In April 2019, Victoria Police hit the headlines of The Age newspaper for all the wrong reasons. According to the report, Detective Senior Sargent Mark…
Improving our Responses to Workplace Bullying. What we can learn from Victoria Police.
Are we abandoning our bullied employees?
I was recently reading a research article from Canada that explored men’s experience of workplace bullying as the target of those behaviours. In this research…
Should our stand be “Zero Tolerance” for workplace bullying?
Have you read your workplace bullying policy? Does it say your company has a “Zero Tolerance” for bullying in your workplace? I was recently reading…
Are your managers your workplace bullying problem?
Some years ago, I had a manager who said to me “You know, some of the employees around here are afraid of me”; and then…
Demystifying Workplace Bullying (Video)
Do you and your employees know what bullying is? If not, how can you manage the bullying risk in your workplace? Many of the workplaces…
Daring Greatly to End Workplace Bullying
We are hardwired to connect with others, it’s what gives us purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering. Brene BrownDaring…
Beating a bullying rap – how an employer overcame an anti-bullying order application
How do you beat a bullying rap when a matter is taken to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) by an employee? My first response is,…
Management 101: Upholding the line of workplace bullying
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…
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…