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…
How Elon Musk can help you to understand and prevent workplace bullying
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…
Is the injury that occurs from workplace bullying psychological or physical?
Most of the time we tend to think of workplace bullying injury as psychological. However, the reality is workplace bullying is often a combination of…
Flexible work arrangements – preventing workplace bullying claims
At a recent networking event, the topic of the day was flexible working arrangements. They can bring about many company benefits including more productive employees.…
Awareness and action – a $1.46 million workplace bullying lesson
In August 2017, Judge J Henry awarded Mary-Rose Robinson $1,468,991 in damages. Her former employer, the Queensland State Government, was found to have been negligent…
How many Australians are at risk of workplace bullying?
Can we quantify the number of Australian employees who are at risk of injury from workplace bullying? I asked myself this question with the knowledge…
You think you are resilient to workplace bullying…but are you really?
“I never thought it would happen to me. I had spent a decade being a reasonably good manager and leader. I didn’t think I would…
Are you aware of the workplace bullying mediation risk?
Mediation. It has been a key successful solution in resolving our workplace conflicts. However, mediation is not an effective solution to workplace bullying, particularly in…
Hiding behind a screen – Are you prepared for the evils of workplace cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying. It is a term we more commonly associate with school children than adults. Yet adults can and do use the cyber-universe inappropriately, as the…
Are you a workplace bullying bystander?
What’s it like to be bullied for eight years without relief? I worked with a man who found himself in this situation. Targeted by his…