The line of management is a line that must be held. I don’t know exactly where it came from or how that came to be…
Management 101: Upholding the line of workplace bullying
What type of workplace bullying bystander are you?
Workplace bullying can create an environment of fear for everyone, not just the person targeted. Those who are bystanders may not feel the direct assault,…
Who keeps you safe when Health and Safety professionals are bullied?
Workplace bullying and mental health has been transitioning to be a key function of health and safety across the last decade. Where bullying has not…
Is early conflict intervention a key to preventing workplace bullying?
Conflict in our workplace can be both good and bad. On the one hand, where our employees are willing to compromise and find a solution…
Does ethical infrastructure help prevent workplace bullying?
Ethical infrastructure defines or guides our workplace behaviours. Often, we hear the message that bullying related ethical infrastructure is important in preventing workplace bullying, but…
Should we cringe at the workplace bullying “victim”?
As might be expected for a workplace bullying specialist, I often read articles and posts on workplace bullying. What I find is that every time…
It’s time to call out the “invisible” bullying injury myth and excuse
In my time specialising in workplace bullying, I often hear that bullying injury is invisible. It is a psychological injury and you can’t see it.…
Does being targeted by workplace bullying increase counterproductive behaviours?
Bullying in the workplace has many impacts and consequences. Employees can suffer various levels of psychological injuries from being bullied. It may also cause employees…
How Elon Musk can help you to understand and prevent workplace bullying
Elon Musk has been in the media for all the wrong reasons in the past few days. If you haven’t been following the news he…
Should we reimagine workplace bullying systems with a positive approach?
I was recently supporting an employee who was working her way through alleged workplace bullying. We were talking about processes used by companies to address…