Description
Book SynopsisAt long last a guidebook for employers that discusses workplace bullying from America''s unrivaled leaders and creators of the workplace bullying consulting institute. Managers will learn how and why to stop bullying; prepare executives to lead the campaign and to resist undermining efforts of subordinates; and create a new, positive role for human resources. Outlining the required steps,
The Bullying-Free Workplace includes information on how to create a preventive policy that brings consequences, like never before, when violated. The authors discourage half-hearted, short-term fixes that are prevalent today, and present their signature Blueprint methodology to successfully protect employee health and eradicate the psychological violence from organizations.
Table of ContentsForeword (
Robert I. Sutton, PhD).
Acknowledgments.
Preface.
1 Bullies and Bullying.
2 Workplace Bullying Defined.
3 Impact on Targeted Employees.
4 How Bullying Kills Good Organizations Like Yours.
5 An Illustrative Case.
6 Why Bullies Bully.
7 Social Influence: How Others Define Our World for Us.
8 A Model of Preventable Causes of Bullying.
9 Mobilize Your Organization: Leaders' Preparations.
10 Mobilize Your Organization: Managers' and Supervisors' Preparation.
11 Preliminary Steps to Address Workplace Bullying.
12 A New Role for Human Resources.
13 The Namie Blueprint to Prevent and Correct Workplace Bullying.
14 Sustain the Bully-Free Culture.
Appendix A: Macro-Bullying Trends That Make Workers Dispensable.
Appendix B: The Namie & Namie Bibliography.
Appendix C: Bullying Is Domestic Violence when the Abuser Is on Payroll.
Notes.
About the Authors.
Index.
