Posts Tagged ‘target’

Workplace Bullying: Back to Basics About Underdogs

Monday, October 8th, 2012

Let me be clear. There are not “2 sides” to this story. Bullying is not conflict of an intellectual nature between two people with equivalent power.

Bullying is an uninvited, unwanted assault that is initiated unilaterally. Sometimes by committee as when there are several perpetrators. But it is never started at the invitation of the targeted person.

It’s assault, a non-physical series of repeated attacks. It stops short of battery, physical contact. But it is a form of workplace violence. The cruelest bullies are innovative. They are harmful but rarely are held accountable. Instead, targets are blamed for their fate and held responsible. Strange?

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Tags: assault, bully, personal responsibility, rape myths, target
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Here’s the real reason you are being bullied …

Friday, March 16th, 2012

It’s been a relatively quiet week here at WBI. Dr. Namie is traveling and, aside from some activity in Canada, there’s not much media about workplace bullying. We couldn’t finish the week without reaching out to all of you, so I thought I would try to explain why you are being bullied.

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Tags: Daniel, target, Workplace Bullying Institute
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