenged the extent of productivity loss attributed to employee drug abuse."

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    Insight And Advice About Workplace Bullying

    "You are about to enter a nightmare. You are a conscientious and productive worker. Your boss, who previously was supportive, starts making carping criticisms of your work and gives no praise. Then, out of the blue, you are carpeted and subjected to screaming abuse. Previously you were invited to planning meetings, but now you are left off the list - but your subordinate is included. Petty obstacles are put in your way, such as difficulties in getting materials or cooperation. You are losing prime assignments. As the problems compound, you lose confidence and perform below your best. After one small oversight, you are criticised in front of your co-workers without a chance to reply. You begin to dread coming to work, never knowing when the boss will sink another barb into your weakened ego." This Resource goes on to review 11 top books on bosses and bullying.

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