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Top 5 Tactics of a Workplace Bully

What are the top 5 tactics of a workplace bully?
     71 percent: Falsely accuses someone of errors not actually made.
     68 percent: Stares, glares and is nonverbally intimidating. Clearly shows hostility.
    64  percent: Discounts the person's thoughts or feelings in meetings in front of others.
     64 percent: Uses the silent treatment to ice out and separate from others.
    61 percent: Exhibits presumably uncontrollable mood swings.

(Sources: Workplace Bullying & Trauma Institute and Compas)

More information about Workplace Demographics.

Workplace Bullying On the Rise

According to Compas, a public opinion and customer research company, one in three American workers says he or she has been a victim of some type of verbal assault at their jobs.

Twenty-two percent of those surveyed about workplace bullying had seen company property damaged or thrown. Another 7 percent had been attacked physically at work.

What workplace bullying evidence Americans have seen in the workplace?
     33 percent:  Yelling and verbal abuse
     22 percent:  Equipment damaged as a result of rage
     7 percent:  Physical violence.
(Sources: Workplace Bullying & Trauma Institute and Compas)

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One in three American workers are chronically overworked

A new survey by the Families and Work Institute found that a third of employees are highly overworked. But that static result obscures changes in the workplace, where some workers are more stressed even as others -- particularly younger workers -- are finding ways to balance the demands.

More than half of the 1,003 workers surveyed said they are often handling too many tasks at the same time, or are frequently interrupted during the workday or both.

The survey largely recalls one done by the group in 2001.

More facts of Stress in the Workplace and Employee Shortages

35% of New Leaders Failing in Their Jobs

Fact #377: About 35 percent of new managers and executives failed in their jobs within the first 18 months during 2004. (Source: Right Management Consultants)

Fact #378: The top reasons new manager and executives fail is their inability to build strong relationships and teams with subordinates and peers. (Source: Right Management Consultants

Fact #379: The second biggest reasons new managers and executives fail is their inability to accomplish goals, followed by their lack of internal political savvy. (Source: Right Management Consultants)

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More facts about Employee Dis-Satisfaction

Perfect Labor Storm facts about Employee Dis-Satisfaction

Fact #361: Half of all Americans today say they are satisfied with their jobs, down from nearly 60 percent in 1995. But among the 50 percent who say they are content, only 14 percent say they are "very satisfied."  (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #362: Job satisfaction has declined across all income brackets in the last nine years. While 55 percent of workers earning more than $50,000 are satisfied with their jobs, only 14 percent claim they are very satisfied. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #363: The largest decline in overall job satisfaction, from 60.9% to 49.2%, occurred among workers 35-44. This is also the worker group next in line for management and leadership positions.  (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #364: The second largest decline took place among workers aged 45-54, with the satisfaction level dropping from 57.3% to 47.7%. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #365: With less than 47% of householders claiming to be satisfied with their current job, workers in the Middle Atlantic and Mountain states are the least satisfied workers in the U.S.

(Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #366: The East South Central region has the most content workers. Close to 59% of residents in these states claim they are satisfied with their jobs. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #367: 40% of workers feel disconnected from their employers.  (Source: TNS)

Fact #368: Two out of every three workers do not identify with or feel motivated to drive their employer's business goals and objectives.  (Source: TNS)

Fact #369:  25% of employees are just 'showing up to collect a paycheck.'  (Source: TNS)

Fact #370:  Less than one-third of all supervisors and managers are perceived to be strong leaders.  (Source: TNS)

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Negative Employees Saps Productivity

A new Gallup study found that when managers focused on employees' strengths, 61 percent of the employees were engage in the work and only 1 percent were actively disengaged - complaining about their jobs, sniping at their co-workers, and bad-mouthing the company.

When managers focused on employees' weaknesses, only 45 percent of the employees were engaged and 22 percent were actively disengaged.

This negativity is costing the U.S. economy over $300 billion a year.

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Half of workers unhappy with jobs

The Conference Board reported today that  Americans are growing increasingly unhappy with their jobs.  The decline in job satisfaction is widespread among workers of all ages and across all income brackets.

Fact #361:  Half of all Americans today say they are satisfied with their jobs, down from nearly 60 percent in 1995. But among the 50 percent who say they are content, only 14 percent say they are "very satisfied." (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #362:  Job satisfaction has declined across all income brackets in the last nine years. While 55 percent of workers earning more than $50,000 are satisfied with their jobs, only 14 percent claim they are very satisfied. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #363:  The largest decline in overall job satisfaction, from 60.9% to 49.2%, occurred among workers 35-44. This is also the worker group next in line for management and leadership positions. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #364:   The second largest decline took place among workers aged 45-54, with the satisfaction level dropping from 57.3% to 47.7%. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

Fact #365:  With less than 47% of householders claiming to be satisfied with their current job, workers in the Middle Atlantic and Mountain states are the least satisfied workers in the U.S. (Source: The Conference Board, 2005)

For more facts. visit  the Perfect Labor Storm: Why Worker Shortages Will Not Go Away