Workplace Bullying, Harassment, Mobbing and Victimisation. Have you ever been bullied by a psychopath? If not, then you are lucky...for now! as chances are you will eventually come across their path sooner or later. Psychopaths and Bullies are everywhere in Australian corporate offices.
How to identify the bully, the impact & effects of bullying and how to survive.
If there is a bully lurking behind you, move forward to put the bully truly Behind You.
The 8th International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment: 'Workplace Bullying and Harassment: Towards future Challenges' in Copenhagen, Denmark. The conference will be held at the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Social Sciences, in Denmark on June 13 - 15, 2012.
KEY NOTE SPEAKERS:
Dr. Laura Crawshaw, PhD, from The Boss Whisperer
For further information on Dr. Crawshaw please visit the website
http://www.exec-insight.com/index.html
Professor emiritus Töres Theorell from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm
For further information on Professor emiritus Töres Theorell please visit the website
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1769&l=sv
Professor Suzy Fox, GPHR, MBA, PhD, from Loyola University Chicago
For further information on Professor Suzy Fox please visit the website
http://www.luc.edu/gsb/faculty_suzyfox.shtml
Violence At Work - Identifying & Eliminating Risk Factors
Educational Documentary Video Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Violence on the Job; NIOSH 2004-100d - 2004;
This video discusses practical measures for identifying risk factors for violence at work, and taking strategic action to keep employees safe. It is based on extensive NIOSH research, supplemented with information from other authoritative sources. Producer: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
Violence at work, ranging from bullying to sexual harassment and even murder, has reached epidemic levels in some countries, according to a new report by the International Labour Organisation. What is more, according to "Violence at work,Third edition", the global cost of workplace violence is costing untold millions of dollars in losses in other countries due to causes including absenteeism and sick leave. The report, written by Vittorio Di Martino, an international expert on stress and workplace violence, and Duncan Chappell, past president of the New South Wales Mental Health Review, Australia, and the Commonwealth Arbitral Tribunal in the UK, also finds that professions once regarded as sheltered from workplace violence are being exposed to increasing acts of violence.
In both developed and developing countries, areas such as teaching, social services, library services and health care are no longer immune. "Bullying, harassment, mobbing and allied behaviors can be just as damaging as outright physical violence," the authors say. "Today, the instability of many types of jobs places huge pressures on workplaces, and we're seeing more of these forms of violence."
In Germany, for example, they cite a 2002 study which estimated that more than 800,000 workers were victims of mobbing, where a group of workers target an individual for psychological harassment. In Spain, an estimated 22 per cent of officials in public administration were victims of mobbing. In France, the number of acts of aggression against French transport workers, including taxicab drivers, rose from 3,051 in 2001 to 3,185 in 2002. In Japan, meanwhile, the number of cases brought before the courts totalled 625,572 between April 2002 and March 2003, with instances of harassment and bullying almost doubling from five per cent of cases to almost 10 per cent during the same period. In addition, the authors also address growing concerns about terrorism, calling it "one of the new faces of workplace violence...contributing to the already-volatile mix of aggressive acts taking place on the job."
In developing countries, the most vulnerable workers include women, migrants and children, according to the report. In Malaysia, 11,851 rape and molestation cases at the workplace were reported between 1997 and May 2001. Widespread sexual harassment and abuse were major concerns in South Africa, Ukraine, Kuwait and Hong Kong, China, among others. In South Africa, meanwhile, health care workers bear the brunt of workplace violence, according to the study. Over one 12-month period, a survey showed nine per cent of those employed in the private health sector and up to 17 per cent of those in the public sector experienced physical violence.
But on a more positive note, the study cited improvements in England, Wales and the United States. In England and Wales, the estimated 849,000 incidents of workplace violence in 2002-2003, including 431,000 physical assaults and 418,000 threats, represented a decline from 1.3 million such incidents cited in a previous survey.
In the United States, where homicide is the third leading cause of death at work, the number of workplace murders has declined in recent years, with a similar trend for non-fatal assaults.
What's the difference between schoolyard bullies and workplace bullies? They're taller. Author Gail Pursell Elliott explains how this happens and offers suggestions to employees and employers.
