Why do employees who bully or use chronically abrasive behaviours perpetrate their behaviours? It’s a question that is often met with a roll off the tongue answer because organisations let them. And this to some extent is true. Yet, workplace bullying theory points us...
For many targets of workplace bullying, Human Resources (HR) might present as a logical point to go to when they are confronted with the aggressive and harmful behaviours at work. Yet time and again we hear the words of warning; do not approach HR. They are there to...
Workplace bullying and psychological safety. They are two separate concepts that could be inextricably linked. But are they? Direct research specifically linking the two concepts is rare and in this article we explore the research that does exist, particularly...
Being a Human Resources Professional (HRP) is a challenging role. It is often contradictory and HRPs must walk the line between protecting and representing the needs of the employer or organisation, and management and employees. Their ability to act and influence can...
When we hear stories of workplace bullying, we often hear of evil deeds by power hungry and vindictive managers to their employees. It is rare to hear tales of the reverse, often referred to as upwards bullying. Within academic research, upwards bullying has been a...
Workplace bullying policies are an essential workplace tool. They can set understandings of bullying through definitions, and outline expectations and processes for when we uncover bullying in our workplaces work. However, what hasn’t escape me is the ironic failure...
