Workplace Bullying Prevention: Strategies for a Safe and Respectful Environment

Overview

Bullying is called the silent epidemic. Although half of workers have experienced or witnessed bullying, policies and laws dealing with it are far less prevalent.

This is, in part, because bullying can be hard to identify and address. People wonder, what does bullying look like? How can we discourage it in our workplace? What can I do to protect my staff and co-workers? All of these questions (and more!) will be answered in this one-day workshop.

Target Audience

All employees

The Challenge

  • According to the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) –
  • 37% of workers have been bullied
  • Most bullies are bosses (72%)
  • More perpetrators are men (60%) than are women (40%)
  • Bullying is 4 times more prevalent than illegal discriminatory harassment
  • 62% of employers ignore the problem
  • 45% of Targets suffer stress-related health problems
  • 40% of bullied individuals never tell their employers

Our Solution

To Learn to:

  • Define what bullying is and is not
  • Understand the costs of bullying to people and organizations
  • Identify bullying behaviors and the reasons behind them
  • Know some ways to prevent bullying and understand what role you can play
  • Know some ways to protect yourself from bullying
  • Know what to do if you are bullied
  • Identify appropriate solutions for a bullying incident (within and outside the organization)
  • Be able to assist in creating an anti-bullying policy

Course Outline

  • Defining bullying
  • Why do bullies do what they do
  • Building a shield against bullies
  • What to do if it happens to you
  • What to do if you witness bullying
  • Creating an anti-bullying workplace
  • The law on bullying

Class Length 1 Day

Prerequisites None

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