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Good Boss, Bad Boss

Bob Sutton is at it again. In a follow-up to his widely popular, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, comes another broadside at bullying bosses, albeit with a more subdued title, Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best… and Learn from the Worst.

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Preventing Workplace Bullying

Workplace bullying can damage both staff and the organisation they work for. Preventing Workplace Bullying: An Evidence-Based Guide for Managers and Employees is a practical guide on how to identify bullying and deal with it effectively, or better still, prevent it.

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Bullying isn’t always downwards

The consequences of workplace bullying can be devasting. Until recently, research has focused on the victim’s perspective. But it’s not always clear who is the victim. Now, Moira Jenkins, a psychologist and PhD student in the University Of Adelaide’s School Of Psychology, is researching how bosses feel and and react when allegations of bullying are made against them.

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Bullying worse than sexual harassment

Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say researchers who presented their findings at the Seventh International Conference on Work, Stress and Health (2008).

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The Exception

The genocides of the last century and the desolate findings of Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments have shown that, when push comes to shove, most people will acquiesce in harming their fellow citizens. The Exception is a powerful thriller that aligns workplace bullying with twentieth century mass atrocities.

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