Bullying In The Workplace

by Cherrie McKenzie | Apr 24, 2012 | 2 comments

I have been doing a number of workshops and a disturbing trend has come up on to my radar: Bullying in the workplace. Jobs have become harder to find and the mobility workers once had to simply change jobs if the workplace atmosphere became toxic has shrunk considerably. This lack of mobility has led in some instances to bullying in the workplace, sometimes with tragic consequences. The CNN video below highlights the problem in glaring detail.

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John on 2012/04/26 at 11:23 pm

One way the victim can arm himself is by reading a psychological text on behavior modification. The victim can learn what the bully is doing and can also learn what to do to modify the bully’s behavior. Anything that can empower a victim is a good thing.
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- Cherrie McKenzie on 2012/04/27 at 8:50 am
  
  Thanks John,
  Your comment is well said and I will shortly include a few posts with things that one can do to counteract some of the tactics of the bully.
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