People who are bullying or are abrasive are frightened. Shouting, tantrums, threatening, and punishing behaviors are fear-based behaviors*. So, if you want to talk with an abrasive person, then you have to know what they’re afraid of and defuse... Read more » Workplace Relationships Examiner, Kathleen Schulweis Kathleen is dedicated to the empowerment of women and men facing workplace and interpersonal communication conflicts including dysfunctional teams, abrasive managers and bullying. As such, she empowers her clients to create and put into action specific paths that end conflicts and transform relationships. Kathleen's shrewd and compassionate approach is based upon her research, expertise and hard won experience. Her experience includes 1) Handling thousands of cases involving interpersonal and team conflicts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); University of Southern California (USC); and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and, 2) A decade of private practice working with executives, entrepreneurs, business professionals and academics.
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