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, but they do experience a change in their perceptions, fears and expectations due to vicarious exposure. However,...
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 been effectively managed in the workplace, there is a significant risk of injury to employees. Yet what happens when...
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 it can lead to great outcomes including positive changes and better work practices. On the other hand, where it has developed into a...
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 do we actually believe it? According to a study of Human Resource (HR)...
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 someone refers to the bullying victim, I feel this bodily cringe. It has become as predicable as the cat with it’s...
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. Today, I am calling this out as, at best, a myth and, at worst, an excuse. Workplace bullying injury is harder to...
