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Bullying – The Big Bad Wolf of the Communications Center. Written and Presented by Laurie Wall Central County Emergency 9-1-1, 2012. Bullying. Bullying Defined. Persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior Verbal abuse Conduct which interferes with another’s work Threatening - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bullying – The Big Bad Wolf of the Communications Center
Written and Presented by Laurie Wall
Central County Emergency 9-1-1, 2012
Bullying
Bullying Defined
Persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior Verbal abuse Conduct which interferes with another’s work
Threatening Humiliating Intimidating Sabotage
Bullying Defined
Persistent aggressive or unreasonable behavior Often done within the established rules
and policies of the organization.
Bullying Defined
Characteristics Lack of respect
for a co-worker Sometimes
obvious Many times the
subtle forms cause more damage
Bullying Defined
Affect of bullying on the workplace Responsible for
absenteeism Lack of workplace
motivation Lack of employee
satisfaction Increased turnover Lack of trust and
teambuilding among workers
Objectives
At the end of this block of instruction the student will be able to:
Define the tactics of bullying behavior Define the tactics of bullying behavior in a
supervisor Define bullying from the target’s point of view Define bullying from the supervisor’s point of
view
Objectives
At the end of this block of instruction the student will be able to:
Illustrate the role of the bully’s posse List actions to be taken by the supervisor List actions to be taken by the target
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Jekyll & Hyde Bully manipulates feelings of those in his
company Performs job tasks well above average Glory hound
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Examples of bullying behavior Verbal Non-verbal Psychological Physical Professional
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Examples of bullying behavior Verbal
Tone Impatience IrritabilitySnide commentsSarcasm
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Examples of bullying behavior Non-verbal
Rolling of the eyesWon’t acknowledge existence/silent
treatment
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Examples of bullying behavior Psychological
Undermining credibilityReporting mistakesFabricating storiesPresent themselves as wonderful and
kind
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Examples of bullying behavior Physical
Standing too close in threatening manner
Throwing objectsPunching
Co-worker Bullying Tactics
Examples of bullying behavior Professional
HumiliationGossipingPurposefully damaging reputation of
anotherAccusing of incompetence
Supervisor Bullying Tactics
Constantly corrects Separate the target
from colleagues Exclude Marginalize Overrule Ignore Sideline
Supervisor Bully Tactics
Belittle Demean Patronize Overload with
work/increase responsibility
Take work/authority away
Refuse leave requests Deny Training
Target Defined
Target rather than victim› Absolutely no apportion of blame
Target Defined
Questions a target may ask Why me?
What did I do to them?
What did I do to deserve this?
From the Target’s Point of View
Bully Nit-picking, fault finding, criticizing trivial
things Refuse to acknowledge accomplishments Undermine position, status, worth, value and
potential Take credit for work Twist, distort and misrepresent what is said
by the target
From the Target’s Point of View
THE TRIVIALITY, REGULARITY AND FREQUENCY BETRAY BULLYING BEHAVIOR
Supervisor
How do I know if I have a bully in my center?
Turnover rate Have a
complainer
Supervisor
How do I know if I have a bully in my center?
One’s word against another
Supervisor
How do I know if I have a bully in my center?
Bully is usually the leader of a clique
Supervisor
How do I know if I have a bully in my center?
If Bully is a supervisor, sets unrealistic goals or change goals as target approaches them
Posse Defined
Clique Membership
Drawn inSelf Preservation
Why Doesn’t the Supervisor put a Stop to the Bullying?
Doesn’t see it Bully has good performance Supervisor has pride in Bully Responders speak highly of Bully Bully tactics fall short of legal definition of
harassment Bully denies and distorts
Why Doesn’t the Supervisor put a Stop to the Bullying?
When Supervisor investigates Posse responds with
“That is just how s/he is”. “You just have to get use to him/her”.
Another problem Supervisor’s run in to Target moves to Posse
Supervisor Actions
Listen and take seriously Target may just want to talk DOCUMENT Realize bullying behavior will not occur in you
presence Be prepared Put a policy in place
Target’s Options
Live with it Name it Check physical health Check mental health Check policies Call Attorney Expose Bully
Target’s Options
Seek other employment Protect the TARGET
Go to Workplace Bullying Institute
www.workplacebullying.org
Web Resources Bullying: What Is It? – UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line
http://www.bullyonline.org/workbully/bully.htm#Difference%20between%20bullying%20and%20harassment
Mobbing USA: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplacehttp://www.mobbing-usa.com/
Workplace Bullies – About.comhttp://careerplanning.about.com/od/bosscoworkers/a/bullies_at_work.htm
Bullying in information technology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying_in_IT How to Deal With a Bully at Work – About.com
http://humanresources.about.com/od/difficultpeople/qt/work_bully.htm Bully Busting - Roger Frame, Ph.D.
http://www.frameworks4learning.com/bully-busting/ Dr. Gary Namie, Workplace Bullying Institute
http://www.workplacebullying.org/
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