What is Your Organizational Definition of Bullying?

 

An organizational change toward a healthier workplace culture may include the revision of policies and procedures, job descriptions, orientation, training, and annual training, which should readdress the organization's mission and values while declaring the organizational definition of bullying. Without an organizational definition of bullying and all its degrees, cognitive reconstruction occurs within the workplace environment that may justify all the dysfunctional behaviors of the bully triad until a devastating violent act occurs. Policies and procedures, job descriptions, and annual training should address the organizational definition of bullying so that bullying is considered abnormal or at least recognized as soon as it occurs. 

Dr. Debra Stewart

 

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Finding the Good in the Workplace Bully

 

An Organizational Approach to Workplace Bullying

Bully-Type Behaviors in the Workplace May Reduce Overall Organizational Wellness

 

Meta-analysis of aggregate health data may provide information that health promotion administrators need to compare and contrast different systems in terms of correlation and effectiveness. This analysis may reveal that the workplace lacks a bullying prevention and management program. Organizations collect data on absenteeism, accidents and injuries, retention, employee health risk assessments, and employee wellness program utilization. Research has found that an improvement in one of these reporting areas will yield favorable results in other areas of health and wellness reporting. However, if the workplace culture supports bullying, participation and the energy devoted to organizational and employee wellness programming may decline. 

-Dr. Stewart

Character Assassination

Character assassination is a form of bullying because it is a deliberate attempt to destroy someone's credibility and reputation. Character assassination involves triangulation rather than direct communication, where gossip, misuse of power and authority, manipulation of the truth, deceit, groupthink, double-speak, spreading of rumors, unhealthy egotism, and narcissism are used to defame and cast doubt on someone's morals and integrity.

Dr. Debra Stewart

 

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Finding the Good in the Workplace Bully

 

An Organizational Approach to Workplace Bullying