expand your knowledge thru books

I saw this Globe & Mail article ....


EVERYBODY HATES THEIR BOSS

Here is the Amazon.com page --the reviews for many books are almost as good as reading the book ( and quicker & less money , too). Many reviews are very impressive in their summaries.
Amazon.com's reviews

I also saw an interesting book linked to the above - wow - the title says it all --- curious ?
look at the title of this book - this is original !

I hope we have few who say these happen in our work environment ... ?
Bob Sutton's List of The Dirty Dozen Common Everyday Actions That A**holes Use
1. Personal insults
2. Invading one's personal territory
3. Uninvited personal contact
4. Threats and intimidation, both verbal and non-verbal
5. Sarcastic jokes and teasing used as insult delivery systems
6. Withering email flames
7. Status slaps intended to humiliate their victims
8. Public shaming or status degradation rituals
9. Rude interruptions
10. Two-faced attacks
11. Dirty looks
12. Treating people as if they are invisible

Anyways -- we have strived to have a professional and successful atmosphere - but we have to keep checking with reality to make sure we haven't slipped up somewhere along the line

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