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    What Your Boss Doesn't Tell You Until It's Too Late: How to Correct Behavior That Is Holding You Back


    Coward's Guide to Conflict


    Managing Upward: Strategies for Succeeding With Your Boss

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    Tactics Of A Workplace Serial Bully Boss

    "Then there is another type of bully boss which most people would not even perceive as a bully. The “closet” bully boss is actually much more prevalent and more dangerous than the ranter or raver described above. This type of bully boss is very cleaver in their ability to hide their bullying behaviors and to manipulate the perception of bystanders against the “target”."

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    I Quit

    "Many employees are overworked, stressed out, fed up -- and eager to quit their jobs once the economy picks up. In fact, worker angst is so pronounced it has surprised even the most tuned-in human resource professionals. They say employee anger is now almost palpable."

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    How to spot a bad boss

    "To help classify these dangerous breeds, I've created the following list of species and character descriptions of some common types of managers. These types are loosely based on some managers I have worked for over the years."

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    Danger: Toxic Company

    "The problem isn't that loyalty is dead or that careers are history. The real problem, argues Stanford's Jeffrey Pfeffer, is that so many companies are toxic -- and that they get exactly what they deserve."

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    Resolving Workplace Conflict: 4 Ways To A Win-Win Solution

    "The effects of conflict in the workplace are widespread and costly. Its prevalence, as indicated by three serious studies, shows that 24-60% of management time and energy is spent dealing with anger. This leads to decreased productivity, increased stress among employees, hampered performance, high turnover rate, absenteeism and at its worst, violence and death."

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    Take Charge of Your Career To Avoid Unpleasant Surprises

    "At a competitive company, virtually every computer, software program, communication system and business process is less than three years old. Blink, and you're out of date. What do these changes mean for you? That you'd better be prepared for any eventuality. Pack your parachute and strap it on, because you never know when you'll need it. We're all in a career airplane standing much too near an open door. Complacency is dangerous."

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    Stress Adding To Increase In Workplace Violence

    "New research suggests that while violence is becoming an increasing problem in UK workplaces, some of the rise in outpouring of anger could be down to the growth of stress."

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    Getting Rid Of Emotional Poison In The Office

    "When feelings of anger and bewilderment surface at work, it might be time for an emotional audit." (The Book referenced in this Article, "Toxic Emotions At Work," is available from the Books area of our site.)

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    'Toxic Stress' Can Endanger Women's Lives, Doctor Says

    "Women are too often living in a state of "toxic stress," she said, and that can endanger their lives. They need to direct some of their care-giving abilities to themselves to improve their lives and health."

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    Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You

    A great Resource from the American Psychological Association.

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    The Dangers Of Asking Too Much Of Staff

    Written for Chief Information Officers, this Resource has general relevance.

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    Danger: Toxic Company

    "When it comes to the link between people and profits, companies get exactly what they deserve. Companies that treat their people right get enormous dividends: high rates of productivity, low rates of turnover. Companies that treat their people poorly experience the opposite -- and end up complaining about the death of loyalty and the dearth of talent. These are 'toxic workplaces,' according to Pfeffer, 52, the Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business."

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    Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You

    A very good Brochure from the American Psychological Association on understanding and handling anger.

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    Reducing Occupational Stress

    Balanced ideas for manangers about what they and their organizations can do to reduce stress.

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    Breaking Out of the Victim Trap

    "Does your anger turn to yourself? Do you beat yourself up? Make a firm commitment to stop being a victim by breaking into the victim talk to take responsibility for your thoughts and actions. Monitor your language to catch and interrupt yourself during pity parties."

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    Irrational Ways of Thinking Keep You Angry

    "Irrational thoughts are crazy making! They keep us in victim mode and chaos. They cause us to avoid responsibility for our own actions. Happiness in life can be achieved when you learn to break into your negative thinking. Errors in the way you think perpetuate depression, helplessness and anger keeping you from being at peace."

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    Stress At Work

    A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health study on the causes of work stress that covers: dangers of stress and steps to prevent stress.

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    Workplace Bullying - An Overview

    "The bullying of adults in the workplace, although it is a phenomenon that has been with us for many years, has only recently been recognised as a problem of significance. With this recognition comes an awareness of the prevalence and seriousness of the problem. Workplace bullying causes great pain and hurt to its victims. Anyone, irrespective of personality or ability can be bullied. Reasoning with the bully, attempting to please them, exhibiting distress or anger are all frequently used but are inadequate victim responses to bullying."

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