Bullies At Work - A Guide For Survival

Identify common behaviors of workplace bullies, including arrogance, self-centeredness, deceit, inconsistency, secrecy, two-faced behavior, and gossip, and understand how they undermine colleagues.

Bullying damages workplace health and productivity, fuels workplace violence, triggers severe stress and health problems, and creates division and costly lawsuits.

Explore the main workplace bully types, including serial bully, control freak, perfectionist, promotion seeking bully, pressurized bully, substance abuse bully, and criminal bully, with examples of their behaviors.

Identify workplace bully tactics such as arrogance, constant criticism, intimidation, belittling, withholding information, overloading work, gossip, threats, and selective charm to understand and address hostile behavior.

This lecture debunks seven myths about workplace bullying, clarifying that bullies harm morale and cost money, and that aggression and low self-esteem, not assertiveness, drive their behavior.

Apply the apple of freedom framework to guard against workplace bullies by acknowledging reality, protecting yourself, paying attention, letting go, and energizing to regain control.

Acknowledge reality appears as the first step of the freedom mnemonic, guiding you to recognize workplace bully traits with a 50-point checklist to survive and neutralize the bully.

Learn how to protect yourself with 38 strategies for workplace bullying, including documentation, a support network, human resources steps, and medical and legal help.

Protect your health, dignity, integrity, family, and job by following protection strategies and avoiding the 14 things not to do when facing a workplace bully.

Pay attention to the bully by focusing your knowledge, experience, and body cues; watch words, actions, and signals to stay safe and avoid ambushes.

Learn to let go of workplace bullying by recognizing you are not the problem, apply practical tools, and stand up to bullies to reclaim your authentic humanity.

Energize your life by boosting your body, breath, voice, kindness, empathy, and purpose to confront bullies with truth, resilience, and a confident presence.

Learn to break free from workplace bullying by acknowledging reality, safeguarding your health and career, and applying the five steps of the apple of freedom with positive energy.