Principal
Consultants, Experts & Authors
The Work Doctor ®
Gary
Namie, PhD
Expert
in the Hostile Workplace and Organizational Dynamics,
Veteran Consultant, Author
Dr.
Namie earned a University of California doctorate
in Social Psychology. He won campus and national
awards for excellence in teaching psychology, research
methodology and statistics. He was a professor
of management at the University of Southern California.
His postdoctoral teaching career began at Scripps
College. Original research areas included prosocial
behavior and empathy. During his 19-year university
teaching career which ended in 1994, he taught every
course in graduate business curricula except finance.
He was also a corporate manager for two regional
hospital systems as Director of Organization Development.
For them, he designed and delivered hundreds of
educational programs and facilitated strategic sessions
with executives facing corporate consolidation issues.
From 1985-1997 through TWD, Gary was a management
consultant to government agencies and companies
in America and Europe, specializing in Quality Management.
As a professional speaker, he has delivered
over 500 seminars, courses and speeches on every
imaginable workplace topic. Gary is Managing Partner
at The Work Doctor®
Since 1997, he has concentrated exclusively on introducing
Workplace Bullying to North America -- first to
the general public and now to employers.
For the nonprofit education organization, the Campaign
Against Workplace Bullying, he serves as Research
Director, producing the largest study of bullied
individuals in the world. To raise awareness about
the phenomenon, the pioneers Gary and Ruth Namie
-- have made over 300 appearances on TV and radio
and in magazines and newspapers on the topic.
Their anti-bullying work has been featured in Across
the Board Magazine, Harvard Management Newsletter,
Industry Standard, HR Executive, HR Magazine, Business
and Legal Reports, Office.com, U.S. News & World
Report, Newsweek, USA Today, Washington Post, Los
Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle,
National Post, Toronto Star and on CBS Early
Show, Fox News Channel, CNN, Marketplace Radio,
CBC Radio, Business News Network, CBS Radio, Michigan
Public Radio among hundreds of appearances. For
a complete summary of media coverage.
Ruth F. Namie, PhD
Work
Trauma Expert, Personal Coach, Author
It
was Dr. Namie's personal experience that led to
the founding of the nonprofit education, research
and reform organization, the Campaign Against Workplace
Bullying (bullybusters.org). Since 1998 she has
coached over 4,000 victims of workplace bullying.
That work, coupled with her 14 years in the clinical
field treating chemically dependent individuals
and families and preparation with a doctorate in
Clinical Psychology, makes Dr. Namie an international
expert in Work Trauma the effects of repeated,
unremitting bullying and humiliation on individuals.
She co-authored two books. She conducts public education
and training for the certification of fellow mental
health professionals.
Prior to her graduate education, Ruth was an executive
with Sheraton Hotels in Hawaii where she served
as corporate Training Director and Executive Committee
member. Her business career began in retail management.
She launched The Work Doctor, a woman-owned, family-run
consulting firm in 1985. The Work Doctor is the
only U.S. consulting firm to specialize in anti-bullying
systems for employers. Her particular role in the
Blueprint system is to oversee the clinically-oriented
training modules and team interventions.
Gary and Ruth Namie are co-authors of BullyProof
Yourself At Work (DoubleDoc Press, 1998-99),
The Bully At Work (Sourcebooks, 2000) and
the forthcoming Blueprint for a Bully-Free Workplace
(2001). Gary writes and edits this internet site.
Ruth and Gary designed the comprehensive Blueprint
TM system to create
hostility-free, bullying-free workplaces.
Sample
of Consulting Clients
- Companies
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ABC Home Health Services Inc;
American Biodyne Inc;
Family Enterprises, Inc;
General Electric Capital Services companies
(U.S. & Europe);
John Muir Medical Center;
Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Region;
Pacific Bell;
Professional Network Group
State Farm Insurance;
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Government
Agencies
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California Department of Rehabilitation;
California Department of Social Services
California Dept. of Health Services;
California State Training Center;
City of Sunnyvale;
Department of Defense;
Federal Bureau of Prisons;
Minerals Management Service (US Dept. of
Interior);
Napa County Human Services;
U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Reclamation
;
University of California, Davis Medical
Center;
Veterans Administration Hospitals;
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Associations/Nonprofits
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American Federation of Government Employees
American Psychological Association;
American Public Health Association;
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs;
California Association for Health Services
at Home;
California State Postal Workers Union;
Canadian Assoc. Against Harassment, Higher
Education;
Federally Employed Women;
National Foundation for Women Legislators;
National Institute of Occupational Safety
and Health;
Nationatl Occupational Injury Research Symposium;
New England Conference on Workplace Bullying;
Public Agency Safety Mgmt. Association;
Public HR Management Conference;
Quad EEO Conference;
San Francisco Bay Area Federal Women's Program
Managers;
State and Local Government Benefits Association;
Washington State Association of Letter Carriers;
Washington State Postal Workers Union;
Workplace Bullying 2000: Redefining Harassment;
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