Misty Bosch-Hastings is pictured at a Lawrence City Commission meeting on Oct. 17, 2023. In the wake of a Lawrence city commissioner expressing ongoing concerns about abusive behavior at public ...

Many employees have experienced the unfortunate but pervasive reality of working under an abusive leader. In a recent survey, almost 90% of respondents reported having at least one abusive boss during ...

Horrible bosses − the ones who lose their temper, shout at subordinates and berate their work − are bad for everyone. A team of researchers decided to find out why. Here’s what they found: Many toxic ...

Carefully consider how to act if your boss engages in abusive behavior. Sometimes your boss is a jerk for more subtle reasons. But what if your boss yells, threatens, or makes insults? Some bosses ...

If you have ever walked out of a meeting questioning your memory, your judgment, or even your value, you are not alone. You might be experiencing gaslighting or passive-aggressive behavior at work.

Ever felt like your boss gets a kick out of yelling at you? New research has shown that bosses may satisfy an "emotional need" and reap psychological "benefits" from yelling at their employees to ...

Navigating the behavior of a narcissist can feel like wandering through a hall of mirrors. What you see in public might not match what you experience in private. It's not uncommon for narcissists to ...

Discipline involves teaching your child ways to behave, follow rules, and learn self-control. Abuse isn’t discipline but rather actions that harm a child. Learn the difference and where to find help.

For anyone who might be hurt by reading about abuse, the story I want to tell here does not get into any details but certainly can evoke the circumstances around such events for some. It’s not about ...