Different types of work related bullying

The assumption is that the specific form of bullying dictates our response. And it doesn’t. Not really. Because they are all following the same dynamic and the protocol to get unwanted behavior – whatever it is and whatever we call it – to stop is the same.

It isn’t banter, it’s bullying

Bullies like to pretend that their abuse is harmless. That it’s just a joke. It isn’t. Here’s why. My friend Kathleen Bartle, who is a conflict consultant wrote a wonderful …

How bad can workplace bullying be?

Check out this story of workplace abuse from Chicago. Back in August 2013 a story broke in Wheaton IL about a city worker who had been bullied for years. Unfortunately …