{"id":46,"date":"2004-06-23T21:09:48","date_gmt":"2004-06-23T21:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chriscurnow.com\/index.php\/2004\/06\/23\/the_bullying_bo\/"},"modified":"2004-06-23T21:09:48","modified_gmt":"2004-06-23T21:09:48","slug":"the_bullying_bo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chriscurnow.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"The Bullying Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to Charles Wright over at Bleeding Edge<\/a> for
\npointing out this
\nNew York Times article<\/a> which discusses fear in the workplace and the bullying boss.<\/p>\n

“It got to where I was twitching, literally, on the way into work,” said Carrie Clark, 52, a
\nformer teacher and school administrator in Sacramento, Calif., who said her boss of several years ago baited
\nand insulted her for 10 months before she left the job. “I had to take care of my health.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s a topic we’re passionate about and we will visit often at chriscurnow.com.\n<\/p>\n

See the “Three Cars…” posts in this blog (I hope I eventually get time to
\nfinish them.) <\/p>\n

The article however, presents some strong research evidence to counter some
\ndeeply held views of mine. <\/p>\n

I don’t like bullies and I don’t like bullying bosses. <\/p>\n

In my consultancy practice, I try to show that bullying is counter-productive.
\nIt makes intuitive sense. The boss bullies the employees and the employees don’t
\ndo such good work either because they try to get back at the boss, or they are
\njust not happy and unhappiness doesn’t produce good productivity. <\/p>\n

Well, if the research produced in this article is correct (and I am yet to
\nbe absolutely convinced that it is), we can kiss goodbye to that theory. Several
\nresearches have found little correlation between bullying and productivity.\n<\/p>\n

At least that supports another pet theory of mine – contrary to the views of
\nmany employer groups that I hear often – the vast majority of employees come
\nto work to do a good day’s work for a good (or otherwise) day’s pay. <\/p>\n

In my heart I am still convinced that where all the variables are taken into
\naccount the effect of a bullying boss is negative on the organisation on most
\nscales. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The NYT article goes into depth on several aspects of the bullying boss, including
\nthat guilty nice feeling we’ve all experienced when someone else ‘get’s it’
\nmeaning we’re safe for the day. Also included is the phenomenom where we are
\nhappy to see someone else on the receiving end because it might mean they get
\nfired or leave – opening up that promotion position for ourselves. Almost the
\nwhole range of motives, reactions and human frailties are examine here nad I
\nrecommend it for your reading list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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