Eradicate bullying in the workplace

Eradicate Bullying in the Workplace

Make a real difference to workplace culture

Welcome to an extract from our virtual learning program

Who is Management Consultancy International?

Our agenda for Module 1 of the MCI bullying awareness program

What is a definition of bullying – is the behaviour that you are experiencing classified as bullying?

Your first steps to dealing with bullying behaviour

In the next modules…

Module 2

What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour

Module 3

Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?

Module 4

What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?

Module 5

What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict

In the next modules

Module 2

What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour

Module 3

Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?

Module 4

What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?

Module 5

What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict

In the next modules

Module 2

What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour

Module 3

Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?

Module 4

What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?

Module 5

What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict

In the next modules

Module 2

What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour

Module 3

Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?

Module 4

What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?

Module 5

What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict

Do not feel alone! Bullying is commonplace in workplaces worldwide

and it can happen to anybody

There are tools and strategies to deal with bullying behaviour besides resorting to the legal process!

• Change your life immediately

• Learn these tools and implement them right away

• Make informed choices

Be aware of the impact of bullying

Physical symptoms from minor to severe

There are physical symptoms

Inability to sleep at night leading to exhaustion and lowered resistance

Sneezing, coughing, sore

throat, and general lowered

immunity

Poor appetite and loss of libido

Absenteeism, avoiding work, procrastination

Emotional symptoms such as crying easily, being unhappy, being irritable, and may even lead to anxiety and depression

Workplace Challenges

Loss of productivity

Negative culture

High cost of litigation and damage to reputation

What can we do about it?

Follow these modules to avoid feeling powerless and to adopt empowering strategies to overcome bullying in your workplace.

1. Definition of bullying in the workplace

Firstly, ask yourself:

Is what I am experiencing classified as bullying

behaviour?

Bullying in the workplace has several factors

Factor #1

1. Is what is happening to you repeated?

Are they repeatedly being nasty or have they repeatedly not included you?

Factor # 2

Is the behaviour unreasonable?

Unreasonable Behaviour relates to behaviour which you would find to be harassing, threatening or humiliating

Factor # 3 Bullying behaviour has to create a risk to health and safety

Bullying is NOT

An isolated incident of someone being nasty to you or someone exploding every now and then

These are all unpleasant and unnecessary and need to be dealt with BUT they do not

constitute bullying

This is conflict!

Conflict When team members may get on each other’s nerves or have a disagreement occasionally.

This is natural to any workplace environment and conflict resolution may

be necessary!

Examples of on-going bullying behaviour:

If, for 3 times a week for two weeks in a row, you’ve

had a really hard time in your team and they’ve

excluded you from lunches, office conversations or meetings, then that IS

bullying.

If someone swears at you repeatedly or insults you, that IS bullying

If someone in your work environment deliberately withholds information from you that you need in order to

perform well, that IS bullying

If someone demands unreasonable time frames from you or constantly

changes deadlines – then that IS bullying

Reminder – Bullying behaviour in the workplace must meet these 3 criteria:

• It’s got to be repeated behaviour

• It has to be unreasonable behaviour

• And thirdly it’s got to create a risk to health and safety

Now is the time to do something about it!

1. Establish clear and transparent policies

that are readily available to all team

members and managers

2. Educate all your team members about their responsibilities in maintaining a workplace that does not support bullying behaviour. MCI has many flexible solutions to support you in this information and education process

3. Take steps to build a strong culture that enables positive behaviours from all team members

4. Build a culture of resilience where conflict is managed towards positive outcomes

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