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while even the most horrific work experiences cannot be equated with genocide i have observed here that bullying and mobbing behaviors on the job can reflect in virulence if not in scale the eliminationist instincts that also drive mass killings accordingly for those who have been so targeted at work it may be helpful to become familiar with the work of a man who managed to recover from exposure to horrible atrocities and to rebuild his life i hesitate to characterize dr frankl s work as must read because anything smacking of advice guidance or inspiration toward a road to recovery is intensely personal as to its individual resonance nevertheless i think that many will find it beneficial 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 work life balance in academe meh february 15 2016 by david yamada in academic workplaces lifespan issues work life balance tags academic workplaces lifespan issues work life balance leave a comment samuel morse imagines the university as paradise 1835 36 i chuckled a bit while reading this chronicle of higher education piece on work life balance by english professor scott warnock drexel u at his university s orientation program for new faculty he staffed a table where new colleagues could talk to him about work life balance alas there were no takers reflecting on his lonely experience he acknowledged that work life balance is simply not a popular topic for academicians sometimes at a cost unlike many professions academic life is indeed a life it s a calling an essential part of you you ll live it for much of your waking and sometimes sleeping hours that s the good and bad of it it s not drudgery and meaninglessness but it can eat you up and academics are often not the kind of people who would admit that a university teaching career can be a wonderful blessing for anyone who enjoys the core professorial activities of teaching scholarship and service this is especially so if one is fortunate to secure a tenure track position and earn the brass ring of tenure however today s academic workplace can be a stressed out and challenging environment as i wrote two years ago mental health is one of the most neglected concerns in the academic workplace in its worst manifestations higher education can be a petri dish for horrific bullying and mobbing behaviors i am fortunate to be doing the work i do but i ve also witnessed and experienced the nasty sides of the academic workplace on the question of work life balance i can attest that prof warnock s observations are wise and insightful an academic career is truly a way of life in addition to a vocation and that reality can bring its share of ups and downs for me there have been more of the former than the latter and for that i am very grateful i ve shared samuel morse s allegorical landscape here before morse was an inventor yes morse code and artist who taught at new york university during its earliest years in this painting he used nyu s original gothic style building on washington square alas since torn down and replaced by a much more pedestrian structure to represent the idea of the university as paradise even in my most cynical moments as an academician i find this landscape enormously appealing 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 workplace bullying faces of change february 12 2016 by david yamada in massachusetts workplace bullying info workplace bullying mobbing and abuse tags massachusetts workplace bullying info workplace bullying mobbing and abuse 1 comment massachusetts workplace anti bullying advocate torii bottomley is leading an artistic project designed to introduce the faces of workplace bullying targets to a broader public called face workplace bullying it portrays 14 individuals who have experienced workplace bullying during their work lives massachusetts healthy workplace advocates calls this a new way to bring attention to workplace bullying and provides details about how others can contact torii and get involved in a quiet but significant way these photographs represent a transition courageous people who have transformed from being targets of workplace bullying to becoming advocates for change as i wrote several years ago in connection with the healthy workplace bill especially for targets of this abuse the decision to become an advocate for law reform often requires courage and fortitude meaningful social change is often effected by those who have experienced injustice and mistreatment in this sense the decision to go from victim to advocate can be an empowering one a personal statement that one will harness a terrible experience to help others free blog subscription for a free subscription to minding the workplace go to follow this blog at the top right of the home page and enter your e mail address 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 lawyers alcohol abuse and depression why we need a healthier legal profession and more humane legal systems february 10 2016 by david yamada in law and legal profession psychology and work therapeutic jurisprudence workplace health and safety tags law and legal profession psychology and work therapeutic jurisprudence workplace health and safety 1 comment christopher ingraham of the washington post reports on a major study by the american society of addiction medicine documenting high levels of alcohol abuse and depression among lawyers america s lawyers have a serious drinking problem according to a new report from the american society of addiction medicine more than 20 percent of licensed attorneys drink at levels that are considered hazardous harmful and potentially alcohol dependent that s three times higher than the rate of problem drinking among the general public the study also found a shockingly high rate of depression 28 percent among american lawyers among the general public only 8 percent experience a bout of depression in a given year according to the cdc ingraham quotes the study s lead author patrick krill on the possible reasons behind these high rates of alcohol abuse according to krill law school teaches budding lawyers to work harder play harder and assume the role of a tough capable and aggressive professional without personal weaknesses or deficiencies they then enter a field where h eavy drinking lack of balance and poor self care are entirely normalized of course concerns about excessive alcohol consumption by lawyers are nothing new some professions have become associated with the term hard drinking and the legal profession is among them the tag is sometimes worn as a twisted badge of pride and becomes reflected in our popular culture for example paul newman was nominated for an oscar for his performance in the verdict a 1982 drama that pitted an alcoholic down on his luck boston lawyer against the forces that be in a major medical malpractice case unfortunately the reality of this state of affairs is much sadder for lawyers and clients alike the underplayed findings the asam study has been getting a lot of