When the bully leaves the schoolyard

Bullying happens. Statistics and prevalent studies show that 35-50 percent of employees have experienced some form of bullying or workplace harassment. The bully may be a peer, manager, or even a top leader in the organization.

What is bullying? It is abusive or harmful behavior directed at a victim or group of victims by a single offender. Bullies generally engage in persistently aggressive acts designed to humiliate and degrade the other person. Often, the goal is to make victims appear incompetent, inept and unworthy of their position in the company.

Bullying can be overt and blatant. Being verbally berated by one’s supervisor…