What exactly is workplace bullying?
From the Project Management and Workplace Respect Blog
by Paul Pelletier
This blog is dedicated to raising awareness about workplace respect in relation to project management. Workplace disrespect is a worldwide problem that is exceedingly damaging to projects and business. Incivility negatively impacts project success and results in financial, human resources, productivity, risk management, and legal costs.
There are many things PMs and organizations can do to prevent and address workplace disrespect. This blog aims to help guide the way.
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Workplace Bullying is mistreatment of one or more persons (the Targets) by one or more perpetrators. It is mistreatment severe enough to compromise a targeted worker's health, jeopardize her or his job and career, and strain relationships with friends and family.
The Workplace Bullying and Institute (WBI) defines workplace bullying as "repeated, health-harming mistreatment, verbal abuse, or conduct which is threatening, humiliating, intimidating, or sabotage that interferes with work, or some combination of the three".
It is a laser-focused, systematic campaign of interpersonal destruction. It has nothing to do with work itself. It is driven by the bully's personal agenda and actually prevents work from getting done and after all, that is precisely what chapter leaders are responsible for doing – getting project and chapter work done through the efforts of others.
The WBI is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to learn more about workplace bullying and their website also includes a page with a list of excellent reference materials (http://www.workplacebullying.org/recommended-books/).
Posted on: September 10, 2015 01:24 PM |
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Workplace Bullying can be prevented or sized by the proper work authorization system, Any how it will take negative impact when it is out of control
Suhail Iqbal
Suhail Iqbal PMIATP CIPM FAAPM MPM MQM CLC CPRM SCT AEC SDC SMC SPOC PRINCE2 MCT| PM Training School
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
I agree with Mazen, bullying must be checked and controlled and work authorization system can be a good tool.
Paul Pelletier
Project management key note speaker, author, corporate lawyer, and executive| Paul Pelletier Consulting
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Very good points from both of you. The challenge is that as PMs we often lack authorization to deal with staff and HR requires involvement. This then engages broadly workplace policies and culture. It is a difficult issue that is usually complex and tricky to resolve.
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