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Workplace Bullying Still Rampant in U.S.
Monday, August 30th, 2010
In August, 2010 the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a survey of adult Americans. The results showed that workplace bullying is still a problem for 53 million Americans. In the scientific, national poll, 34.4% of Americans report personally being bullied. By including those who only witness it, 49% of the population is aware of bullying at work, while 51% say that have neither experienced nor seen it.
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Tags: Healthy Workplace Bill, WBI-Zogby, workplace bullying
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Freedom Week Saskatoon Conf: Powerless to Powerful
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Celebrate with us!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!
The Saskatoon chapter of Business & Professional Women hosts the
Powerless to Powerful Conference
Empowering ourselves against workplace bullying
Saturday-Sunday October 23-24
Travelodge, 106 Circle Drive, Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Hon. D. Morgan, Q.C.
Invited Guests:
• Don Morgan, MLA, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
• Peter J. Barnacle, Woloshyn & Co. Barristers, Labour & Employment specialist
• Dr. Ruth Namie & Dr. Gary Namie, Workplace Bullying Institute, presentations on Sat. Oct. 23
Ruth: (1) Impact of Bullying on Individuals, Family & Community; (2) Targets & Self-Defeating Strategies
Gary: (1) Identifying Bullying; (2) Converting Witnesses to Interveners; (3) Causes of Bullying in Societal & Organizational Traditions
• Shelle Rose Chavert & others
Registration details: Early (before Sept. 23) $295 (CDN); Sept 24 – day of event, $395.
Online registration will be available soon. Watch this space.
Tags: BPW, Freedom Week, Gary Namie, Ruth Namie, Saskatoon, SK, workplace bullying
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Workplace bullying experts coming to No. Cal. during Freedom Week
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Celebrate with us!
To help celebrate Freedom Week 2010 in Northern California, spend
An Evening with Ruth and Gary Namie
Tuesday October 19, South San Francisco – Grosvenor Best Western Hotel
Wednesday October 20, Sacramento — Radisson Sacramento
Each night the doors open at 6 pm.
The Drs. Namie will lead a seminar from 7 to 9 pm covering.
• Updates on the newest science related to bullying
• Status of the workplace bullying movement begun in Benicia in ’97
• Employer responses to bullying
• Status of the law in various states
Afterwards, members of California Healthy Workplace Advocates (CHWA) will be present to describe the 2011 campaign to enact the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill.
S. San Francisco hotel location: 380 S. Airport Blvd., SSF
Sacramento hotel location: 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento
Tags: California Healthy Workplace Advocates, CHWA, Gary Namie, Healthy Workplace Bill, Ruth Namie, workplace bullying
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Morrissey suicide story on Today Show
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
On Monday Aug. 23, the NBC-TV Today Show aired an interview with Maria Morrissey, sister of Kevin Morrissey who committed suicide on July 30 in Charlottesville, VA in connection with his job at the Virginia Quarterly Review on the campus of the University of Virginia. Also interviewed was Morrissey’s co-worker, Waldo Jaquith. For the most details about the story, read The Hook article.
Tags: Kevin Morrissey, Maria Morrissey, NBC-TV, Ted Genoways, the Hook, Today Show, University of Virginia, Virginia Quarterly Review, workplace bullying
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AMA Webinar: Busting Workplace Bullies
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
On August 26, 1-2:30 pm (EDT), the American Management Association hosts a webinar for managers: Busting Workplace Bullies: Arresting Abusive Conduct for Profits & Productivity. The presenter is Dr. Gary Namie, President Work Doctor®, Inc. and Director, Workplace Bullying Institute. He will share proven strategies for managers to identify and curb bullying in their organizations based on 25 years of consulting with organizations and 13 years specializing in workplace bullying. Dr. Namie is recognized as North America’s foremost authority on workplace bullying. Interested individuals can register here.
Tags: American Management Association, Gary Namie, strategies for managers, webinar, workplace bullying
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Murder by Proxy doc film premiered July 8
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The previously announced documentary Murder by Proxy premiered July 8 in Royal Oak, Michigan at the Main Arts Theatre (Landmark Theatres). The film explores the role that a toxic work environment can play in the build-up to workplace homicides while mainly focusing on the US Postal Service. The star is 39 yr. veteran letter carrier Charlie Withers. Experts include criminologist Alan Fox, social psychologist Gary Namie and psychiatrist Michael Welner.
The film will be screened at the Montreal World Film Festival Aug. 26 to Sept. 6, 2010
Interviews with Director Emil Chiaberi and Charlie Withers at the Royal Oak premiere.
If you were at Royal Oak, write your own review here, please.
Read the local Daily Tribune press coverage.
Tags: going postal, Murder by Proxy, USPS
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Stress, Telomeres, New Clinical Tests & the Real World
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
People who attended the Cardiff conference, WBI University or have heard my speeches or workshops, know that I emphasize the science of stress to convey the seriousness of bullying’s impact on people. The primary impact of bullying is the onset of stress-related diseases and other health complications.
Elizabeth Blackburn won the 2009 Nobel prize for Medicine and Physiology. I previously wrote about her work. Briefly, she discovered 20 years ago the telomere, chromosome-protecting caps at the end of strands of DNA. Telomere damage or shortening translates to advanced cellular aging. (more…)
Tags: aging, Elissa Epel, Elizabeth Blackburn, genetic testing, stress, telomeres, UCSF
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SHRM opposes anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill
Friday, June 18th, 2010
SHRM, the HR industry advocacy group has gone on record opposing the cessation of abusive conduct in the American workplace. HR boldy stands for abuse and embarrasses the many well-intentioned practitioners who thought their job was “helping people.” Read the details.
Tags: Healthy Workplace Bill, HR, SHRM
Posted in Announcements, Employer Action/Inaction, WBI Legislative Campaign | 2 Comments »
WBI adds Forum for Target experiences
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
We proudly announce the WBI Forum to collect and categorize stories from bullied individuals and co-workers who witness the brutality. It will be moderated, dive right in.
Tags: WBI Forum
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IAWBH Board
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
On June 3, at the 7th International Conference on Workplace Bullying in Cardiff, Wales, the International Association on Workplace Bullying & Harassment introduced three new members to its governing Board. The IAWBH, a primarily academic organization, represents the “international workplace bullying movement.” Meet the Board.
Tags: Adrienne Hubert, Annie Hogh, Charlotte Rayner, Gary Namie, Helge Hoel, IAWBH, Nils Mageroy, Premilla D'Cruz
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