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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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HANDLING THE BULLY EMPLOYEE WITHOUT GETTING BURNED

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.—AUGUSTE RODIN

EARLIER, YOU MET golden boy employee Geoff, who bullied his easy-going supervisor Adam from the day the senior manager promoted Adam instead of Geoff to a plum position. Because Geoff thought the job was rightfully his, he felt justified in treating Adam like trash. Conflict-averse Adam let Geoff push him around and usurp his role in staff meetings. Finally, Adam had had enough, and realized he had to act.

If you’re bullied by someone who works for you, you may feel a special shame. After all, you could fire this employee—or so everyone else thinks.

Disciplining or firing a bully, as you may know firsthand, isn’t always ...

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ISBN: 9780814436899