The Bully At Work is for People living a bullied hell and those who care about them ...

In a single volume, the authors describe exactly and completely what the targeted person needs to do when attacked by a workplace tyrant. Stopping the hurt, BullyProofing, comes first and then fighting back, BullyBusting, comes next, if the person is ready.

This book is full of truths, strong truths about cruelty at work and what to do about it. Current internal complaint channels are inadequate. The forcefully written BullyBusting Strategies section has never appeared in print before in the American business literature.

At last, working people are honored instead of mocked!

The information is derived from empirical research and wisdom that comes from coaching and counseling over 5,000 individuals first as the Campaign Against Workplace Bullying and now as The Workplace Bullying Institute. Ruth has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and had personal experience with bullying, and Gary is the veteran organizational consultant, management professor and researcher with a PhD, Social Psychology. The Namies dedicated themselves completely to the U.S. movement they founded since mid-1997.

The Institute is the catalyst for the North American movement for legal reform by providing technical assistance for anti-bullying legislation in various states.

Every grassroots movement has its manifesto, its seminal guidebook. For the U.S. anti-bullying movement, this is the definitive book!

[Note: The Bully At Work incorporates & revises material previously published in BullyProof Yourself At Work (1998,1999) and includes new original sections.]

Comments and Reviews . .

From Harvey A. Hornstein, Ph.D., author of Brutal Bosses and Their Prey
"The Bully At Work is filled with remedies for an ailment that is ravaging workplaces, harming both people and profits."

From Publishers Weekly
Bullies on the job can cause irreparable harm to their colleagues, contend the authors, founders of the Campaign Against Workplace Bullying. While violent or vengeful workers occasionally make the news, there are insidious bullies in nearly every workplace, whether co-worker, boss or junior colleague. Their behavior causes other people to suffer shame, humiliation and fear all of which can affect their nonwork life as well as their job performance. The Namies recommend that "targets" act quickly to dismantle a bullying dynamic once they recognize it, and they also urge government and judicial recognition that "bullying" is an endemic workplace issue that deserves to be taken seriously. The last 100 pages of the book are the most useful; one chapter, "Control Destructive Mind Games," analyzes how people let their emotions color their actions. Subsequent chapters offer concrete strategies that "targets" can take to alleviate their workplace distress (including using humor to deflect a bully's tactics and finding support among colleagues and friends). Overall, this volume presents an intriguing concept that is rarely given such detailed analysis. (July)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Because bullying has been identified as a contributing factor in the epidemic of violence in schools, teachers and counselors are being trained in methods for dealing with bullies. Unfortunately, many bullies do not stop their disruptive, hurtful behavior after they leave school and get jobs; they often just become more subtle. Few people, though, acknowledge that workplace bullying is or can be a real problem. The Namies, both psychologists, are out to change that. In 1998 they launched the Campaign against Workplace Bullying. Calling those who experience bullying "targets" rather than "victims," they have counseled nearly 3,000 such targets. They define what bullying is, show why it is harmful, and attempt to explain why it occurs. They describe efforts in Europe to prevent bullying, where the problem is taken more seriously, and they decry the lack of substantive legal recourse here in the U.S. The authors provide techniques and tactics for bully-proofing oneself and show how targets, once sufficiently prepared emotionally, can move on to "bully-busting" and "tyrant-toppling." David Rouse
Copyright American Library Association. All rights reserved

From Susan Marais-Steinman, co-author of Corporate Hyenas at Work South Africa
"What a marvelous piece of work! The Namies make a compelling case against bullying in the USA and all over the world and prescribe powerful remedies to Targets. Gary and Ruth Namie established themselves as the leaders against bullying at work in the USA and internationally. Great insights make this powerful book an absorbing read and a "must-have" for every employee, whether subjected to bullying or not."

From Kenneth Westhues, Ph.D., author of Eliminating Professors, Canada
"An engaging mix of compassion and fight ... shifts attention from real or imagined reasons for cruelty to cruelty itself. Quoting extensively from first-person accounts, the Namies show that bullying may occur not just because the target is of the wrong sex or race but because the target is talented, successful, or cooperative. They shift attention from some purported defect in the target to the bully's inordinate need to control and dominate--to the point of destroying one who will not submit ... Far from being detached, ivory-tower researchers, the Namies are determined not just to understand the mini-holocausts taking place every day in American workplaces but to prevent them ... This book is for anybody employed anywhere. Even if you yourself are not being bullied now, you probably know somebody who is, and who will thank you a thousand times for the loan of this helpful guide to resistance and mental health. There is practical advice, well grounded in research, on every page."

From anonymous reviewers

"This book is a lifesaver for those in an abusive and dehumanizing workplace. Just knowing that it is not your fault and you are not the only person experiencing this treatment helps you feel better. There is help - the book is easy to read and understand. Give it to yourself, and to friends!"

"I carry it to work & read it on breaks, basically like it was a bible. It has saved me”There are so many of "us" out here, suffering in pain, silence & shame. You two are angels sent from heaven."

"A real contribution to everyone who works for a living. This book accomplishes what many of us have tried to do for most of our working lives: articulate why work so often causes suffering and reduces productivity. Usually, we know someone is bothering us at work, but we have trouble articulating exactly what it is. This is especially so when the problem is the boss, and when we seem to feel that the boss has the right to bully us. In this book, bullies will recognize themselves and will learn for the first time what behaviors they should quit imposing on others. Targets and victims of bullies will find out what to do to protect themselves. Ruth and Gary Namie have taken the giant and original first step of identifying this national problem, analyzing it, and telling us how to cope with and ultimately solve this hurtful and wasteful problem."

"I am a survivor of workplace bullying. With the Namies' first book, I was able to put a name to and gain insights into what was happening to me and my co-workers. Once I was able to recognize the bullying in my workplace, I was able to make the kind of rational decisions that allowed me to exit that job with my dignity, health,and sanity in tact. Reading their second book:"The Bully at Work", I have been able to answer those haunting "why me" questions, to identify myself, the bully, and all the personality types; and the part we each played in the bullying process. This book gave me the research-based information needed to understand the things we all should do to protect ourselves from workplace bullying. The book was a vital part of closure and healing for me. I can only hope that the Namies' will continue their work and that their next book will give us even more insights into recognizing and treating the stress caused by prolonged duress on the job. Hopefully by then the USA will have provided the kinds of legal protections for bullied workers that so many other countries are adopting and refining."

"I'm impressed by how clear and reader-friendly it is. Your contrast of the Controller and Cooperator is wonderfully crafted. Your cautious depiction of Employee Assistance Plans hits exactly the mark."

"Discovering (the Institute and this website) and reading your book are some of the best things to happen in my life. "

Also available from your favorite local bookseller. Ask for "The Bully At Work by Namie & Namie"

Canadian purchasers
Order online from Chapters.ca
UK purchasers
1. Order online from Amazon.co.uk
2. Find/order The Bully At Work at these bookstores:
Waterstone's, Ottakars, Blackwells, Borders & WH Smith
3. Mail order service from:
Roundhouse Publishing Ltd., Millstone, Limers Lane, Northam, Devon EX39 2RG
t. 01237-474 474 f. 01237-474 774
e. round.house@fsbdial.co.uk or roundhouse.pub@virgin.net

Australian purchasers
Order The Bully At Work from this company, or ask them for the booksellers who carry the title
Peribo, 58 Bequmont Road, Mt. Kuring-Gai, New South Wales, Australia 2080
Ph: 61-29-4570-011 ; Fax: 61-29-4570-022