press with headlines centered on the excessive alcohol use however often buried under the lede are the data concerning high levels of depression in a piece on alcohol and depression webmd discusses the connections between the two while alcohol abuse can lead to depression oftentimes depression can fuel excessive drinking nearly one third of people with major depression also have an alcohol problem often the depression comes first regardless of whether depression triggers alcohol abuse or the other way around the high prevalence rates of depression cited in the study carry major implications for lawyers legal systems clients and parties to legal disputes encompassing the wellness of the legal profession and the quality of legal work provided to clients and shaping the law therapeutic jurisprudence part of the solution obviously a problem crisis this significant calls for multifaceted responses may i suggest that therapeutic jurisprudence tj the school of legal thought and practice that examines the therapeutic and anti therapeutic qualities of legal systems legal practice and law and policy is part of the solution tj favors psychologically healthy outcomes for legal transactions and disputes with laws and legal processes designed at least in part to foster such results in too many settings the practice of law has become psychologically unhealthy a stark contrast to the ideals that drew many to law school in the first place the economic downturn has had a lot to do with this but the core problems existed well before the great recession add to that the deeply adversarial nature of negotiation and litigation and you ve got a pretty toxic brew therapeutic jurisprudence is not a panacea but it offers a hopeful alternative to the dominant status quo i ve written a lot about tj for this blog and here are some representative posts can a quirky band of law professors lawyers and judges transform the law and legal profession 2015 mainstreaming psychological well being in the law tj s challenge 2015 a view from vienna new wine and new bottles for the practice and substance of law 2015 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 the angry man vs the angry woman a double standard of influence february 8 2016 by david yamada in diversity and discrimination workplace incivility tags diversity and discrimination workplace incivility 4 comments do angry women have less influence in group settings than angry men in a research article titled one angry woman anger expression increases influence for men but decreases influence for women during group deliberation law and human behavior 2015 jessica m salerno arizona st u and liana c peter hagene illinois chicago offer some insights on that question their experiment set up a mock jury deliberation that allowed them to compare the influence of male jurors vs the influence of female jurors they found that when male jurors expressed anger they gained greater influence over the group however when female jurors expressed anger they lost influence over the group here s the abstract of their article subscription needed to access the full piece abstract we investigated whether expressing anger increases social influence for men but diminishes social influence for women during group deliberation in a deception paradigm participants believed they were engaged in a computer mediated mock jury deliberation about a murder case in actuality the interaction was scripted the script included 5 other mock jurors who provided verdicts and comments in support of the verdicts 4 agreed with the participant and 1 was a holdout dissenter holdouts expressed their opinions with no emotion anger or fear and had either male or female names holdouts exerted no influence on participants opinions when they expressed no emotion or fear participants confidence in their own verdict dropped significantly however after male holdouts expressed anger yet anger expression undermined female holdouts participants became significantly more confident in their original verdicts after female holdouts expressed anger even though they were expressing the exact same opinion and emotion as the male holdouts mediation analyses revealed that participants drew different inferences from male versus female anger which created a gender gap in influence during group deliberation the current study has implications for group decisions in general and jury deliberations in particular by suggesting that expressing anger might lead men to gain influence but women to lose influence over others even when making identical arguments these diverging consequences might result in women potentially having less influence on societally important decisions than men such as jury verdicts the authors note that their research carries implications for other group settings as well including the workplace for years many have suggested that a cultural double standard exists at work the angry man is regarded as being earnest and worth taking seriously when in this state of emotion after all that anger must come from deep conviction yes but the angry woman is more likely to be regarded as being unpleasant overly emotional perhaps even hysteric and maybe some are thinking what a b h last week i told students in my employment discrimination class that women in the professional workplace have to be much more self aware of how their behavior is perceived than do men it isn t fair or right that they must carry that burden but this little experiment helps to buttress why women often must walk a finer line in monitoring their own behavior on the job 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 the uses and limitations of fight or flight when dealing with bullying situations february 3 2016 by david yamada in psychology and work school bullying workplace bullying mobbing and abuse tags psychology and work school bullying workplace bullying mobbing and abuse 4 comments in daring greatly 2012 dr brené brown offers a statement among many in this excellent book that speaks volumes our fight or flight strategies are effective for survival not for reasoning or connection as i ve mentioned previously i m taking dr brown s online course the living brave semester which includes plenty of lessons from that book i ve seized upon this one line because it s so relevant to targets of bullying in our workplaces schools and communities the fight or flight response is a normal one when we re facing immediate threats to our safety security and well being such threats trigger the release of stress hormones that prepare us for the challenge ahead we are put on high alert however as dr brown suggests fight or flight mode is not good for engaging in reasoning or connection instincts can trump reasoning and a defensive posture undermines connection thus when we re confronted by bullying behaviors we may also be prone to making quick bad decisions and to pushing away or avoiding others who may offer support because i am not trained as a psychologist or therapist i m not going to suggest a counseling protocol...