Eliminating Workplace Bullying

Duration: 14 minutes

AU $275.00
Eliminating Workplace Bullying
Synopsis

Develop an organisational policy that helps victims as well as those with bullying behaviour to recognise and resolve the problem.

Key Learning Points

What is workplace bullying?
• Systematic aggressive behaviour that belittles, humiliates or intimidates
• Ongoing and repeated - not an isolated event
• Can be by managers, supervisors, individuals, groups
• May involve: jokes, images, innuendo; physical contact; sexual harassment; overloading with unreasonable tasks
• Different individuals may respond differently to the same behaviour

Who are the victims of bullying?
• Anyone perceived to be different, eg. minority groups (race, religion, colour, origin), age (young or old), political views, physical characteristics

What are the effects of bullying?
• Emotional - anxiety, depression, even suicide
• Behavioural - mistakes, concentration, safety, reduced productivity, absenteeism
• Physical - headaches, rashes
• Organisation may be liable

What can organisations do?
• Have a policy defining the behaviours, agreed by management and communicated widely
• Managers show/say they do not support bullying
• Provide training about the problem
• Provide support for victims
• Deal with offenders

What can a victim do?
• Be assertive early
• Give warning
• Talk about it - work colleague, outside friend
• Escalate to manager if person continues after warned to stop

Am I a bully?
• Be aware of your own behaviour
• Observe other people's behaviour
• I may be a bully if people have: been angry with me about my behaviour/jokes, etc; cried sometimes

How do you manage a bully?
• As a manager:
• Be specific about the behaviour
• Get agreement/acknowledgement
• Follow up
• Give feedback
• Be alert - person may immediately intimidate victim further

Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
  • Managers
  • Executives
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
  • Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
TAT51
ISBN
9781921909474
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
Australia
Release year
2001
Remastered year
2006
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions
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