Bully Boss Or Just A Tough Cookie?
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From Jeff Thompson's Enjoy Mediation Blog August 2010 |
The questions she suggests managers ask themselves I find comical in the sense I think we can all recall a time working for someone like that. The good news is now they can turn to Kathleen for help!
Do you feel frustrated and maybe even betrayed by team members who seem unwilling to participate?
Does their behavior leave you feeling isolated, and burdened with the responsibility of feeling like you have to do everything yourself?
Are you fed up with having to deal with insolent, unresponsive, defiant employees?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might want to consider the possibility that their behavior is simply a reaction to your own.
Some of the self-reflecting questions for managers:
1) Do your team members remain silent when you ask for feedback and suggestions?
2) Does yelling and screaming seem like the only effective way you can get them to do the work? 3) Do you feel isolated and misunderstood?
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Biography
Jeff Thompson is a certified international mediator. He is also a law enforcement detective in New York. His law enforcement role include a being a communication and conflict specialist, interfaith dialogue, developing and implementing community engagement programs, and designing training workshops.
Jeff is currently a PhD candidate researching nonverbal communication and mediation at Griffith University Law School. He also received his MS in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from the Creighton University School of Law. Jeff has presented and trained on the topic of conflict, mediation, communication and nonverbal communication internationally and has been published and featured with numerous international media organizations. He currently writes also at PsychologyToday.com.
(All posts by Jeff Thompson represent his personal reflections and opinions as a mediator and not that of any organization.)
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