"Bullying, at its core, is not an individual problem, spurred by one person, but an outgrowth of a workplace environment that either allows or encourages behaviours such as gossip, humiliation, belittling, gaslighting and exclusion.”
Those are the words of Associate Professor Dorothy Suskind in the introduction to her book about the predictable patterns that workplace bullies follow in selecting and persecuting their targets.
In this episode packed with information, Dorothy talks to me about her research, her own experiences and the psychology behind the harmful effects of predictable tactics like isolation, exclusion and manipulation used by workplace bullies.
There are two audiences for this episode:
1. People who are, or have previously, experienced workplace bullying. The patterns and harms described in this episode will help you to understand what's happened, and the steps you can take towards meaningful recovery, creating agency in your life and coming to terms with what's happened to you.
2. For leaders and HR professionals - someone responsible for others - you'll learn how bullies and their allies work in your organisation. It'll help you tackle the problem, and maybe show you how you're playing a role in the harm they cause to others (whether that's deliberately or inadvertantly).
Understanding these patterns helps people to prevent bullying, or to heal the harm where it's been caused.
Would you like to know more?
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LINKS
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Purchase Dorothy's book - Workplace bullying: finding your way to big tent belonging - on Amazon (affiliate link)
Dorothy Suskind’s webpage: https://dorothysuskind.com
Dorothy’s articles in Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/nz/contributors/dorothy-suskind-phd
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