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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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THE EIGHT MOST COMMON BULLY TRAPS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.—BENJAMIN DISRAELI

LIKABLE ADAM PRIDED HIMSELF on seeing the best in everyone, so when Geoff blasted Adam’s ideas for reshaping their department at the staff meeting, Adam thought, “Geoff’s having a bad day.”

Later, Geoff said in a stage whisper to his sidekick, “Our baby manager’s pitiful. Can you believe the garbage that comes out of his mouth?” Adam told himself that Geoff was just having a hard time because Adam had received the promotion Geoff wanted and would come around if given time.

Later that week, as Adam carried two hot, brimful cups of tea back to his desk for another manager and himself, Geoff deliberately bumped into him. “Yeow!” yelped ...

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ISBN: 9780814436899