Why are bully behaviors
and events so devastating and tend to be repeated without intervention? Bullies
initiate their inappropriate behavior and victims and bystanders endure bullying
because of five fears. Dr. Karl Albrecht classified fear into five types for
better understanding and management of the fears all humans experience. The
fear types are (1) fear of extinction, (2) fear of body mutilation or invasion,
(3) loss of autonomy, (4) fear of separation, abandonment or rejection, and (5)
ego-death or fear of humiliation, shame, or worthlessness. Organizations and individuals can benefit
from understanding the fear types so that responses to bullying become
conscious, and rational decisions with greater control over the extent and
scope of bullying rather than reflexive and cyclic.
Finding the Good in the Workplace Bully
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