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Incivility: rudeness and discourteous verbal and non-verbal behaviors.Bullying: persistently criticizing employees' work; yelling; repeatedly reminding employees of mistakes; spreading gossip or lies; ignoring or excluding workers; and insulting employees' habits, attitudes or private life.Interpersonal conflict: behaviors of hostility, verbal aggression and angry exchanges.Compared with sexually harassed workers, employees on the receiving end of raging-boss behaviors and other forms of workplace aggression reported lower overall well-being, less job satisfaction and less satisfaction with their bosses; they were also more likely to quit their jobs. Specifically the bullied employees reported more job stress, less job commitment and higher levels of anger and anxiety than did sexually harassed employees. The upshot The review results by Hershcovis and Barling suggest that bullies can wreak more havoc on a company than can sexual harassment. "I want to make sure that's not … [Read more...] about Workplace Bullying ‘Epidemic’ Worse Than Sexual Harassment

"When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me," Obama wrote. "But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours." … [Read more...] about Doting Dads: 6 of History’s Finest Fathers

Trump has issued several executive orders that were immediately challenged, but policies like his “Muslim ban” immigration restrictions have repeatedly crept back into court after being declared unlawful. Moreover, we aren’t sure who might file a legal case yet. TikTok said the order had “no adherence to the law,” and it’s reportedly planning to sue as early as Tuesday, arguing that it wasn’t given reasonable notice of the ban. On the other hand, if it closes a deal with an American company, there’s less reason to invite legal trouble. Tencent also has motivation to file a legal challenge — among other things, losing its relationship with Apple would deal a huge blow to both companies in the Chinese market. … [Read more...] about The big legal questions behind Trump’s TikTok and WeChat bans