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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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What’s your biggest one? It’s barely been 3 weeks since my employment situation changed and my position was eliminated. Thank goodness I was clear on my personal purpose as stated in an earlier blog, but also that I had so many networking and social media in place. I find it exciting using the technology media [...]
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I highly recommend this (book) for any individual struggling to find their way in today’s difficult social and economic environment.
Lola Kakes
CEO and Founder of Effortless HR
“If you find yourself in transition in life, Deborah is the one that can help you to find your new direction."
Beth Schecher, Social Media Consultant, Schecher Management Consulting