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be taken as a resignation shortly afterward federal employees including some judges court staff and federal prison officials received a three line email with this instruction please reply to this email with approx 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and cc your manager attorney michael felsen whose 39 year career with the u s department of labor included considerable experience evaluating the job performances of federal employees authored a piece for the progressive aptly decrying musk s order this patently absurd command issued to millions of civil servants was met with disbelief and immediate pushback including from the trump appointed heads of multiple departments to me and i would expect pretty much any other supervisor responsible for evaluating a subordinate employee in any federal agency this latest opm missive is a cruel joke it evidences the reckless retreat from rationality in government we re seeing every day part of a break it and make chaos approach that would seem clownish if it weren t so destructive these public servants and their counterparts in every federal agency deserve our appreciation and respect not the trauma induced by a man wielding a chainsaw iied indeed in my first law review article about the legal implications of workplace bullying under american employment law georgetown law journal 2000 i reported the results of my study bemoaning the lack of success of workers who had sued their employers for severe bullying behaviors using a legal theory called intentional infliction of emotional distress iied over and again courts found that even the cruelest and most malicious workplace behaviors often were insufficiently abusive to meet the standards of this legal claim in even the worst of these cases employers did not announce their intentions to traumatize their workers however in the case of russell vought now a leading trump administration official traumatization is not a mere by product of demonizing vilifying and terminating public servants but rather an express objective back in 2018 journalist adam serwer observed that donald trump s only real authentic pleasure is in cruelty adding that his maga supporters are right with him on this as well the president s ability to execute that cruelty through word and deed makes them euphoric it makes them feel good it makes them feel proud it makes them feel happy it makes them feel united and as long as he makes them feel that way they will let him get away with anything no matter what it costs them such is the state of affairs in american civic life circa 2025 share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading days of rage from the comments section february 10 2025 by david yamada in dignity at work and in society learning about work power abuse in society psychology and work work and technology workplace bullying mobbing and abuse tags dignity at work and in society learning about work power abuse in society psychology and work work and technology workplace bullying 3 comments apparently some pro bullying folks are triggered by this if anyone doubts that we are living in what writer pankaj mishra has called the age of anger they need only sample a random handful of online comments sections that follow publicly accessible news articles and social media postings i witnessed this on a small scale basis when i opted to use the new workplace institute facebook page to promote an upcoming offering of dr gary namie s workplace bullying university an intensive interactive training and education program about workplace bullying i purchased an ad designed to reach a u s audience with an interest in workplace issues over the years i have purchased many such facebook ads to reach a broader audience about workplace bullying and related topics at times people have left snarky or inappropriate comments but this was the first time where some of the responses were so hateful and vulgar that i was left further persuaded that america is squarely in a dark cruel raging place to wit folks welcome to america 2025 if ever there was a time to fight back against bullies and bullying this is it and by the way dr namie s workshop happens to be superb i heartily recommend it to professionals and advocates who wish to gain a deeper understanding of workplace bullying and abuse and how to respond to it share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading celebrating rageaholic leaders january 30 2025 by david yamada in leadership power abuse in society psychology and work workplace bullying mobbing and abuse workplace incivility workplace violence tags leadership power abuse in society psychology and work workplace bullying workplace incivility workplace violence 1 comment screenshot from the daily hoosier i can t imagine why but i found my mind wandering into the realm of leaders who seem trapped in a state of rage and anger i further journeyed a bit into my past for examples of when i first witnessed this mode of behavior if you were a young sports fan growing up in northwest indiana during the 1970s it was likely that you were well aware of bobby knight 1940 2023 the celebrated head coach of the indiana university men s basketball team his many accomplishments included leading the 1975 76 squad to an undefeated record and a national championship the likes of which still elicit soggy memories from iu alums and indiana basketball fans of a certain age unfortunately knight was also a well known rageaholic a distinctly non clinical term that refers to as wiktionary defines it a person who feeds on expressing rage and aggression or a person with a highly volatile temper knight s most infamous moment came in february 1985 when iu was playing in state rival purdue angered at calls by the officials he jumped out from his chair and it went downhill from there as recounted by mike schumann for the daily hoosier after being called for a technical foul for arguing with the officials about those early whistles knight burst from that ill fated chair and continued to roar his thunderous disapproval meanwhile purdue s steve reid was preparing to shoot the technical free throw shots seemingly unwilling to accept what was unfolding before him knight hurled the flimsy mass of metal legs and red plastic seat past reid across the free throw lane and into a row of photographers the chair flinging incident was the most enduring of knight s public and private outbursts many of which are recounted in his wikipedia bio tales of these behaviors have tarnished his reputation as one of the best coaches in college basketball history many associate him more with his temper than with his championship banners imitators at least the rage part my junior high school and high school years overlapped with knight s glory years at iu many of my friends played on our basketball teams and so i was present for a lot of games consequently i got to see a lot of junior high and high school coaches in action let me tell you the bobby knight syndrome at least in terms of personal behavior was in