November 2011

WHAT IS BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE?

by Deborah Knox on November 30, 2011

What are bullying behaviors, anyway? Bullying is described as repetitive, consistent behavior that harms, intimidates, offends, degrades or humiliates an employee, possibly in front of other employees, clients or customers. Since the behaviors are repetitive and varied they can exact a tremendous toll on the victim before they even realize the harm being done.  By […]

BULLYING AND THE WORKPLACE

by Deborah Knox on November 23, 2011

BULLYING AND THE WORKPLACE What is bullying and why are we hearing so much about it?  A local reporter found my blog on Bullying in the Workplace on Craigslist as a result of covering bullying among teens, and cyber-bullying, but this one was new to her. When I said bullying effects over 28 million Americans […]

WHERE WILL THE NEW WORK BE FOUND?

by Deborah Knox on November 17, 2011

Work will be found, wherever there is something that needs doing. Some problem to be solved, some wrong to be righted. What needs doing in your world? What kinds of problems are you prepared to solve?  What gets your goat that you’d like to see fixed, improved or changed entirely? Who are the companies and […]

ARE YOU ONE OF THE “UNEMPLOYABLES?”

by Deborah Knox on November 7, 2011

When I first saw the term the “unemployables” applied to the mature worker I cringed. But in order to make sure we are not in that category there are some basic skills we need to master. We’re all good communicators or we wouldn’t have gotten this far, right? But specifically we need to improve or […]

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF WORK IN YOUR FIELD?

by Deborah Knox on November 1, 2011

Remember how we used to talk about having 1 – 2- or even 3 careers just 10 years ago? Now the concept of career no longer even exists. Work will be more transparent – people will have their productivity measured in new ways and your input will be tied directly to the bottom line; exciting […]