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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 TIMES ARE CHANGING: HAVE YOU?

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.—ANAÏS NIN

“CONNIE, WE’RE WAITING ON you at the bike trail.”

“Abby, I can’t make it.”

“You’re working late again?”

“Yeah.”

“You have to stand up for yourself,” Abby said in a firm voice.

“I know.”

“So did you tell him you won’t work past 6:00?”

“No,” answered Connie in a small voice.

“Why the heck not?” asked Abby, her voice rising.

“I wanted to, but … ,” Connie’s voice trailed off. “He looked so mad when he told me I had to get this done before I left.”

“He’s just a bully. You said you’d stand firm.”

“I know.”

“So why do you let people walk all over you?”

Familiar story?

All of us have patterns for handling conflict, which directly affect how we handle ...

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ISBN: 9780814436899