full bloom among northwest indiana s high school hoops coaches of the time while certainly not every coach emulated knight s angry rages more than a few did especially towards officials and players they stomped up and down the basketball court sneered and yelled at players who made mistakes and argued vociferously with officials at times their hotheaded comportment during games was regarded as mildly entertaining but at least for some of the players their conduct during practices and games alike bordered on if not became abusive and drained the kids enjoyment of the sport furthermore unlike bobby knight a good number of these coaches weren t very successful at least as measured by wins and losses they failed as people and as coaches unnecessary by sharp contrast at least from my more distant perch it appeared that the women s basketball coaches of the day generally did not behave in such a manner i thought that overall the women s teams operated a stronger culture of teamwork and camaraderie furthermore we have seen plenty of very successful hoops coaches at the junior high through college levels who do not behave in angry raging ways among the legendary college basketball coaches john wooden ucla mike krzyzewski duke and pat summitt tennessee are just three exemplars of how great successes on the court can be matched by good character and strong mentoring relationships with players well beyond sports athletics are hardly the only field of endeavor where angry seething leaders get promoted and celebrated we are living in what public intellectual pankaj mishra has called an age of anger with authoritarian leaders manipulating the cynicism and discontent of furious majorities rageaholic behavior is the norm for some of these guys and yes they re mostly guys at the ground level these folks can be adroit practitioners of in your face incivility bullying and like bobby knight even violence at work and while some are said to be geniuses and thus granted a free pass there are many more mediocre rageaholics than brilliant ones why people are drawn to them makes for an important and complex discussion but we can surely say that notwithstanding any of their successes rageaholic leaders often leave a trail of damaged psyches in their respective wakes share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading podcast cult control expert steven hassan interviews me about workplace bullying and narcissistic bosses november 13 2024 by david yamada in power abuse in society psychology and work therapeutic jurisprudence workplace bullying mobbing and abuse tags power abuse in society psychology and work therapeutic jurisprudence workplace bullying leave a comment what do cult control and workplace bullying have in common more than initially meets the eye perhaps several weeks ago i had the distinction of being interviewed by dr steven hassan a leading expert on cult psychology and mind control about workplace bullying and narcissistic bosses you may freely access the interview by going here steve and i met at an international law and mental health conference in barcelona this summer and he thought there might be some overlap between our respective interests we ended up having a lively one hour exchange that covered a surprising amount of ground i hope you ll find our conversation to be interesting and thought provoking share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading america by choosing the bully has entered a new dark age november 6 2024 by david yamada in politics power abuse in society tags politics power abuse in society 11 comments into the darkness we go the bully won at least for now i m not shocked even as experienced political operatives holding views aligned with mine were touting the possibility of a big win for the democrats my judgment was telling me all along that this was going to be a very close election and yet it is hard for me to describe my deep sadness and concern over america s decision to return donald trump to the white house a smug intolerant and mean spirited energy has increasingly gripped this country since that fateful day in 2015 when trump announced his presidential candidacy it has fully manifested in an authoritarian cult like bloom now that this unstable raging cognitively deteriorating man and his ominously creepy running mate j d vance will be assuming their positions of enormous power grasping the twisted psychological dynamics of what led us to this terrible place will require deep study and a capacity for complexity and nuance i intend to be part of that inquiry after all the trump phenomenon embodies so much of what i have already learned about bullying abuse cruelty misogyny bigotry dishonesty and trauma during the course of my career this toxic force is accompanied by a deep contempt for the rule of law especially when applied to trump s own many proven and alleged offenses i realize that for the moment i am emphasizing the disturbing personal qualities of america s next president but make no mistake these qualities will drive public policy in awful ways posing fundamental threats to the rule of law democratic governance human dignity and the health of the planet personalities have consequences i mourn for this country and apologize to the world for what we have unleashed america a nation whose origins were inspired by the enlightenment has now empowered an authoritarian strongman and chosen to enter a new dark age i can only hope that somehow we will find a way to reverse course share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading we need to more deeply psychologize our understanding of law public policy and politics october 31 2024 by david yamada in law and legal profession politics power abuse in society psychology and work therapeutic jurisprudence workplace bullying mobbing and abuse tags law and legal profession politics power abuse in society psychology and work therapeutic jurisprudence workplace bullying 4 comments image courtesy of freepik com my dear friend dr gary namie co founder of the workplace bullying institute states what i regard as an ultimate compliment when he says that i m one of the most psychologized law professors and lawyers he s ever known by that he means that i ve repeatedly shown an ability and inclination to apply psychological insights to law and public policy much of his observation traces to our shared commitment to prevent stop and respond to bullying at work striving to understand the dynamics of workplace bullying has indeed led me to become more grounded in pertinent aspects of psychology this includes comprehending not only the organizational and social aspects that feed into bullying behaviors at work but also the clinical aspects that shed light on the psychological states of both aggressors and targets this in turn has critically informed my work on drafting and advocating for legal protections against workplace bullying in fact i credit my psychological dives into workplace bullying for leading me to therapeutic jurisprudence tj the 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