Search for Workplace Bullying Solutions Before It’s Too Late

by Nov 17, 2015

Most of the time, an employee might not realize that he is being bullied at work until it is too late. Workplace bullying could be so subtle that a person may just notice it in its extreme, terminal stage where physical and emotional are already manifesting. According to studies, lack of awareness on workplace bullying may worsen the emotional situation of the targets, threatening the civility at workplace. Ignorance regarding the manner also hinders addressing such issues.

If it gets so long that workplace bullying solutions have not thought through, such issues may seriously affect an employee’s performance and may even discourage an employee from going to work. Unfortunately, people in general get used to such emotional attacks and not notice it until the injury had been severe.

With this regard, employees must address bullying problems and think of an anti-bullying corporate policy as soon as possible. They must be aware that workplace bullying affects not only the individual but also the organization as well. In fact, workplace bullying causes severe damage to the organization in general. An existing abusive culture in the workplace jeopardizes an organization’s reputation and ability to recruit, not to mention its negative effect to productivity in the form of employee turn-over, absenteeism, and workers’ compensation claims.

One must address workplace bullying in its early age through workplace bullying solutions. One may also consider adopting an anti-bullying corporate policy or undergoing workplace bullying consulting.

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Catherine

About Catherine Mattice

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the founder/CEO of Civility Partners, an organizational development firm focused on helping organizations create respectful workplace cultures and specializing in turning around toxic cultures. Civility Partners’ clients range from Fortune 500s to small businesses across many industries. Catherine is a TEDx speaker and an HR thought leader who has appeared in such venues as USA Today, Bloomberg, CNN, NPR, and many other national news outlets as an expert. She’s an award-winning speaker, author, and blogger and has 60+ courses reaching global audiences on LinkedIn Learning.  Her fourth book, Navigating Toxic Work Environments For Dummies (Wiley), is available in all major bookstores and where audiobooks are sold.

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