Beating the Workplace Bully - by Lynne Curry (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Bullies don't stay on playgrounds. They can also make your work life a living hell. It's time to reclaim your power!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>They used to steal your lunch money and throw spit wads at you on the bus. Now they roam around from the boardroom to the break room looking to manipulate, intimidate, and humiliate--and eventually ruin your career!Beating the Workplace Bully is your ammunition for fighting back. Whether the bully is a boss or a coworker, this empowering guide will help you recognize what has been causing you to become a victim, then reveals how to: - Avoid typical bully traps- Remain aware and in charge- Move past your fear- Calm yourself in any confrontation- Keep your dignity intact- Handle sneak attacks- Combat cyberbullying- And moreComplete with exercises, assessments, and real-life examples, this personal coaching program will help you reclaim your power and defeat the office bully once and for all!<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Most of us think of bullying as something that takes place at the schoolyard. But for many, the activities we associate with childhood bullying--verbal hostility, aggressive manipulation, and psychological violence--occur in the last place we might expect to encounter them: our workplace. </p> </p> Workplace bullying is far more common than most people realize. And if you've had it with a bully at work and are ready to make a change, this book will give you the advice and solutions you need. </p> </p> <i>Beating the Workplace Bully</i> shows you how to fight back and out-strategize anyone who bullies. Whether the bully is a boss or a coworker, whether you're the target of manipulation, intimidation, verbal abuse, or deliberate humiliation, this book will be your personal coach and show you how to: </p> </p> Avoid the typical bully traps - Stay strong and in charge - Move past your fear - Remain calm during any confrontation - Keep your dignity intact - Handle sneak attacks - Understand the steps that your employer or supervisors can take to address the issue - Combat cyberbullying - And much more </p> </p> You'll start with learning how not to be a target . . . and then, this empowering guide --filled with exercises, assessments, real-life examples, and vivid cases illustrating the different aspects of bullying--gives you smart strategies and concrete tools for outmaneuvering anyone, in any kind of work environment, whose behavior torments you and threatens your job satisfaction or livelihood. And at the end of each chapter you'll find questions to help you understand more deeply the bullying dynamic you're experiencing, and the exercises you can use to test your newfound bully-beating skills. </p> </p> Left unchecked, workplace bullying could ruin your job, or even your career! But you don't have to take it anymore. Now you can put a complete stop to unprofessional, nasty behavior. This book shows you exactly how to take back control. </p> </p> LYNNE CURRY, Ph.D., is President of The Growth Company, Inc., Alaska's largest management consulting firm. An expert workplace coach, HR consultant, trainer, and mediator, she pens a weekly business column for the <i>Alaska Dispatch News</i>. </p> Connect with her at: </p> www.workplacecoachblog.com / www.thegrowthcompany.com </p> Twitter@lynnecurry10 </p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>..".combines readable, anecdotal accounts of real-life situations with social psychology research about the behavior of both victims and bullies..." --<b><i>Alaska Journal of Commerce</i></b> </p><br><br>..".provides much-needed information about workplace bullying and supports a comprehensive, company-wide approach to keep bullying out of the workplace." --<b><i>Cynthia Parkhill blog</i></b> </p><br><br>..".will not only help you create a script to defuse bullying remarks, it will also help you devise a strategy to handle that first moment of confrontation..." --<i><b>Law Office Manager</b></i> </p><br><br>"Bullying in the workplace is a real problem and this book offers real solutions to solving those problems...a great book for all workplaces." --<i><b>PCB007</b></i> </p><br><br>"Curry does an excellent job of presenting viable tools designed to benefit all those caught in the web of bullying." --<i><b>Anchorage Press</b></i> </p><br><br>"Strategies and inspiration for mustering up the courage to stand up to the workplace bully and make the situation more bearable." --<i><b>Leading Business Books</b></i> </p><br><br>"This is the perfect manual for anyone who has ever been the target of bullying." --<b><i>Women Working</i></b> </p><br><br>"We opened <i>Beating the Workplace Bully</i> with great hopes and we weren't disappointed, as the book goes into a great deal of detail of the many different types of office bullies...and tactics for outmaneuvering them." --<b><i>Accounting Today</i></b> </p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>LYNNE CURRY, PH.D., is President of The Growth Company, Inc., Alaska's largest management consulting firm. An expert workplace coach, HR consultant, trainer, and mediator, she pens a weekly business column for the <i>Alaska Dispatch News</i>. </p>
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