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June 3rd, 2014, Tennessee became the first state in the nation to pass healthy workplace legislation. The new law (which applies to public sector employees), defines bullying as repeated verbal abuse, threats, intimidation, humiliation, and work place sabotage. The model policy, to be formulated by TACIR (Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations) will provide immunity …Read the Rest

Bad apples, loose cannons, clanging pots, people who cry wolf. Historically, troublemakers (TMs) have been characterized under rubrics of varying similitude. But they all boil down to the same thing: individuals being disruptive in an attempt to feel and make themselves look important. It’s rare to find a technically skilled live wire; typically, TMs fit …Read the Rest