by Beth Plachetka | Oct 2, 2018 | Bullying at Work, Difficult Relationships, Workplace Bullying
Bullying- It’s not just for kids any more. Life is interesting to me. I’m always amazed when circumstances and events play out in unexpected ways. Take bullying for example. I never expected to become an expert on bullying, but life provided an unexpected...
by Beth Plachetka | Jul 3, 2018 | Articles, Bullying at Work, Difficult Relationships, Workplace Bullying
Are you ready for a quiz? What do these men have in common? Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin Benito Mussolini Suddam Hussein Muammar Gaddafi Idi Amin Francisco Franco Manuel Noriega If you responded “They are all dictators” you are correct! “A dictator is a leader who holds...
by Beth Plachetka | Apr 10, 2018 | Bullying at Work, Difficult Relationships, Workplace Bullying
My dad was a big man, handsome with an easy smile at 6’5” and 250 pounds. Because of his size and personality, Dad usually got along with everyone. I learned a lot about getting along with people from my dad. Most of the time a smile, a question, or a thoughtful...
by Beth Plachetka | Mar 20, 2018 | Articles, Bullying at Work, Difficult Relationships, Workplace Bullying
N- never I- intelligent C- continuously E- exploited Yes, we are talking about “being nice” … again. This is the third article on the topic; not to belabor the point, but to allow serious reflection on what it means, how to identify it and how to address it. In...
by Beth Plachetka | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Difficult People, Difficult Relationships, Workplace Bullying
Last month’s article, “Don’t be Nice at Work, shared with you that I don’t like the word “nice.” I am definitely not mean, but I sure am not nice. According to English.Stackexchange.com, “Nice” means that I don’t intelligently think about interaction and situations....
by Beth Plachetka | Jan 30, 2018 | Articles, Assertiveness, Development for Women, Difficult Relationships, Workplace Bullying
If there’s one word that I have always disliked; maybe even detested, it’s the word “nice.” As a child, I heard, “be nice to your sister,” “be nice to the kids on the playground.” At my early jobs, I heard “be nice to the customers.” Even at the professional level,...
