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Workplace bullying in healthcare II: Vanderbilt U program for doctors
Physicians can be hard driving, high performing individuals whose professional training usually doesn’t involve a lot of interpersonal skills development. In fact, the process of going through intern… more →
Minding the Workplace
Workplace bullying in healthcare II: Vanderbilt U program for doctors
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David Yamada wrote 1 day ago: Physicians can be hard driving, high performing individuals whose professional training usually does … more →
"Can workplace bullying situations be mediated?"
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David Yamada wrote 6 days ago: Can workplace bullying situations be mediated? This is a recurring question that came up again in th … more →
Shorter papers on workplace bullying, dignity at work, and related topics
David Yamada wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve posted some of my short papers that have accompanied various presentations to a site call … more →
Why concentrated power at work is bad
David Yamada wrote 2 weeks ago: For some time I’ve been meaning to share this neat little piece, “The Power Paradox, … more →
Succeeding as a waitstaffer: Hard work + social intelligence
David Yamada wrote 3 weeks ago: Earlier this month, restauranteur Bruce Buschel posted “One Hundred Things Restaurant Workers … more →
Swedish study: When men bottle up anger at work, heart attack risk doubles
David Yamada wrote 3 weeks ago: Not exactly the news I want to post a day before America’s Thanksgiving Day, but alas, this st … more →
Learning from the aftermath of workplace violence
David Yamada wrote 3 weeks ago: Sadly, workplace violence has been in the news a lot lately, with the most prominent story being the … more →
From Work, Stress, and Health 2009: New Voices, Old(er) Voices, and Inclusion
David Yamada wrote 1 month ago: Readers, please forgive me for repeated posts about the just concluded Work, Stress, and Health conf … more →
What are the Best Jobs in America?
David Yamada wrote 1 month ago: Money magazine’s November issue features its survey of the Best Jobs in America. It’s a … more →
From Work, Stress, and Health 2009: Steven Greenhouse on Stressors at Work
David Yamada wrote 1 month ago: I’m attending and participating in the 8th Work, Stress, and Health Conference, held this year … more →
Defining the "Economic Sociopath"
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David Yamada wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a fascinating psychological take on our current economic crisis: Journalist and cultura … more →
The quest for healthier approaches to practicing law
David Yamada wrote 2 months ago: On several occasions this year, I have written about the Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) movement, wh … more →
Recipe for an Abusive Boss: Power + Low Self-Esteem
David Yamada wrote 2 months ago: Nathaneal J. Fast (management professor, USC) and Serena Chen (psychology professor, UC-Berkeley) ar … more →
When workplace bullying triggers workplace violence
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David Yamada wrote 2 months ago: In his 1995 book Violence at Work, Joseph A. Kinney, founder of the National Safe Workplace Institut … more →
November's Work, Stress, and Health Conference: A tipping point for workplace bullying research?
David Yamada wrote 2 months ago: One of the best gatherings to learn about the latest research on psychological health in the workpla … more →
Study reports job insecurity more stressful than unemployment
David Yamada wrote 3 months ago: From LiveScience.com, this piece by Robert Roy Britt on a University of Michigan study examining the … more →
After being bullied at work, what next?
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David Yamada wrote 3 months ago: One of the unfortunate realities of severe workplace bullying is that targets often must leave their … more →
Employment Law as if People Mattered
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David Yamada wrote 3 months ago: I’ve posted a pre-publication draft of my forthcoming law review article, “Employment La … more →
Pro Football, Hard Knocks, and Pressure at Work
David Yamada wrote 3 months ago: Perhaps someone who calls for a kinder, gentler workplace should not be confessing this, but I … more →
