Monday Moanin Thoughts #56 Do You Have A Bully On Your Staff?
Happy Monday Moanin the day after the 2013 Super Bowl. I hope your team was victorious.
The focus of my thoughts this week is on bullying among your staff. Over the past few weeks the issue of bullying among staff members has come up in several of my meetings with principals. They shared that this is a growing concern. As I reflected back on my experiences it is clear to me there have been bullies on every staff I have been a part of. This is not new. What does seem to be new is the current focus on student issues of bullying and the lack of attention given to staff issues of bullying. Lets begin by identifying a few of signs of bullying exhibited by staff members. Are any of these four behaviors present among your staff? (you may want to check out the back tables at your staff meetings. Bullies often sit with a familiar group at these tables.) Read more