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Beating the Workplace Bully
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Beating the Workplace Bully

by Lynn Curry
January 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
256 pages
5h 18m
English
AMACOM
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IT’S YOUR CHOICE: TO CONFRONT OR NOT TO CONFRONT

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.—MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

LIKE MANY BULLIES, WAYNE sought out a new victim after Marie fled their partnership. He zeroed in on Arnold.

“Hey, little man, what kind of crap is this?” Wayne challenged when Arnold handed him a report at the end of the morning meeting. Arnold felt, more than saw, his coworkers cast their eyes to the ground and slink away. He’d seen this happen when Wayne had “poked fun” at Marie. Heck, he’d slunk away himself.

What to do? He couldn’t think of a thing to say. Perhaps accommodation was the safest route. “I’ll take it back and fix it.”

“You do that, little man,” Wayne mocked. “And don’t bring me crap again.” ...

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ISBN: 9780814436899