7 days ago by workplaceanger

Paul Gallagher’s article, The Scuttlebutt on Office Gossip, he details a study that examined the gossip ‘habits’ of a public school staff as well as interviews with expets on the topic of whether or not gossip can be good for the workplace. Posted in Anger & Communication Tagged: incivility, workpla ...

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16 days ago by workplaceanger

The last two days have been riddled with the unfortunate instances of workplace violence. Yesterday in Fort Hood, Texas, it is alleged that Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people and injured 30 more. Read more… Today, it has been reported that Jason Rodriquez entered the building of his former employer ...

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31 days ago by rwbird

What NOT to wear to the company Christmas party! Civility in the work place is one of those subjects that most of us don’t put much thought towards. With all the rules, policies, guidelines, expectations and training, we usually are hypnotized into a false sense of comfort in our respective work env ...

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32 days ago by pjmiller

Looks like the Interfaith Alliance has jumped into the war on incivility. For Immediate Release October 21, 2009 Clergy and Faith Leaders Call for Civility Washington, DC – A group of prominent faith leaders brought together by Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President of Interfaith Alliance has released ...

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34 days ago by pjmiller

Interesting article and interview with David Neiwert, author of the book The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right quote.. There has been much discussion of the culture of incivility lately, epitomized by the recent indecorous outbursts of Rep. Joe “You Lie” Wilson (R-SC) dur ...

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41 days ago by NBzee

Further evidence of northern Europe’s ‘unhealthy fascination with american affairs’ Ann Gerhart, writing in—or more accurately, on the front page of—Sunday’s Washington Post, claims that the nation’s political discourse has become sour, angry, even dangerous. “The nation’s political discourse seems ...

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41 days ago by Bill McGowan

Decorum. Remember that now-ancient concept? The one that kept us from saying things publicly that were crass, rude and malicious? Well if you still subscribe to that quaint and dusty approach, then you are clearly out of step my friend. Heckling is the new sound bite. Shout first, and then maybe… an ...

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46 days ago by frontporchexpressions

Cade Roberts, left, in action at the hockey game in Affton. Photo by Phil Roberts I recently sounded off on my Facebook (social networking) page about bigshots behaving badly and their thinking that a quick apology — even if it’s sincere — fixes everything. There have been lots of well-known offende ...

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53 days ago by Mark Daniels

It reminded me of this: So, at least on incivility, there does seem to be bipartisan agreement in Washington. They like it...except when the other party does it.

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54 days ago

‘Opening Night at Symphony,’ Russell Sherman, the Discovery Ensemble, Boston Musica Viva, and the Bostonians I wasn’t there, but the opening-night dissatisfaction with the Met’s new Tosca was widely reported. BRAVOS AND A BOUQUET: Retiring BSO principal harpist Ann Hobson Pilot deserved both. Has th ...

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