{"id":34955,"date":"2019-08-14T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=34955"},"modified":"2019-08-14T11:21:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:21:28","slug":"why-organizations-cant-afford-to-tolerate-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/why-organizations-cant-afford-to-tolerate-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Organizations Can\u2019t Afford to Tolerate Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bully1.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; 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show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans|on|||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#02b875&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;140px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||0px|&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/author\/chrise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHRIS EDMONDS<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||on||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;140px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px||60px|&#8221;]Chris Edmonds is the founder and CEO of the Purposeful Culture Group, which he launched after a 15-year career leading and managing teams.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;720px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bullying causes immense personal grief as well as inhibiting employee work performance and work passion. Even so, it is all too common that bullying is ignored in organizations. Bullying often takes the form of subtle behaviors over time as opposed to bold actions \u2013 so, it can be difficult to gauge if a particular boss or employee is bullying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your workplace tolerate bullying of any kind? If so, your workplace culture erodes both results and respect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>A Short History of the Workplace Bullying Institute<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.workplacebullying.org\/about\/namies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drs. Gary and Ruth Namie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> founded their initial campaign against workplace bullying in 1998. In 2002, their campaign became the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.workplacebullying.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workplace Bullying Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to better reflect the research contribution made to the international fight against workplace bullying. The WBI remains the sole North American nonprofit organization dedicated to the eradication of workplace bullying through education, research, and legislative advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.13.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;680px&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_2=&#8221;#efefe9&#8243; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; 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text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#818178&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20%|10%||10%&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|10%||10%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom line: if bullying behavior exists in any form in your workplace, you will not enjoy a purposeful, positive, productive work culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Sans|on|||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#888888&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;12&#8243; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||20%|&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;20px|||&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221;]CHRIS EDMONDS<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0||0px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1200px&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_3=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_4=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.9&#8243; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#363636&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20&#8243; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;60px||0px|&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;40px||0px|&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key findings of the institute\u2019s 2017 USA <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workplacebullying.org\/wbiresearch\/wbi-2017-survey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on bullying revealed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19% of Americans are bullied; another 19% witness it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% of Americans are aware of abusive conduct in the workplace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61% of bullies are bosses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70% of perpetrators are men; 60% of targets are women<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46% of Americans report worsening of work relationships following the 2016 election<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom line: if bullying behavior exists in any form in your workplace, you will not enjoy a purposeful, positive, productive work culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two visible efforts to eliminate workplace bullying include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carefully crafted culture at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tribe.wd40company.com\/our-tribe\/tribal-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WD-40 Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. CEO Garry Ridge and his tribe members create a vibrant, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tribe.wd40company.com\/our-tribe\/our-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">values-aligned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> work experience every day. Their culture of accountability ensures that everyone embraces their \u201cManiac Pledge,\u201d which states in part, \u201cI am responsible for taking action, asking questions, getting answers, and making decisions. I don\u2019t wait for someone to tell me.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bobsutton.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bob Sutton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018s fabulous \u2013 if bold \u2013 book, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0446698202\/bobsutton-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Asshole Rule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sutton, a Stanford University professor, did in-depth research on the hard-dollar cost of assholes in the workplace. The numbers will astound you. His advice? Toss \u2019em. As quickly as you can. Sutton\u2019s book, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0446556084\/bobsutton-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Boss, Bad Boss<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has garnered top honors among business literature. In it, he presents specific action steps for bosses to create a safe, humane workplace that enables performance and passion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The culture change process provides senior leaders with the tools to eliminate workplace bullying. There are three steps \u2013 senior leaders must:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Define their organization\u2019s servant purpose and measurable values, including clear descriptions of how each value will look like behaviorally. Seek feedback from employees to ensure they contribute to the final purpose &amp; values statement (this also creates buy-in for the new cultural norms).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clarify performance expectations for every player at every level. Ensure that goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and trackable. Staff needs to know what a good job looks like, and a performance plan with SMART goals does that beautifully.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold all staff accountable for both performance and values. Praise and celebrate those performing well while demonstrating valued behaviors. Coach, monitor, and (as needed) replace those who either do not perform well or do not demonstrate desired values.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A vital part of step three above is the creation and administration of a custom values survey, completed by all staff regularly (at least every six months). This survey will gather hard data on the extent to which bosses and employees demonstrate desired valued behaviors. 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