Paul PelletierProject management key note speaker, author, corporate lawyer, and executive| Paul Pelletier Consulting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
According to a 2013 Harvard Business Review article, over the last few decades, the number of people who've admitted to being the target of workplace bullying has increased drastically.
How many people are bullied at work? Recent research indicates that 35 percent of the workforce is bullied (CareerBuilder.com, 2012). Other international research has found that 53 percent (Rayner, 1997), and even up to 75 percent (Einarsen & Raknes, 1997) of the workforce is bullied. The percentage of people bullied will vary based on country, industry, gender, organizational culture, and many other factors.
These statistics and the harm bullies can cause has a direct impact on projects and project managers. If there is a bully operating in a project, the impact on the project team can be toxic, which inevitably has negative impacts for the team members and the project. Saving Changes...
Very interesting stats. I have personally observed that anyone who acquired even introductory knowledge of project management starts bullying their team members on their lack of knowledge on certain aspects. It is only revealed how learned the bully is when a more learned person gets in the system. Knowledge should calm us and give us wisdom. Those who have less knowledge, they are the ones who usually become bullies. Saving Changes...
