An article in The Telegraph titled “I was bullied out of the job I loved” caught my attention the other day. It recounted the experience of an employee who was bullied at work. However, the workplace bullying was subtle and […]
When an employee starts off with a new job or even joins the workforce for the first time, that person is usually filled with excitement, along with a healthy dose of nervousness and apprehension. The new employee is typically brimming […]
On October 23, the National Workplace Bullying Coalition (NWBC) held a workplace bullying conference at Shippensburg University. The event is the second annual conference conducted by NWBC and is intended to bring labor leaders, students, consultants, researchers and workplace practitioners […]
Workplace bullying has become prevalent in today’s highly competitive organizations. Bullying can come in various forms such as intimidation, verbal abuse or work interference. People who experience being bullied at work may have asked themselves the age old question of […]
Workplace bullying expert Dr. Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik’s book “Adult Bullying – a Nasty Piece of Work” can help readers to gain better understanding on workplace bullying and how to deal with it. According to Dr. Lutgen-Sandvik, a Communication Associate Professor at […]
Turnover is something that every company, whether big or small, encounters every year. Research conducted by PsychTests AIM regarding the drivers of turnover, indicated that apart from greener pastures, employees resign because of a toxic working environment. This includes having […]
A recent study conducted across more than 22,000 university staff indicated that academic personnel in regional universities were more likely to experience workplace bullying. The study showed that 28 percent of the surveyed participants reported they were bullied at work, […]
Let’s face it, in today’s world nearly everybody has a device that connects them to the online world, be it a smartphone, laptop, desktop computer or tablet. Almost everybody has a way of staying connected to everybody else. Social media […]
Most of the articles written about workplace bullying would focus on the employee who was bullied at work or how the negative working environment affects an organization. However, there’s an article in Hawaii Business titled “Working with a Bully” which […]
The holidays are coming! I’ve been researching the topic of creating great places to work for a decade, and along the way I’ve gleaned thousands of ideas on how to do that. If there’s one thing I know, creating a […]