Psychopaths in the workplace Presenter: Dr. John Clarke Cost: AUD165 Meeting: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sat | 14 Nov 09 | 1 meetings
Course description:
The majority of psychopaths are not serial killers or rapists; they're colleagues, bosses and employees found in workplaces throughout Australia. We'll examine what a psychopath is, their personality style, behaviours, interpersonal approach and thought processes. You'll learn how they infiltrate companies undetected and the strategies they use to manipulate those around them to achieve power and promotion. The four different types of workplace psychopath will be explored, and we'll also look at what companies and individuals can do to minimise damage caused by the psychopath. Warning: this course may include material that may confront some students.
Course outline:
- Psychopath Characteristics
- The four types of workplace psychopath - organisational psychopath; corporate criminal psychopath; violent criminal psychopath; and occupational psychopath
- Tactics and Strategies used by each workplace psychopath sub-type
- Workplace Psychopath - Good For Business?
- Victims of the Workplace Psychopath - Protecting yourself and your employees
John Clarke's PhD (completed through the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney) examined sexual homicide offenders and criminal profiling. John is also the main author of a best selling book examining psychopaths, sexual homicide, stalking, sexual assault, and criminal profiling. He has acted as a consultant in a number of sexual homicide and sexual assault investigations, for both law enforcement and criminal law practitioners. John has extensive experience lecturing in the areas of criminal profiling, sexual homicide, forensic psychology and investigative interviewing to members of numerous law enforcement agencies as well as legal professionals, crime fiction authors and the general public
Sid Citrus launches campaign to be crowned your King.
EPISODE 1
Rookie cube dweller Brett begins to suspect his new boss Sid Citrus is an asshole.
Orange Rebel Productions announces the launch of a new comedy web series, Sid Citrus: Asshole Boss, in partnership with inaugural corporate sponsor, The People Group.
“Sid’s goal in life is to be universally acclaimed by his peers as the King of all corporate assholes. Sid Citrus already stands head and shoulders above every other jerk boss out there,” laughs writer-director Fred Emmer. “Or rather I should say, he floats.”
Sid Citrus is an orange. A floating, philandering orange to be exact, who wears a tie, including Saturdays. And he’s not very nice.
“I laughed my head off when Fred gave me the script. I immediately knew we had to get this made,” recalls workplace consultant Kevin Kennemer, principal of The People Group. “That Sid Citrus, what an absolutely amazing jerk!”
The first three webisodes tell story of how rookie cube dweller Brett comes to realize that his floating orange boss is a bully and an asshole and that standing up to him can lead to lethal consequences, literally. “Of course Sid as a character and the story events are beyond farcical.” says Emmer. “But we actually are trying to say something.”
“The issues are real and I deal with them every day,” adds Kennemer, whose consulting practice specializes in helping corporations put people friendly practices in place. “Incivility in the workplace creates huge costs no company can afford to ignore. The effects of psychological mistreatment on the workforce is brutal and allowing it to go on is immoral. I think Sid Citrus makes the point with humor.”
Fred explains Sid Citrus’s origin. “A friend of mine had recommended Kevin’s blog to me and after reading a few posts I couldn’t believe how candid he was in condemning asshole behavior in the workplace,” said Emmer. “It hit me viscerally and I was thinking about his post as I strolled to the fruit bowl in the break room. Someone had left a sharpe marker by the bowl. Two minutes later, Sid Citrus was born,” stated the writer-director from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
One school of thought is that every organization should have one asshole. That might be okay if the asshole is kept around so their behavior can be used as a bad example, and if they are not too high in the organization. Kind of like an object lesson in assholeology. But most organizations aren’t that sophisticated. Inevitably corporate assholes wind up breeding like rabbits, eventually poisoning the entire organization.
“I’ve already heard it from my wife, don’t be a Sid,” says Emmer. “He’s not even real and he’s already helping me put a check on my own behavior. I hope we can spread this around,” states Emmer. “Don’t be a Sid.”
EPISODE 2 Doug decides he's had enough bullying from Sid Citrus and decides to stand up for himself. Sid's not too keen on that sort of behavior.
EPISODE 3
Brett discovers that helping a co-worker deal with an asshole boss can lead to lethal consequences.
