Anti-Bullying and Sensitivity

Overview

Unhealthy behavior in the workplace can create a drama-laden, hostile work environment, negatively impact productivity and increase turnover. When team members are focused on how they can one-up their counterparts or are fearful of their co-workers/leaders actions towards them – they are NOT focused on reaching your company’s goals. 

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

• How to deal with bullying behavior
• Determine if your behavior could be seen as inappropriate
• Creating a more harmonious work environment

Highlights

• Taking credit for someone else’s work.
• Repeatedly belittling a co-worker.
• Withholding essential information.
• Failing to invite someone to an essential meeting.
• Ignoring a coworker with the intent to harm or control.
• Engaging in ongoing passive-aggressive behavior in which words and actions appear harmless but have the intent to harm or control.
• Constant and unfair criticism.
• Social bantering and teasing.
• Yelling, shouting and screaming.
• Insults and behind-the-back put-downs.
• Hostile glares and other intimidating gestures.
• Malicious gossiping.
• Monopolizing supplies and other resources.
• Aggressive e-mails or notes.
• Overt threats and aggression or violence
• Am I the bully?