eradicate bullying in the workplace
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Eradicate Bullying in the Workplace
Make a real difference to workplace culture
Welcome to an extract from our virtual learning program
Our agenda for Module 1 of the MCI bullying awareness program
What is a definition of bullying – is the behaviour that you are experiencing classified as bullying?
Your first steps to dealing with bullying behaviour
In the next modules…
Module 2
What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour
Module 3
Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?
Module 4
What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?
Module 5
What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict
In the next modules
Module 2
What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour
Module 3
Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?
Module 4
What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?
Module 5
What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict
In the next modules
Module 2
What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour
Module 3
Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?
Module 4
What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?
Module 5
What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict
In the next modules
Module 2
What strategies are there to deal with bullying behaviour
Module 3
Where does the law stand on bullying behaviour?
Module 4
What do managers need to know about bullying behaviour?
Module 5
What strategies are there to deal with workplace conflict
There are tools and strategies to deal with bullying behaviour besides resorting to the legal process!
• Change your life immediately
• Learn these tools and implement them right away
• Make informed choices
Emotional symptoms such as crying easily, being unhappy, being irritable, and may even lead to anxiety and depression
What can we do about it?
Follow these modules to avoid feeling powerless and to adopt empowering strategies to overcome bullying in your workplace.
1. Definition of bullying in the workplace
Firstly, ask yourself:
Is what I am experiencing classified as bullying
behaviour?
Factor #1
1. Is what is happening to you repeated?
Are they repeatedly being nasty or have they repeatedly not included you?
Unreasonable Behaviour relates to behaviour which you would find to be harassing, threatening or humiliating
Bullying is NOT
An isolated incident of someone being nasty to you or someone exploding every now and then
These are all unpleasant and unnecessary and need to be dealt with BUT they do not
constitute bullying
This is conflict!
Conflict When team members may get on each other’s nerves or have a disagreement occasionally.
This is natural to any workplace environment and conflict resolution may
be necessary!
Examples of on-going bullying behaviour:
If, for 3 times a week for two weeks in a row, you’ve
had a really hard time in your team and they’ve
excluded you from lunches, office conversations or meetings, then that IS
bullying.
If someone in your work environment deliberately withholds information from you that you need in order to
perform well, that IS bullying
If someone demands unreasonable time frames from you or constantly
changes deadlines – then that IS bullying
Reminder – Bullying behaviour in the workplace must meet these 3 criteria:
• It’s got to be repeated behaviour
• It has to be unreasonable behaviour
• And thirdly it’s got to create a risk to health and safety
Now is the time to do something about it!
1. Establish clear and transparent policies
that are readily available to all team
members and managers
2. Educate all your team members about their responsibilities in maintaining a workplace that does not support bullying behaviour. MCI has many flexible solutions to support you in this information and education process
3. Take steps to build a strong culture that enables positive behaviours from all team members
4. Build a culture of resilience where conflict is managed towards positive outcomes
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