Do you ever have an insight that is more than information? It becomes inspiration to allow you the implementation. It's a pivotal shift that allows you the confidence to leave your past behind, with the promise of a new future. For the past four years, I have dedicated this blog to being one that was well researched, and loaded with information and tips on how to stop workplace bullying. We've…
Read MoreWhen we are in a panic, most of us want to know “What really works with a workplace bully?” – and we want it now! "Chop-chop", so to speak. Well, let’s get right to the point and look at our series called Power Lessons and Workplace Bullying. Here are this week’s top three tips: Power Tip #1: The situation: The bully is overly verbose – either loud, obnoxious, condescending, complaining,…
Read MoreIt is commonplace for someone who’s been bullied to feel like the wind has been knocked right out of your sails. Call it shock. When this happens, most targets feel they’d still like to have the confidence to say ‘something’ rather than simply be a whipping board and stand by idly. Last month, the most frequent request we received was this: “How Can I Say Something To The Bully…Not At The…
Read MoreI was recently speaking to a group of employees on Workplace Bullying and while many had read my book, Bully Free at Work, one lady had said, “How can I be more confident in handling the bully?” I thought, this is exactly the right message to be sharing right now. To find out The Top 3 Tips on Creating More Confidence in Handling Workplace Bullying keep reading... Step 1: Knowing Where Confidence Is…
Read MoreA wife and mother had read the famous book, "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus", highlighting the differences between men and women. She got such value from the book, yet she was angry her husband didn't (yet) have the same awareness she did. So she scribbled out a note that read "Jim, you need this!", and put it on the book for him to hopefully see. Then her son came along and re-wrote the note to say…
Read MoreIf you could choose any virtue that could “heal” all workplace bullying, misunderstandings, difficult people, what would it be? What would it look like? There is one virtue that is the greatest. Do you know what it is? Love. We’ve heard it said for years. What is love specifically, and how does it relate to someone who has either suffered workplace bullying directly as a target, or has witnessed…
Read MoreHere is some Inspiration to help you stop workplace bullying: Inspiration is the key in creating an encouraging atmosphere. This helps to build the strength needed to take those steps you’d like to take in order to bully proof yourself and establish clear boundaries. Consider the virtues of: Love and Reliability These words of wisdom are from the Virtues Project™ …
Read MoreDid you know that we have people from all over the world subscribing to the "Bully Free At Work" weekly tip? People from over 100 countries are plugged into the same community as you! What does this mean? We know: Workplace bullying occurs in every country in the world. We know now that 1 in 6 people have reported being bullied, and We know that almost everybody wants Workplace Bullying to stop. So …
Read MoreHere is some Inspiration to help you stop workplace bullying: Inspiration is the key in creating an encouraging atmosphere. This helps to build the strength needed to take those steps you’d like to take in order to bully proof yourself and establish clear boundaries. Consider the virtues of: Joyfulness and Tact These words of wisdom are from the Virtues Project™ …
Read MoreRecently, there was a post on a site stating that workplace bullying isn't really an issue, and that targets should just leave. I made the following response to the post: "It is good to see discussion on the topic of legislation for workplace bullying. In my opinion, it is a short-sighted approach to say just leave. In fact, after much turmoil, targets do end up by leaving 80% of the time. Yes, they often stay…
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