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I am available to speak with executives, supervisors and employees and help them understand how prevalant this issue is in every company especially with the present economic times. Companies create such competitive work environments that both the supervisors and employees don’t realize the effects of how this stress and fast paced, do whatever it takes work environment creates this hostility. This feeling then manifests itself into harrassment, negativity and bullying under the veil of an already fast paced make it happen place. Please call me at 626.806.7229 to schedule for your speaking engagement.
I honestly feel that employers are so worried about keeping their jobs, keeping their numbers up, maintaining happy customers, ensuring employees don’t have to be fired; are the shareholders happy? Are the executives happy with your results? It goes on and on, minimal budgets mean less parties, less communal time for employees to spend together. Therefore in many environments, employees don’t get to connect – they end up working against eachother and not working with eachother. It becomes a dog eat dog environment where the survivalist wins! Tis life at times, but to be in a confined working environment, unexpectedly not knowing this harrassment exists and being the target of a bully… no one is prepared.
Unlike schoolyard bullying, you were not targeted because you were a “loner” without friends to stand up to the bullying gang. Nor are you a weakling. Most likely, you were targeted (for reasons the instigator may or may not have known) because you posed a “threat” to him or her. The perception of threat is entirely in his/her mind, but it is what he/she feels and believes.
A research study confirmed that targets appear to be the veteran and most skilled person in the workgroup.
Targets are independent. They refuse to be subservient. Bullies seek to enslave targets. When targets take steps to preserve their dignity, their right to be treated with respect, bullies escalate their campaigns of hatred and intimidation to wrest control of the target’s work from the target.
Targets are more technically skilled than their bullies. They are the “go-to” veteran workers to whom new employees turn for guidance. Insecure bosses and co-workers can’t stand to share credit for the recognition of talent. Bully bosses steal credit from skilled targets.
Targets are better liked, they have more social skills, and quite likely possess greater emotional intelligence. They have empathy (even for their bullies). Colleagues, customers, and management (with exception to the bullies and their sponsors) appreciate the warmth that the targets bring to the workplace.
Targets are ethical and honest. Some targets are whistleblowers who expose fraudulent practices. Every whistleblower is bullied. Targets are not schemers or slimy con artists. They tend to be guileless. The most easily exploited targets are people with personalities founded on a prosocial orientation — a desire to help, heal, teach, develop, nurture others.
Targets are non-confrontive. They do not respond to aggression with aggression. (They are thus morally superior.) But the price paid for apparent submissiveness is that the bully can act with impunity (as long as the employer also does nothing). 45% of targeted individuals suffer stress-related health problems. http://www.workplacebullying.org/individuals/problem/who-gets-targeted/
Court Settlements, Legal Fees and Litigation
Staff Turnover and Burnout
Increase in Sick Leave
Increased Medical and Workers’ Compensation Claims due to Occupational Stress
Communication Breakdown among associates which carries out to Company Production
Employee Production to Self-Protection
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