Shawnee Love   •  
April 27, 2012

As logical as I believe the title of this blog to be, I am always astonished by the number of talented people I meet who have been bullied. I did a little research, and according to a Workplace Bullying Institute survey in 2010:

• Approximately 1 in 3 people have experienced bullying at work
• Approximately 15% of us have witnessed bullying at work first hand (Did we do anything? Did we know what to do?)
• 68% of bullying occurs towards the same gender, i.e., women tend to bully other women
• The victims are usually very competent
• The bullying is usually the bully’s response to feeling threatened

The reality is despite knowing better, bullying exists at work.  Next week, we’ll chat about how to get rid of bullying in your workplace.