Posts Tagged ‘Workplace Bullying Institute’
Benefits Pro: Workplace bullying legislation repeatedly defeated
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
By Scott Wooldridge, Benefits Pro, March 3, 2014
Public awareness of workplace bullying has never been higher, thanks to high-profile cases such as the one involving Miami Dolphins teammates Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. Yet none of the more than two dozen states that have taken up the issue has actually passed any legislation to tackle the problem.
A recent survey found that 93 percent of Americans support legislation that would offer protections against bullying at work. The survey, conducted by Zogby Analytics for the Workplace Bullying Institute, found that 27 percent of Americans report having experienced abusive conduct at work. Another 21 percent say they have witnessed such behavior. Overall, 72 percent of those surveyed said they were aware of the issue of workplace bullying.
“Everybody has a story,” said Gary Namie, co-founder and director of the Workplace Bullying Institute. “It is an epidemic. When you count witnesses, 65 million people in the workforce know firsthand what (bullying) is about.”
The Incognito-Martin case brought workplace bullying into the spotlight.
Martin accused Incognito of bullying him, and then left the team. A lawyer hired by the National Football League to investigate the matter recently released a report concluding that Incognito “engaged in a pattern of harassment” of Martin.
Namie and his Bellingham, Wash.-based institute have been working on the issue for more than 20 years, but he said that the Incognito-Martin case caused “a tectonic shift.”
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2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey results
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey
February 2014
Gender of Perpetrators & Targets
Perpetrator Rank
Race & Ideology
Employer Reactions
Coworker Actions
Stopping the Bullying
Support for a Law
Causal Factors
About Bullied Targets
Methodology
Funding by 93 Indiegogo Contributors and major support from
Assistance from Daniel Christensen & David Phillips
© 2014, Workplace Bullying Institute, All rights reserved.
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Key Findings
- 27% of adult Americans have directly experienced “repeated abusive conduct that is threatening, intimidating, humiliating, work sabotage or work abuse.”
- Counting witnesses, 48% have been affected
- 72% of Americans are now aware of workplace bullying
- 93% of Americans want a law to protect them from abuse in addition to anti-discrimination laws
- Employers are lagging far behind and doing relatively nothing voluntarily to stop abusers on the payroll
- Women bullies still target women at a disproportional rate (68%)
- Women are still the majority of targets (60%)
Read a summary of the report at this website.
Download the complete report.
The WBI Infographic
Tags: 2014 U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, Daniel Christensen, David Phillips, Gary Namie, research, surveys, Workplace Bullying Institute
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Bullying Breaks Hearts button/magnet from WBI
Monday, February 10th, 2014
A great way to remember year-round that workplace bullying creates problems for bullied targets — not only are rosy expectations to be left alone to do their jobs shattered, bullying causes stress-related health diseases, namely cardiovascular diseases.
Purchase the pin button or magnet at the WBI Merchandise Store — BullyBusters.
Tags: Bullying Breaks Hearts, workplace bullying, Workplace Bullying Institute
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APA on Workplace Bullying for employers
Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
The American Psychological Association (APA), sponsor of the annual competition for the Psychologically Healthy workplace, has posted an informational resource page on Workplace Bullying for employers.
They also produced a cartoon which is factually correct. Thank you, APA.
Tags: American Psychological Association, workplace bullying, Workplace Bullying Institute
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Business News Daily: Top 10 Outrageous Workplace Stories
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
From the Dec. 31 Business News Daily Top 10 Outrageous Workplace Stories 2013 list is number 3:
3. Miami Dolphins bullying: Thirty-year-old Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito was accused of bullying second-year lineman Jonathan Martin. The alleged harassment caused Martin to leave the team and Incognito to be suspended. According to a 2012 survey from the Workplace Bullying Institute, 68 percent of workplaces do not have a policy regarding workplace bullying.
Tags: Jonathan Martin, Miami Dolphins, Richie Incognito, workplace bullying, Workplace Bullying Institute
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Last week to crowd-fund 2014 WBI U.S. Survey
Thursday, January 2nd, 2014
Please contribute to the WBI Indiegogo campaign to fund our national 2014 U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey.
Give a voice to the millions of bullied targets and invigorate the campaign to end workplace bullying with your gift.
On Jan. 6, we hit 140% of our goal!!!!
Campaign ends on Jan. 12.
Can you help with a donation as low as $5 to make a difference? Perks available for donations of at least $50.
Tags: 2014 U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, indiegogo, WBI, Workplace Bullying Institute
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New WBI survey to complete
Friday, December 20th, 2013
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Happy Holidays from the Workplace Bullying Institute!
Monday, December 16th, 2013
Offices closed Dec. 16-Jan. 1. Back on Jan. 2
The WBI Indiegogo campaign to fund our national 2014 U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey ends mid-January.
Now is the best time of year to think of others. Give a voice to the millions of bullied targets and invigorate the campaign to end workplace bullying with your gift.
On Dec. 25, we hit 69% of our goal.
Can you help with a donation as low as $5 to make a difference. Perks available for donations of at least $50.
See the results of the the 2010 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey cited by more media than any other survey in the world.
Tags: holidays, U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, Workplace Bullying Institute
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WBI Podcast 36: Straight talk about the movement against workplace bullying
Friday, December 6th, 2013
Dr. Gary Namie provides clarification about three fundamental themes of the social movement against workplace bullying which are commonly misunderstood or mischaracterized:
1) It’s about bullying, not bullies or their personalities.
2) Employers act irrationally and irresponsibly about bullying, which itself makes no sense.
3) Being “anti-abuse” is not the same as being “anti-corporate”
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Tags: anti-abuse, employer behavior, Gary Namie, ingratiation, Podcasts, taboo, workplace bullying, Workplace Bullying Institute
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New Workplace Bullying Institute Survey: The most offensive aspects of bullying
Monday, December 2nd, 2013
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