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Performance Pointers Archives Bullying in the Workplace Today, February 27th, is “Bullying Awareness Day” in British Columbia. Hundreds of people are wearing a pink shirt today, as a symbol of their resolve to denounce bullying in all its forms. Not now, not ever, never should we tolerate bullying. Much of the focus on bullying centres around schoolyard bullies, young people. But we know that behaviour learned at that age and unchecked more often than not evolves into sophisticated forms of bullying in the workplace. Being harassed by your boss or your co-workers is clearly unacceptable, but refusing to work in an abusive environment is not always an option for the individual being bullied. That’s why it’s so important to expose bullies, to call them on their behaviour, and to stand in solidarity with those who are the target of the bully’s abusive and humiliating attacks. One of the most insightful books I’ve read about this topic is Corporate Abuse, by Lesley Wright and Marti Smye. Subtitled “How Mean and Lean Robs People and Profits”, the book describes situations that are so recognizable, it’s positively depressing to realize that we’ve all encountered many of these situations throughout our working lives. And often, the only thing we felt able to do was ... quit. One of the really valuable ‘lessons learned’ in the book is that ultimately, allowing bullying to take place is BAD FOR BUSINESS The most creative, talented and dedicated people leave, one by one, until the only ones left are the bullies and the victims they’ve worn down. Good luck getting high performance out of people who have lost all faith in the organization, in their management, and in their own ability to voice an opinion - let alone have one. Last updated on Feb 24, 2009 at 04:06 PM
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