Bully Free at Work

The 7 Steps: Stopping Organizational Workplace Bullying

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:34:38 +0000

What does a large organization do to create a Bully-Free at Work culture? Question: What is a Bully-Free at Work culture? Answer: The best way to get the truth about anything is to ask your customers. In this case, you would ask your staff on a scale of 1-5 ‘Do you feel the culture is Bully-Free’? If [...]

The Most Important Thing If You’re Being Bullied Is…

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:32:27 +0000

Do you want to know the single most important thing you can do for someone who feels they are being bullied? How about this: If you are being bullied and you would like the support of someone nearby, feel free to pass this message along to them as well. Here is the answer in three [...]

Yes! You CAN Influence A Bully Boss.

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:53:04 +0000

One of the most frequent questions we are asked is: “How Can I Say Something To The Bully…Not At The Expense of Myself or Others?” Many of you are saying these four things: 1. “I don’t know what to say to the bully.” 2. “I want to say something but I am scared of retaliation.” 3. “I feel paralyzed and therefore [...]

What Does It Really Take to Stop Workplace Bullying?

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:47:18 +0000

Tackling workplace bullying involves many levels. Many think a one day seminar for employees will stop workplace bullying. While education is empowerment, more power is created when leadership supports and aligns with this education. Here are some simple (maybe not so easy) steps any leader can take in order to minimize the impact of workplace [...]

Short Simple Come-Backs to Use With Workplace Bullies

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:00:56 +0000

Oprah has re-runs, and now so does Bully Free at Work! After 5 years and over 250 weekly messages, we wanted to share with you our top weekly message of all time: “Short Simple Come-Backs to Use With Workplace Bullies”. You’ve mustered the courage to say something. You think “I have finally stood up to the [...]

10 Point Assessment: What is Respect? Curbing Bullying Behavior

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:32:01 +0000

What is Respect? Curbing Bullying Behavior We are hired at work to produce results. There are many ways to produce many types of results, yet very often it is this confusion about “the way” which is not clearly defined, articulated and explained. Clarity assists with accountability. Consider This: An organization’s purpose is to get a [...]

Bullying Tactics: Silence and Violence

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:53:29 +0000

Can you recall having a wonderful 2-way conversation with someone? Yes? Good. Remember that it is possible. This memory, or anchor, can serve as your reality check when you are faced with having to converse with a difficult workplace bully and you just can’t seem to connect. Do You? Wonder why the bully [...]

How the Bully Avoids Accountability to a Workplace Bullying Policy

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:47:56 +0000

Workplace bullying occurs because it can. Simply put, it takes a village to raise a child; it also takes a village to support the interests of its players. The question then becomes, what game are you playing? A company or organization exists to make a profit and to attain results. To the employer, a workplace [...]

The Top 10 Reasons Why the HR Process ‘Might Not Be Working for You’

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:58:15 +0000

If an organization does have a workplace bullying process which employees can use, does it even work? Like any movement of change in society, we must start with awareness; once aware, then effective leadership is required to create the change. You cannot change what you do not acknowledge; you cannot lead without authority. Human resource [...]

10 One-Liners You Can Say to Gain Back Control from the Bully!

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:59:35 +0000

Can coping with a workplace bully be as simple as uttering a ‘one-line’ comment? Let me ask you this: What’s the alternative? To try and explain yourself will only invite the bully to deny, counter-attack and then play the victim. The key is to not give the bully more ammunition; they will only use it against [...]