Every workplace has challenges, from frustrating coworkers to work overloads. One reason such issues keep hanging around is a lack of creative solutions. “Ideas on how to solve workplace problems rarely pop into your head when you’re on the job,” says John Putzier, author of Get Weird! 101 Innovative Ways to Make Your Company a [...]
Don't despair if the same frustrating problems shackle you at work time and time again. Perhaps you're bored with your job or concerned because the competition is passing your company by. Be aware that you can solve these problems with creativity. Whether you realize it, you already have creative ability. "Ninety-eight percent of people are [...]
Domestic violence isn't just a personal issue, says psychologist David Hayes, PhD. It's a business issue. "Estimates vary, but one common figure is that domestic violence in the United States costs $6 billion a year through employee turnover, health-care costs and decreased productivity," says Hayes, a consultant in the employee assistance program at Bank One [...]
Seeing your teen off on a date can give you the jitters. Unfortunately, parents also must consider a particularly unnerving topic: teen dating violence. It's worrisome, but it's not inevitable. You and your teen can avoid potentially perilous situations and reduce the risk for problems. Abuse is defined by the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) [...]
What is domestic violence? Domestic violence is a term used to describe violence and abuse by family members or intimate partners such as a spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, or date. Other terms used for domestic violence include the following: intimate partner abuse family violence child abuse battering courtship violence marital [...]
Many people believe that intimate partner violence—also called domestic violence—is a concern, yet they still do not understand the full scope of the problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines intimate partner violence (IPV) as actual or threatened physical or sexual violence, or psychological and emotional abuse, directed at a spouse, former [...]
Through domestic violence, an abuser establishes power and control over another person. Such behavior occurs when the abuser feels entitled to control his or her victim. Although the most common form of abuse is males abusing female partners, females can abuse male partners, and abuse also takes place in same-sex relationships. Acts of such violence [...]
Domestic violence is behavior someone uses to control a spouse, partner, date or elderly relative through fear and intimidation. It can involve emotional, sexual and physical abuse, as well as threats and isolation. In most cases, men are the abusers. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, domestic violence affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds [...]
Physical violence is just one form of domestic abuse. If you have a partner who verbally humiliates you, demands all your attention, blames you for everything that goes wrong or threatens to harm you or your children, you’re also being abused. “Emotional abuse can be subtle at first and may consist of name-calling, ignoring your [...]
Everybody gets angry, but out-of-control rage isn't good for you or those around you. When you can't control your anger, you may get into fist-fights or drive recklessly, for example, endangering yourself and others. But anger also plays havoc with your own body. Research shows that anger can increase people's—especially men's—chances of developing coronary heart [...]