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Bullying in the workplace has been an ongoing concern, and awareness about its impact on mental health, productivity, and employee retention has increased in recent years. Many organizations have taken steps to address and prevent bullying, including implementing policies and … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Minding the Workplace:
Hello dear readers, over the life of this blog, I’ve sometimes taken aim at certain popular management practices. Here’s a roundup of some of my favorites: Using the empty rhetoric of change to justify…

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Psychology professor Jennifer Freyd (U. Oregon) is helping us to understand organizations in ways that illuminate the dynamics of workplace bullying and mobbing. Last year (link here), I highlighted her work on “DARVO,” which…

Originally posted on Minding the Workplace:
I’ve been spending large chunks of recent weekends working away on a law review article about therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ), the school of legal thought that examines the therapeutic and anti-therapeutic properties of laws, legal…

Originally posted on Minding the Workplace:
Ten years ago this month, I launched this blog. Some 1.1 million page views, 1750+ subscribers, and 1650+ articles later, Minding the Workplace has become a popular source of commentary on work, workers, and…

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Pixar has released a great little animated film that beautifully captures the challenges of building workforce diversity in the midst of a white male “bro” culture, starring a ball of yarn named Purl. Emily Canal,…

Originally posted on Minding the Workplace:
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” (1893) In my last post, I discussed a lengthy investigative piece in Variety magazine from December, detailing the story behind Live Nation Entertainment’s decision to place leading producer Heather Parry (“A Star…

Oh my goodness! At what point will the system recognize that we have to deal with this bullying in the workplace issue. Please read the MA Healthy Workplace blog. If you have a story to share, see the email. The … Continue reading →

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Joining the growing literature on gaslighting behaviors is Dr. Stephanie Sarkis’s Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People — and Break Free (2018). Sarkis is both a counselor and a mediator, and her experiences…

Sharing info from the Massachusetts Healthy Workplace Bill -A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the bill into law blog. This is a concern, you are hear the voice of the victim. If you have comments please share. I believe … Continue reading →