Survey of US Business Leaders about Workplace Bullying
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by Paul Pelletier
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Zogby Analytics was commissioned by the Workplace Bullying Institute to conduct an online survey of 315 U.S. business leaders in three market areas: San Francisco, New York City and Washington D.C. The survey was completed January 21, 2013. The answers were enlightening.
Which of the following best describes your opinion of “workplace bullying” (repeated abusive conduct, “status-blind harassment” that is currently legal) ?
The percentages for each response option were:
68% agreed - It is a serious problem
17% answered - I never heard of it
15% said - It is irrelevant, a non-issue, bullying affects only children
If so many think it's a serious problem, why do you think most project managers tell us their organizations are terrible at managing bullying in their workplaces?
Posted on: September 20, 2015 02:29 PM |
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The problem is bigger than 68% as everybody gets affected. Accepting is just the starting point but plenty of work need to be done to stop this menace. Let us all put our effort to eliminate it from our gross root level.
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
32% are unaware of it. That's more damaging than 68% awareness. Moreover,what % of the 68% aware people are actively against it, is also not there in the survey result.
Paul Pelletier
Project management key note speaker, author, corporate lawyer, and executive| Paul Pelletier Consulting
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Thanks for the comments. I completely agree and I appreciate your spirit of working towards elimination of the problem. As noted, awareness is the beginning but being aware doesn't mean that you are willing to take action.
Manas De Amin
Director| Computer Technology Group Kolkata
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
One thing just ticked my mind. Perhaps the 15% who believe bullying affects only children, are bullies themselves. They are justifying their actions. If my doubt is true, then it is a signal of a never ending malpractice.
If one rotten Apple can spoil the whole bagful, then nearly 1/6th can do a havoc.
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