by paulpell | Dec 22, 2015 | Articles, Workplace Bullying
A December 2015, Huffington Post article discusses strategies for effectively approaching management about a workplace bullying problem. Here is the critical advice:
“To get powerful figures on your side, you have to build genuine, trusting relationships with them first. The secret is to appeal to their interests. That’s right. If you want management to “tune into” workplace bullying, make sure you’re broadcasting on their favourite station: WIFM (What’s In It For Me?). What I mean is that you have make the case that helping you will help them too.”
In my experience, this is very helpful advice and plays a significant role in the likelihood of success when filing a complaint about your workplace or project bully.
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by paulpell | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles
An excellent article in the Globe and Mail Newspaper highlights one of the most useful business ethics case studies in recent history. Barry McKenna writes on September 25, 2015:
“The folks who think business ethics are an oxymoron are probably saying “I told you so,” right about now. …German auto maker Volkswagen AG admits that it rigged as many as 11 million diesel vehicles to fudge emission tests, apparently turning a blind eye to the environmental and health effects.
For all the talk about corporate responsibility, integrity and putting customers first, some companies are still willing to roll the ethical dice when profits are on the line. It’s bad enough that executives at Turing and Volkswagen apparently saw nothing wrong with behaviour that most reasonable people find abhorrent. They also betrayed their own corporate values.”
Do you think the world is waking up to the importance of ethics and appreciating that ethics and profits are closely intertwined?
by paulpell | Sep 24, 2015 | Articles, Workplace Bullying
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?
by paulpell | Sep 4, 2015 | Articles, Workplace Bullying
An article I wrote providing managers with coping strategies for bullying was published on about.com
Great to see the word getting out!
by paulpell | Jun 30, 2015 | Articles, Workplace Bullying
We recently published an article titled “Bullying at Work: An Ethical and Leadership Dilemma for Project Managers”.
Click on PM.com article linkto read it.
by paulpell | Jun 30, 2015 | Articles, Workplace Bullying
We recently published an article titled “Project Bullies – Are you a Victim?”. Click on this link to read it. Contact us if you have any questions.
